When Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané started the classic week, Thomas Tuchel was not yet on the pitch.
In the rain in Munich, the two Bayern stars who were not nominated for the international football matches, such as reservist Bouna Sarr, completed their unit on Monday without the new head coach, who, due to a short trip to his former adopted home of London, only went to his first unit on Tuesday on Tuesday street is expected. With a long to-do list. "Now the first quality is that we quickly feel at home, get to know everyone quickly and develop a feeling for the team and the staff," said the 49-year-old Tuchel.
The successor to Julian Nagelsmann (35) has little time for intensive preparation for the Bundesliga summit on Saturday against Borussia Dortmund because of the many players seconded to the national teams. The duel with BVB, which leads the table with one point, is the first of a series of trend-setting tasks at the start.
Training start:
The first unit led by Tuchel is scheduled to take place this Tuesday. Then the former Chelsea coach only has a mini-group available. However, it offers good space for discussions, for example with leading player Müller. "I clearly prefer the personal conversation," emphasized Tuchel.
Stars:
Who are the winners of the coaching change? Who the losers? This question can certainly not be answered unequivocally before the Tuchel start. The 49-year-old should have a scaffolding for the first game at home against Dortmund in mind, there is no compelling need for far-reaching changes in the formation. "It's not the time for big changes in the system, in game preparation. I have an idea of what can be done and I'm really looking forward to the squad," said Tuchel.
Hammer program:
First Dortmund on Saturday, then four days later the quarter-finals of the cup against SC Freiburg. Even before the quarter-finals in the Champions League against Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, whom he highly esteems, the course is set in the fight for the title. "I'm happy to be on the other side now and hopefully to give our opponents the feeling that you sometimes feel like you don't have a chance," said Tuchel on club TV.
coaching staff:
Tuchel also relies on his proven assistant coaches Arno Michels and Zsolt Löw in Munich. He would also like to guide another former companion to FC Bayern: Anthony Barry from Chelsea. The Londoners didn't like the interest. A transfer fee will probably be due for the 36-year-old. Goalkeeper coach Michaelrechner, who was recently hired at Nagelsmann's request, will stay with FC Bayern.
Hat-trick:
One Bayern star has a particularly intense past with Tuchel, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. "For the third time," said the smiling Tuchel as he walked over to the attacker's jersey in the Bayern dressing room at the Allianz Arena. Choupo-Moting, who was recently absent due to back problems, has already played for FSV Mainz 05 and Paris Saint-Germain under Tuchel.
Nagelsmann:
The mechanisms of professional football immediately provided exciting speculation for Tuchel's predecessor. After the separation from Antonio Conte at the English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening, the 35-year-old is one of the candidates for the vacant post, according to media reports. For a long time, Tuchel had also been traded for it.
