Press comments on the Tuchel blast
“FC Bayern gambled away badly in this poker game”
February 21, 2024, 6:27 p.m
The last few days have been turbulent and extremely disappointing at FC Bayern Munich: With three defeats in a row, the goal of the championship has probably been missed and the Champions League is threatened with elimination. Now the record champions want to calm down again with a clear decision: Coach Thomas Tuchel has to leave at the end of the season. The international press is speculating about the future of Tuchel and the club.
Spain
“Sports”: “The news that Tuchel will be leaving FC Bayern puts him directly on Barça’s list of candidates. (Club boss) Joan Laporta has followed his career closely and could consider him as an option for the coaching position.” “OK”: “The German coach is therefore fully involved in FC Barcelona’s casting as the successor to Xavi Hernandez next season.”
“AS”: “Xabi Alonso is the boardroom’s favorite to succeed Tuchel. Bayern will do everything to convince the Spanish coach. But Alonso will also be courted by Liverpool after Jürgen Klopp’s term at Anfield ends.”
“Mundo Sports”: “And what happens if Tuchel leads Bayern to the Champions League title? (…) A year ago, the management of FC Bayern, in an actually better situation, took a different approach with Nagelsmann. The coach at the time was immediately shown the door .”
“Marca”: “The sporting crisis and the bad relationship (Tuchel) with the heavyweights in the squad, especially Joshua Kimmich, have accelerated events (…) Xabi Alonso is now the number one candidate.”
Italy
“Gazzetta dello Sport”: “Bayern-Tuchel: Moving forward together, but for a limited time: At the end of the season it’s time to say goodbye. Bayern have decided to continue with the coach, but only until the summer.”
“Corriere della Sera”: “Tuchel and Bayern Munich: Official divorce at the end of the season. Bayern are the third “giant” in Europe to announce the separation from their coach: after Liverpool, which began the ballet at the end of January – although it was actually Jürgen “It was Klopp who announced at least a year’s break – closely followed by Barcelona.”
England
“Daily Mail”: “It raises the question of what’s next for the 50-year-old after he also left his previous job at Chelsea in a similar fog. His partner, Natalie Guerreiro Max, lives in London, and After his short but successful stint with the Blues, he has admirers at many Premier League clubs.”
“Telegraph”: “Thomas Tuchel will put the top clubs in England and possibly the English Football Association on alert because he is considering a move back to England if he leaves Bayern Munich at the end of the season.”
Switzerland
“View”: “The irony of history: Because Tuchel was seen as the ideal candidate a year ago, predecessor Julian Nagelsmann had to go head over heels. It can now be said: the Bayern bosses gambled away badly in this poker game. Nagelsmann’s record is superior to that of his successor.”