It’s crackling in the FC Bayern dressing room, it was said on the “Sport1” channel after the cup exit and before the top game against BVB. Several leading players are currently unhappy about their role under head coach Thomas Tuchel, according to “Bild”.
There are “always dissatisfied players,” reports “Bild” reporter Christian Falk on Sunday in the “Lage der Liga” program.
Joshua Kimmich, for example, is “not happy when people deny that he is a six.” His midfield partner Leon Goretzka “will be deprived of his regular place and will only be allowed to take part in the preparation on a peripheral basis.” New signing Konrad Laimer has to play as a right-back and “according to Tuchel, he’s not a six-man either.” And Thomas Müller has “his fist in his pocket” when he comes on as a substitute in the last minute, as he did against BVB.
However, the fact that there are dissatisfied players in the squad is “normal at FC Bayern”. Falk recalled that this was no different under Julian Nagelsmann or Felix Magath (2004 – 2007), who was invited to the show as a studio guest. However, it cannot be determined whether the relationship between Thomas Tuchel and some Bayern professionals is strained.
Matthäus: “If Tuchel got it wrong…”
After his team’s 4-0 gala win over BVB, the Munich head coach targeted ex-national players Dietmar Hamann and Lothar Matthäus, who had recently complained about a lack of further development. He was also annoyed by the accusation that the internal relationship between him and the team was no longer right. However, this was not due to Hamann or Matthäus, but rather to another media report after the cup disgrace.
“What I criticized was how the results came about. I often missed the sovereignty and quality that was shown against Dortmund,” Matthäus confirmed on “Sport1” the day after Tuchel’s TV scolding. “If Thomas Tuchel was wrong about that, then it’s up to him how he deals with it. I’ve been criticized a lot in the past, both as a player and as a coach. I then swallowed twice and tried to do better in the next game make.”