Bayern Munich: the cash outflow of Thomas Tuchel on his departure

A surprise without being one. On Wednesday, Bayern Munich announced their amicable separation from Thomas Tuchel at the end of the 2023-24 season. A disappointment for the Bavarians, who had placed a lot of hope on TT. But the mayonnaise did not take with part of the group and the results were not up to par. For these reasons, the residents of the Allianz Arena and the coach decided to finish the year together before stopping the costs. The idea is to be able to work calmly on his succession while allowing him to be able to discuss with other clubs to find a base.

A win-win agreement on which the 50-year-old technician spoke in the press release published by the Munich residents. “We have agreed that we will end our collaboration after this season. Until then, my coaching team and I will of course continue to do everything possible to ensure maximum success.” A brief message from Tuchel. But German journalists hoped that he would be much more talkative this Friday at a press conference. Indeed, it was his first media outing since the announcement of his departure. And he didn’t shy away from the subject.

Tuchel reflects on his separation from Bayern Munich

He began by stating: “we spoke on Tuesday and informed the team and the public on Wednesday. We are not satisfied with the way we played and the points total as well as the three recent defeats. If the coach was the only one responsible, I wouldn’t be here today. There is no one to blame, but I am responsible. The development of the game, the results are not there as I imagined.” Asked about the other culprits of this failure, he confided: “those in charge know my analysis. This is a very self-critical analysis and it is certainly not an analysis intended for the public. »

After that, Tuchel then spoke about the continuation of his adventure in Munich, where he will have to continue working until the end of the season while knowing that he will no longer be there next year. But that doesn’t worry him. “It’s easy, because we love football and we love what we do. For me, it never mattered whether I had a five-year contract or a five-week contract, a big contract or a small contract. All that matters is here and now. These are new circumstances, but that doesn’t matter. I love this work and I will of course do it with the same energy as before. There is clarity, clarity gives freedom and freedom is always good, both for training and for playing.

The coach does not regret his choice

The journalists also asked him if he did not regret his choice to join Bayern. “It makes no sense to look back. There was a call at the time and we decided to do it within 48 hours because we were confident and wanted to do it. We took a lot of points, we broke some records. We forget that we have been extremely unlucky with injuries. We have and had enough confidence in the technical staff to be convinced of ourselves. But we failed to consistently take the team to the next level. That’s why we separate in the summer.”

Disappointed at not having succeeded in relaunching the German machine, TT assured that he did not blame his men. “I’m disappointed in myself and the way we’re playing right now. But I’m not personally disappointed with the players. We expect a lot from them and try to get the best.” However, his relations with several elements of the group, including Thomas Müller, Leon Goretzka, Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Kimmich were not necessarily very good. Concerning the last player mentioned, Thomas Tuchel expressed his thoughts.

TT doesn’t blame the players

“Josh is an extremely important player, a leader. I think Josh hasn’t been at his best in recent matches either. We are fighting for common goals, that will not change.” Ready to move forward with his team, Tuchel hopes to count on motivated and professional players with him until the end. Otherwise, TT believes that it would say more about the players than about his authority. But the German admits that this particular situation will allow him to be somewhere less pressured and more liberated.

“The situation is changing. My decisions will now be characterized by more freedom because I know that I no longer have to evaluate the long-term effect of a certain decision. We can now train every match like a cup match. For me personally, things no longer have a long term effect. There are enough examples where something like this can help a coach or a team. I always expect the maximum. We haven’t managed to do it often enough (…) We’re playing two more songs, as improbable as that may seem at the moment. And every weekend, we want to take the three points (in the championship, editor’s note).” It will start tomorrow against RB Leipzig. The next match for Tuchel who knows that his time in Bavaria is numbered.