Coach Thomas Tuchel reacted somewhat perplexed to the second-round embarrassment of German soccer record champions FC Bayern Munich at third division team 1. FC Saarbrücken in the DFB Cup.
“There are maybe 100 explanations or none. It feels strange,” said Tuchel on “ARD” after the 1:2 (1:1) in Saarbrücken.
“We weren’t arrogant and didn’t take it lightly,” assured Tuchel, adding: “It’s very bitter.”
The Munich team won their last cup in 2020 under Hansi Flick. “We wanted to go to Berlin with all our might. We’re super disappointed. We’re on the wrong side of the cup sensations today,” said Tuchel, admitting that they had problems “adapting to the aggressive style of play,” especially in the first half. .
Regarding the renewed injury to central defender Matthijs de Ligt, Tuchel said: “The same capsule again, it’s very painful at the moment. We don’t have a diagnosis yet.”
Saarbrücken’s coach Rüdiger Ziehl explained after Marcel Gaus’ late winning goal (90+6) that they “couldn’t have managed extra time”. Then he gave the order to celebrate: “Otherwise I would be crazy.”