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Thomas Tuchel (50) can breathe a sigh of relief. His Bayern won 3-0 at home against Lazio in the second leg of the round of 16 and avoided an early exit from the Champions League.
The new sports director Max Eberl (50) had already given coach Tuchel an indirect job guarantee before kick-off. “Yes, there is no other opinion at the moment,” Eberl replied on Prime Video when asked whether Tuchel would remain in office even if he left.
Tuchel is injured during a motivational speech
In advance, the round of 16 was declared the final for Tuchel. And the trainer apparently accepted this during the motivational speech, gave it his best effort – and injured himself when he kicked a “box-like object”, as he told Prime Video. “The pre-match motivational speech cost me my right toe.” He was immediately taken care of, “but no longer had the courage to get out of the shoe, because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to get back in.”
During the game, Tuchel sits most of the time and uses ice spray for pain. It is entirely possible that Tuchel broke his toe. There is no sympathy for Thomas Müller from the players who, according to Tuchel, knew nothing about it. “There is always a bit of waste, professional sport is always on edge. “We don’t just do it with fruit tea,” he says, smiling.
Müller relieved after progress
The performance in Munich also makes the scorer of the 2-0 win laugh. «We try to enjoy this feeling. Regardless of what was in the newspaper yesterday, what is in the newspaper tomorrow or whatever else was and is.” The team “absolutely deserved it,” said Müller. Also because they stayed together despite the lack of results. “It’s not a complete mess, we just have problems on the football field.”
Now it’s time to take it a step further. That is why a relieved Müller does not want to talk about a ‘rescue’, but only about an ‘important step’. His coach also demands this: “We have to persevere to keep the momentum going. That is not that easy for us this season.”
Making progress is also important for Bayern from a financial perspective: reaching the quarter-finals alone will earn them more than 10 million euros. Another 45 to 50 million could be expected before the final or title win. In the current season, Bayern has already received more than 80 million euros in UEFA bonuses.
Tuchel is enthusiastic about returning to the island
These are revenues that can be invested in the summer ‘sporting realignment’, the direction that cost Tuchel his job two weeks ago, according to an official announcement. For example, top favorite Xabi Alonso would cost 15-25 million euros for a new coach, according to Sky. But Max Eberl does not look at the cards when looking for a coach: “We look carefully at which coaches suit us best.”
To achieve this, it is important to end a disappointing season on a positive note. Also for Tuchel, who according to ‘Bild’ does not need good results to make himself attractive on the international coaching market. He would be particularly interested in returning to England. Desired destination: Manchester United. But former club Chelsea would also be an option for Tuchel. He won the Champions League title with the Blues in 2021. (law/dti)
Source : Blick
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