Outgoing Tuchel: I’m not the only problem at Bayern Munich،
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday he was not solely responsible for his team's poor form, adding that the club's decision to part ways with him at the end of the season would give him “more freedom” in his decision-making for the club. rest of the campaign.
Bayern decided this week to cut ties with Tuchel at the end of the season, despite his contract until 2025, after a series of three defeats in all competitions.
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The Bavarian giants, who have won Germany's previous 11 league titles, sit second in the Bundesliga, eight points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who beat them 3-0 on February 10.
“It doesn't matter if I understand the club's decision or if I'm happy with it,” Tuchel said at a press conference on Saturday during the Bundesliga match against RB Leipzig.
“The only thing that matters now is that there is clarity. Clarity brings freedom and that is good for matches and training.
“More freedom for the coach on how to act. You don't have to think about the long-term consequences of your choices,” he said. “You can be a little more reckless.”
Tuchel had taken over from Julian Nagelsmann in March 2023 with high expectations, but he got off to a rocky start, crashing out of the German Cup and Champions League before snatching the Bundesliga title from Borussia Dortmund in of the last day of the season.
This season they have been just as unpredictable, showing only glimpses of the form that saw them dominate German football for over a decade.
They were knocked out of this year's German Cup by third division club Saarbrücken and are trailing in the Champions League round of 16 after losing 1-0 to Italian Lazio in the first leg of the last week.
A 3-2 defeat to VfL Bochum on Sunday proved to be the final straw for Tuchel
“I never felt that we as coaches stopped joining the team,” Tuchel said. “But we have a gap between training and matches and the coach is responsible.”
“I don't think I'm the only problem but I accept responsibility. I'm not happy with the way we're playing and I've been unhappy for a while.”
“Now we are faced with a new situation but the situation has been resolved and communicated, but I don’t think I am the only problem,” he said.
Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso, who played for the Bavarian giants from 2014 to 2017, has been linked with the job for next season but refused on Thursday to comment on the situation.
