On the eve of Cologne-Bayern, Thomas Tuchel complained of the infernal pace inflicted on European players.
Thomas Tuchel is annoyed. Coming out of an international break which saw several major players suffer major injuries (Vinicius, Gavi, Camavinga, etc.), the Bayern Munich coach ranted against the world football calendar, which is not done “neither for the good of the game nor for that of the players. »
For example, Tuchel does not understand why his team has to play Friday evening in Cologne, when the international break is just ending, and some players are returning from trips to other continents. “It’s a question of TV rights and the channels can choose their teams. This is the second time we have played away on Friday. Alphonso (Davies) and (Kim) Min-Jae are returning today from a very long trip and it’s obviously a very detrimental schedule.”railed the former PSG coach, in comments relayed by AFP.
Tuchel assures that his men are “mentally tired and physically exhausted”, while he will notably have to compose without Jamal Musiala and Matthijs de Ligt. And the German technician is not the only one to think this way. “There are some who will say it’s an excuse but if you’ve heard Jürgen Klopp, they (Liverpool) play Saturday at 12:30 against Manchester City, we play tomorrow (Friday) away. It’s borderline or maybe even more than borderline”he laments.
