tThomas Tuchel found clear words at the last minute. The coach criticized the performance of his team after 2:2 (1:1) of FC Bayern Munich against SC Freiburg at least in sharp parts. The 50-year-old coach said after Friday night's game that he had no explanation for the poor first half hour.
“We played in the same basic order and asked for the same things,” he explained. “But the difference in body language and tenacity between the first and second parts was surprising.” “The difference in the quality of our game, in positional discipline, in the error rate” was also serious, Tuchel said. “He was undisciplined in positions, he was partly hara-kiri. We had phases in which our central defender ran behind the full-back. We did things that we had never trained before, that we had never talked about before.”
Munich might have been glad to be only 0-1 behind after 30 minutes. The second half was good, Tuchel said. There they lived “a completely different life” and everyone acted “much more disciplined in their position.” Meanwhile, his team “deservedly turned the game around.” On the one hand, the 2-2 draw deprived us of the salary we deserved. “On the other hand, we missed so many things in the first half that maybe we can't wait,” Tuchel said.
“We don't need to talk about it.”
Christian Günter (12th minute) and Lucas Höler (87th minute) had Freiburg, Mathys Tel (35th) and Jamal Musiala (75th) scored for Bayern. In the table, leader Bayer Leverkusen can increase its lead over Munich with a victory against 1. FC Köln on Sunday (3:30 p.m.). FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and on DAZN) at ten points. “There's no need to talk about it tonight,” sporting director Christoph Freund said of Bayern's chances of winning another championship. “We have to make sure we bring more consistency.”
According to his own statement, the setback suffered by Freiburg did not diminish Tuchel's confidence ahead of FC Bayern's next success in the Champions League. “These ups and downs will be with us for a long time,” said the coach. That is why “it is not ruled out” that Munich will play the second leg of the premier category. Lazio Rome on Tuesday (9 p.m. at FAZ live ticker for the Champions League and on Prime Video) “offer superior performance for 90 minutes.” it will be after that 0-1 in the first leg against the Italians “I definitely need it,” Tuchel said.
Against Lazio, discipline and attention were required, the coach stated. “And the will to carry out the plan and make it a reality.” After a weak first half hour, his team was successful in Freiburg. 2:1 against RB Leipzig a week before also “long distances”. Now “we will make positive efforts” in the preparation for Rome, Tuchel said. “And then we have to deliver.”
Sports director Freund was also “convinced that we will make progress on Tuesday.” Bayern has “shown many times that we have a very good team and quality.” However, in the last five official matches the Munich team only achieved one victory.
Max Eberl Meanwhile, he reacted quickly to the failed first day of work and changed his emphasis in a matter of seconds. “I wanted to win, that was the first priority,” said Bayern's new sporting director after another setback in the fight for the championship, which was already very far away: “We didn't quite achieve it. “Now we have a very important match against Lazio on Tuesday.”
After the 2-2 draw in the anniversary match in Freiburg, it seems that the entire season is played for the record champions in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. Out of the DFB Cup for a long time, lagging behind in the Bundesliga after eleven consecutive championships, the first season without a title since 2011/12 is approaching. And the mediocre performance in Freiburg hardly leaves any hope for great success in the premier class.
In the 2000th Bundesliga match in Freiburg, the coach once again waited in vain for the points he so desperately needed. Bayern cannot afford another draw. That's why Eberl immediately sharpened his senses (“For the first time I felt the team, now I have to assimilate it”). “We also – in quotes – play the role of Rome's pursuers, we have to catch up with them,” the 50-year-old stressed: “We want to progress. That's where all the focus is. Everything else takes a backseat.”
For everything else, Eberl was referring to the search for a new coach and the imminent change in the squad. “Every day I face what I have to do and it seems that every day it is more,” says the new member of the management team: “We have some tasks, but above all we still have a season left.” play”. And that's exactly what's at stake on Tuesday.