Sits on the bench against Lazio
Coach Thomas Tuchel sharply criticized at least parts of his team’s performance after FC Bayern’s 2-2 (1-1) draw at SC Freiburg. The 50-year-old said after the game on Friday evening that he had no explanation for the weak first half hour. “We played in the same basic order and asked for the same things,” he explained. “But the difference in body language and doggedness between the first and second half was striking.”
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“The difference in the quality of our game, in the positional discipline, in the error rate” was also serious, said Tuchel. Munich could have been happy that they were only 0-1 behind after 30 minutes. “It was undisciplined in the positions, it was partly hara-kiri. We had phases where our central defender ran behind the full-back. We did things that we’ve never trained before, we’ve never talked about before.” He could also have said: “No one here listens to me anymore.”
The second half was good, said Tuchel. There was a “completely different life there,” and everyone also acted “much more disciplined in their position.” His team “deservedly turned the game around” in the meantime. On the one hand, the 2-2 draw deprived us of the wages we deserved. “On the other hand, we missed so much in the first half that maybe we can’t wait,” said Tuchel.
Christian Günter (12th minute) and Lucas Höler (87th) scored for Freiburg, Mathys Tel (35th) and Jamal Musiala (75th) for Bayern. In the table, leaders Bayer Leverkusen can extend their lead over Munich to ten points with a win at 1. FC Köln on Sunday. “We don’t need to talk about that tonight,” said sports director Christoph Freund about Bayern’s chances of winning another championship. “We have to make sure we bring in more consistency.”
Despite setbacks in Freiburg: Bayern coach Tuchel confident for the Lazio game
According to his own statement, Tuchel’s confidence before FC Bayern’s next Champions League hit has not been dampened much. “These ups and downs stay with us for a very long time,” he said of his emotional state. That is why it is “not ruled out” that the Munich team will “deliver a top performance over 90 minutes” in the second leg of the round of 16 of the premier class against Lazio on Tuesday. They will definitely be needed after the 0-1 defeat in the first leg against the Italians, said Tuchel. An early replacement of the coach who is leaving at the end of the season before the game is excluded.
Discipline and attention were required against Lazio, said the coach. “And the willingness to carry out the plan and fill it with life.” After a weak first half hour, his team succeeded in doing this in Freiburg, and also “for long stretches” in the 2-1 win against RB Leipzig a week earlier. Tuchel said they will now “push themselves positively” in preparation for Rome, which lost 1-0 to AC Milan on Friday evening. “And then we have to deliver.”
Sports director Freund also said he was “convinced that we will progress on Tuesday”. Bayern have “shown many times that we have a really good team and quality”. However, in the last five competitive games, the Munich team only managed one win.
Bayern coach since the start of the championship series: How they went or had to go
Jupp Heynckes – July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013
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Expenses for new recruits during their term of office: €122.4 million for 13 players
After Louis van Gaal’s term came to an early end with a lot of background noise, former coach Heynckes took over again. After three second places in the last titleless season of 2011/12, he can try to return to the top – and celebrates the triple in the summer of 2013. But his farewell is already certain because Munich has signed Pep Guardiola. Heynckes makes it clear that he is not comfortable with all the details of the replacement.
Pep Guardiola – July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016
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Expenses for new recruits during their term of office: €175.75 million for 15 players
The Catalan star coach is the last Munich coach to leave, as was agreed upon when the contract was signed. Guardiola even suffered four competitive defeats in a row in 2015. The Munich team is eliminated in the semi-finals of the DFB Cup and the Champions League, but they are already confirmed as champions. The former Barcelona coach decides not to extend the contract during his third season. In his Bayern era, the only thing he was denied was the Champions League final.
Carlo Ancelotti – July 1, 2016 to September 28, 2017
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Expenses for new recruits during their term of office: €173.5 million for 9 players
The current successful Real coach is celebrating the double in his first season. When he had to leave early the following season, his team was only in third place in the Bundesliga table. The 3-0 defeat at PSG in September 2017, when Ancelotti stunned the Bayern bosses with his line-up and angered leading players, ensured the Italian’s ice time. Just 17 hours after the slap in Paris, humiliated FC Bayern threw their coach out the door. First Willy Sagnol helps out for a short time, then triple winner Heynckes takes over again until the masterful end of the season.
Niko Kovac – July 1, 2018 to November 3, 2019
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Expenses for new recruits during their term of office: €145.5 million for 8 players
As Heynckes’ successor, Kovac had to deal with his first serious setback in March 2019 with the clear round of 16 exit in the Champions League against Liverpool FC. There is repeated friction with leading players. There are trends in the team that want to get rid of the coach. Kovac celebrates the double in 2019, it ends in autumn. After a 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt after three wins, FC Bayern parted ways with Kovac. At this point, the Munich team is only in fourth place in the table.
Hansi Flick – November 3rd, 2019 to June 30th, 2021
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Expenses for new recruits during their term of office: €66 million for 7 players
As Kovac’s successor, Flick will initially be interim coach, and later he will be given responsibility for the star ensemble for a longer period of time. He records victory after victory. Flick also celebrates the triple and a historic six titles in one year. This gives him a contract extension until June 30, 2023, but the collaboration will be ended early. There are repeated differences of opinion with the then sports director Hasan Salihamidzic. Flick also really wants to succeed Joachim Löw as national coach. The club and coach agree to terminate the contract.
Julian Nagelsmann – July 1st, 2021 to March 24th, 2023
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Expenses for new recruits during their term of office: €204 million for 12 players
After a 1-2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen after four competitive wins, FC Bayern slipped to second place in the Bundesliga. The then bosses Oliver Kahn and Salihamidzic see the season’s goals at risk and parted ways with Nagelsmann, who had signed a contract until 2026. The team is still involved in the cup and Champions League at this point. “Julian Nagelsmann shouldn’t have gone on a skiing holiday after the defeat in Leverkusen. If he had stayed in Munich, we would have sat down and talked on Monday or Tuesday. And, who knows what would have happened then?” Honorary President Uli Hoeneß raises a separation theory a little later.
Thomas Tuchel – March 24, 2023 to June 30, 2024
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Expenses for new recruits during their term of office: €184 million for 8 players
When the chance of winning the championship became a long way off, FC Bayern announced on February 21st that they were parting ways with Tuchel, who would still finish the season in Munich. The record champion’s championship streak could then be history after eleven titles in a row.
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