THE “Hara-kiri” of Thomas Tuchel goes badly in Bavaria. After the new disappointing result for his Bayern Munich, 2-2 in Freiburg (after taking the lead in the last quarter of an hour), the German coach made comments that did not please his management. “It was undisciplined in the positions and it was hara-kiri at times. We did things that we never worked on in training, that we never talked about. In fact, we played like it was the 85th minute and we were down 1-0.”
Tuchel gives the impression of no longer controlling anything, he who once again released Joshua Kimmich just after the hour mark. The management even wonders if he is not losing his footing or even scuttling himself . The day after this poor performance, it met to decide the fate of the technician. The latter will leave at the end of the season but the official arrival of Max Eberl as sporting director at the start of the week changes the situation a little. Given the current trend, should we keep Tuchel until May?
Lazio match will decide Tuchel’s fate
The subject was put on the table and the thinking heads of the Bavarian giant made the decision to maintain it… until Lazio. According to information from Sky Sport, his fate will be reviewed depending on this round of 16 second leg of the Champions League next Tuesday evening. In the event of qualification for the next round, Tuchel should finish the season without much doubt. On the other hand, if the Munich residents are eliminated from the Champions League, “an immediate separation is likely” writes the media in its columns.
It is therefore a double or nothing or a sort of ultimatum set by the club management. The worst-case scenario is a real possibility since in the first leg, the Italians won 1-0. On top of that, Bayern will have to play without Dayot Upamecano, sent off in Rome. This would also result in additional costs. Leaving Tuchel, under contract until next June, would require paying severance pay and would harm the image of all parties. Everyone’s eyes are on the Allianz Arena next Tuesday.
