Asked about his time with the Rouge et Bleu, Thomas Tuchel returned to the specificities of the Parisian locker room.
Thomas Tuchel has bitter memories of his adventure at PSG. Consequence of his dismissal just a few months after reaching the final of the Champions League. The German technician made up for it because a few months later, he put Chelsea on the roof of Europe by winning the C1. The German technician’s London adventure nevertheless ended abruptly last season but the former Borussia Dortmund coach once again bounced back in spectacular fashion by joining Bayern Munich.
His debut in Bavaria was not easy even if the Rotten ultimately retained their title of German champion. Thomas Tuchel also had to deal with some upheavals within the Bavarian locker room. Shocks which are nevertheless little compared to what he experienced at PSG. “ In Paris, the rules are completely different than here. This helps me understand my players better. When I hear here at Bayern, a certain behavior from a player is unacceptable, it makes me laugh because I say to myself: you don’t know what we had to face in Paris.”he told German television in comments relayed by Bild, adding: “It makes me calmer. I understand better why the behavior of certain players. I give them more space than I would have been able to before if I had stayed in Germany my whole career.”
And the former midfielder sent a dig to the Parisian stars. “The group is always ready to support a superstar who always scores. The problem is when the superstar doesn’t give back to the group or show respect,” he slipped, nevertheless specifying: “Some also need to be highlighted, we must not make them smaller than they are. These are only the top players, it doesn’t matter. They mark your goals. »
The importance of his star players within a squad explains the goodwill he was able to show with Neymar and others in Paris. “They are very demanding and full of talent. They have a big ego that drives them forward. But you need a good relationship with them, otherwise you won’t be able to convince them of your ideas.”he explained.
