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Magath: Tuchel should have been sacked immediately in February

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While Thomas Tuchel has been able to rehabilitate himself at FC Bayern to some extent in recent weeks, the 50-year-old has once again been sharply criticised following the 2-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund. Former Bayern coach Felix Magath is convinced that it was a mistake to stick with Tuchel for so long.



After eleven championships in a row, FC Bayern’s impressive run in the Bundesliga is about to come to an end. Thomas Tuchel has already ticked off the title defence and congratulated Leverkusen prematurely on winning the championship trophy after their home defeat against BVB.

Bayern are facing their first title-less season since 2011/12 and Felix Magath believes that the problems in Munich this season are of their own making. According to him, those responsible should have reacted some time ago, but at the latest in February, when they announced the separation at the end of the season.

„The ripcord should have been pulled“

„From my point of view, the ripcord should have been pulled when it was decided that Thomas Tuchel would no longer be the coach next season,“ said Magath in an interview with BILD.

According to the 70-year-old, Tuchel has become a „lame duck“ at FC Bayern since the announcement of the separation. According to his own statements, he has often had this experience: „When I’m with teams and the players know that the coach will be gone next season, you no longer have any access as a coach,“ said Magath.

At the same time, Magath defended Tuchel. According to him, the 50-year-old lacks the necessary support: „The coach is always put in front and told that the coach has to do it. No, it’s up to the whole club and not just the coach. No coach anywhere can control a player like Thomas Müller. It’s a club matter and the board members are also called upon to take action,“ demanded Magath.

10 Comments

    1. Ein ist aber klar. Wo er Recht hat hat er Recht. Man hätte wesentlich früher auch der Mannschaft
      in den Allerwertesten treten müssen.

  1. Genau, und dann Qüälix den Schleifer verpflichten …hahaha – was raucht der eigentlich??? Irgendwelche Drogen müssen es sein, hatte ich schon vermutet, nachdem ich ihn kürzlich bei Doppelpass gehört hatte – jetzt ist es bestätigt

  2. ACHTUNG ! EILMELDUNG auf dpa/ftx:
    Hansi Flick wird neuer Bayern-Trainer, Joachim Löw Co-Trainer. Thomas Tuchel mit sofortiger Wirkung beurlaubt !!!!!!

  3. In diesen Verein muss wieder Beständigkeit und Ruhe hineinkommen.

    Mit Thomas Tuchel werden aktuell schonungslos die Schwachstellen des Kaders aufgezeigt und genau das hat es gebraucht.
    Ein neuer Trainer wäre wieder in mitten einer schwachen Saison verfeuert worden.

    Zur neuen Saison kann nun ein Umbruch stattfinden, den ein unvorbelasteter Trainer mit begleiten kann.

    Da Alonso raus ist, hoffe ich auf Zidane.

  4. Man kann so viele Trainer entlassen und neu einstellen wie man will… Der Kader ist das Problem. Die fehlenden Führungsspieler, die fehlende Struktur, die fehlende Achse, die fehlende erste Elf, die katastrophale Zusammenstellung. Die „Generation Z“ an Spielermaterial.

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