After the cup disgrace in Saarbrücken, FC Bayern is in a hangover mood. While coach Thomas Tuchel has to put up with a lot of criticism, club legend Klaus Augenthaler indicates that he is ready for the job on the Munich sidelines.
Of course, the 66-year-old didn’t want to impose himself in the interview with “kicker”. When asked whether he could imagine working as a coach in the Bundesliga again, Augenthaler replied: “I don’t think the topic has been resolved.”
At the same time, the former national player left a back door open: “Unless, of course, Bayern needs me for a few games again at some point.”
Thomas Tuchel is still likely to be relatively firmly in the saddle on Säbener Straße. Coach Julian Nagelsmann only took over in March, and after a difficult first few months, the team’s form has recently shown an upward trend. But then came Saarbrücken.
The triple of championship, DFB Cup and Champions League is no longer possible early in the season. It would be all the more important for FC Bayern to win the German classic against BVB on Saturday evening (6:30 p.m.) – also in order to put league leaders Bayer Leverkusen under pressure.
FC Bayern: Augenthaler praises “world-class player” Kane
A beacon of hope for Bayern in the coming weeks and months is undoubtedly record acquisition Harry Kane, who was rested against Saarbrücken. In 13 competitive appearances for his new employer, the Englishman has already collected 21 scorer points (14 goals, seven assists).
“A good guy, a world-class player, a nine-man like Bayern needed, but an absolute team player,” said Augenthaler enthusiastically about Munich’s new goalgetter, who was hired from the Premier League club for around 95 million euros in the summer after a tough game of poker Tottenham Hotspur had moved to the German industry leader.