> But success isn’t defined in hypothetical terms in Munich. If they had snatched a late draw against Bochum, or an even later win, it wouldn’t have made their incoherent performance much less concerning.
> For the umpteenth time since Tuchel’s reign began 11 months ago, the team were a mediocre mishmash of some half-decent periods and spells of timid fragility. That famous Bayern DNA, a deeply held belief in their own magnificence, seems irretrievably buried underneath an ugly splotch of collective uncertainty — or has perhaps been lost amid a sense of dark foreboding.
> Internally, there’s talk of too many big, well-paid personalities having lost their hunger. But every single player has lost form and confidence in recent weeks, which brings Tuchel’s role into sharp relief once more.
>The 50-year-old former Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea manager hasn’t been able to strike up much of a bond with a majority of players in the dressing room after implicitly questioning their credentials on many occasions. “He’s undermined everybody,” a senior member of Bayern’s leadership told The Athletic, on condition of anonymity due to the volatility of the situation at the club.
> Things are bad enough between him and the team, however, for the club’s bosses to consider the situation essentially untenable. The only real question is whether results will allow Tuchel to see out the season.
>Bayern have already sounded out their former coach Hansi Flick as an emergency replacement, but some powerbrokers at the club are uncertain whether the 58-year-old can repeat his all-conquering run of 2020 and early 2021 (six trophies) after overseeing horrific results with the German national team, which features half a dozen Bayern players.
> The club would much prefer to muddle through with Tuchel and use the time between now and the summer to target a big name who will come in and overhaul the whole squad with fresh momentum for next season.
> Tuchel is meanwhile safe, for another six days at least. Chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen confirmed to reporters in Bochum that Tuchel would “naturally” be on the bench for the home game against RB Leipzig next Saturday evening but also cautioned that “such oaths of loyalties don’t tend to last more than a week.”
At this point, I don’t really care if Bayern keep Tuchel for the rest of the season. We have probably lost the Bundesliga, we may progress in the champions league but we have about a snowballs chance in hell of winning it, and we are out of the Pokal. Making sure we get the right manager is more important than the most available.
HOWEVER, with that being said, if that is the route they choose to go the higher ups need to make it a priority to conduct internal recruitment. Tuchel seems to be alienating players that we do want here past his time (i.e. De Ligt, Kane and Tel) and in my opinion a massive effort needs to be made to convince them this is a worthwhile project to continue with.
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> But success isn’t defined in hypothetical terms in Munich. If they had snatched a late draw against Bochum, or an even later win, it wouldn’t have made their incoherent performance much less concerning.
> For the umpteenth time since Tuchel’s reign began 11 months ago, the team were a mediocre mishmash of some half-decent periods and spells of timid fragility. That famous Bayern DNA, a deeply held belief in their own magnificence, seems irretrievably buried underneath an ugly splotch of collective uncertainty — or has perhaps been lost amid a sense of dark foreboding.
> Internally, there’s talk of too many big, well-paid personalities having lost their hunger. But every single player has lost form and confidence in recent weeks, which brings Tuchel’s role into sharp relief once more.
>The 50-year-old former Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea manager hasn’t been able to strike up much of a bond with a majority of players in the dressing room after implicitly questioning their credentials on many occasions. “He’s undermined everybody,” a senior member of Bayern’s leadership told The Athletic, on condition of anonymity due to the volatility of the situation at the club.
> Things are bad enough between him and the team, however, for the club’s bosses to consider the situation essentially untenable. The only real question is whether results will allow Tuchel to see out the season.
>Bayern have already sounded out their former coach Hansi Flick as an emergency replacement, but some powerbrokers at the club are uncertain whether the 58-year-old can repeat his all-conquering run of 2020 and early 2021 (six trophies) after overseeing horrific results with the German national team, which features half a dozen Bayern players.
> The club would much prefer to muddle through with Tuchel and use the time between now and the summer to target a big name who will come in and overhaul the whole squad with fresh momentum for next season.
> Tuchel is meanwhile safe, for another six days at least. Chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen confirmed to reporters in Bochum that Tuchel would “naturally” be on the bench for the home game against RB Leipzig next Saturday evening but also cautioned that “such oaths of loyalties don’t tend to last more than a week.”
At this point, I don’t really care if Bayern keep Tuchel for the rest of the season. We have probably lost the Bundesliga, we may progress in the champions league but we have about a snowballs chance in hell of winning it, and we are out of the Pokal. Making sure we get the right manager is more important than the most available.
HOWEVER, with that being said, if that is the route they choose to go the higher ups need to make it a priority to conduct internal recruitment. Tuchel seems to be alienating players that we do want here past his time (i.e. De Ligt, Kane and Tel) and in my opinion a massive effort needs to be made to convince them this is a worthwhile project to continue with.