Not a day goes without new criticism of Thomas Tuchel: The FC Bayern coach doesn’t have easy days. Ex-national player Mario Basler also accuses the trainer of making serious mistakes, but at the same time defends him.
Basler didn’t like FC Bayern’s performance in the 2-3 win against VfL Bochum. Although he recognized an improvement compared to the previous defeats at Bayer Leverkusen (0:3) and Lazio Rome (0:1), the 55-year-old criticized the Munich team’s style of play.
“This is sleeper football. They play the ball back to Manuel Neuer from the halfway line 25 times,” he complained in his podcast “Basler ballert”. FC Bayern have been making “the same mistake for years: they play to keep the ball, have a lot of ball contact, wear down an opponent.”
In general, the record champions are “moving forward too slowly,” said Basler, who made a devastating verdict: “This football from FC Bayern is simply over. […] It needs to be completely overhauled.” The games “can’t be watched anymore at the moment.”
However, Basler also held the players responsible. “This defense is a disaster at the moment, they are making too many mistakes,” noted the 1996 European champion. All defenders are “very limited”, new signing Eric Dier has “no feeling in his feet”.
FC Bayern: Thomas Tuchel “got in the face”
Despite all the criticism, Basler also supported the counted Tuchel. Julian Nagelsmann’s successor has “got in the face from day one”, is constantly “insulted” and has “never had a quiet minute”.
Basler even claims to have recognized a “hunt” for Tuchel. “Now it’s getting really unpleasant. People are looking for things to accuse Thomas Tuchel of something,” the Palatinate native pointed out.
After the low blow in Bochum, there was speculation about a possible dismissal of the coach, but those responsible immediately made it clear that a separation was not (yet) an option for them.
FC Bayern, which is used to success, is threatened with a season without a title: in the Bundesliga, leaders Bayer Leverkusen have escaped, the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League against Lazio was lost and the DFB Cup was already finished in round two.