333 days have passed since FC Bayern It caused a real earthquake in German football and separated coach Julian Nagelsmann. The young coach, who had to shape a new era in Munich, had already had his day after less than a year and a half.
Bayern's then coaches, Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn, saw goals in danger and feared that the team would lose the titles in all three competitions under Nagelsmann.
Compared to today, FC Bayern was in a luxurious situation last spring. The club was first in the standings and was in the quarterfinals of the DFBCup and had just eliminated the star team Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Oh, what glorious times those were!
The Nagelsmann earthquake: Tuchel did not bring peace
Not enough for Brazzo and Kahn. Nagelsmann had to leave, Thomas Tuchel had to secure the title. But did the 50-year-old stand a chance in this self-inflicted chaos? The completely unstable team was eliminated from the cup and the premier class within two weeks and only encountered the unexpected thanks to the generous support of championship rivals Borussia Dortmund. Bundesliga-Qualification. Salihamidzic and Kahn still had to leave.
To this day there has been no peace in Munich. This is due, on the one hand, to the still unstable squad, to the new management of the club, which has not yet managed to provide Tuchel with a suitable squad, and also to Tuchel himself.
The 50-year-old coach is missing a clear signature in his team's game. The brilliant individual performances of Harry Kane, Leroy Sané and Jamal Musiala belie significant systematic weaknesses over long periods of his tenure. Tactical deficiencies, lack of mastery of the game, lack of hooray football.
Tuchel's terrible record in important games
Now the saviors of the first half of the season, Kane and Sané, are out of form and the heroes are missing at the lowest point. Staff shortages and individual failures are exacerbating the crisis. Tuchel's record looks bleak, especially in big games and knockout duels.
Best matches or ties since Tuchel took over (victories scored):
- Lazio Roma, first leg of round of 16 (CL): 0-1
- Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga (matchday 21): 0:3
- VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga (matchday 15): 3-0
- Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga (10th matchday), 4-0
- 1. FC Saarbrücken, DFB Cup (2nd round), 1:2
- RB Leipzig, Bundesliga (matchday six): 2:2
- Preußen Münster, DFB Cup (1st round): 4:0
- Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga (4th matchday): 2:2
- RB Leipzig, Super Cup: 0:3
- 1. FC Cologne, Bundesliga (matchday 34): 2:1
- RB Leipzig, Bundesliga (matchday 33): 1:3
- Manchester City, second leg of quarterfinals (CL): 1-1
- Manchester City, first leg of the quarterfinals (CL): 0-3
- SC Freiburg, DFB Cup quarterfinals: 1:2
- Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga (matchday 26): 4:2
Only five wins in 15 games, one against a third division team (Münster) and two against the favorite rival (Dortmund); To this we must add surprising defeats such as the recent ones against Bochum (2-3), Werder Bremen (0-1) or Eintracht Frankfurt (1-5), which are very far from the demands of the German record champions.
Tuchel's points average is worse than that of Nagelsmann or Kovac
Tuchel only averages 2.02 points per game for FC Bayern in all competitions (transfermarkt.de); This is the lowest point in his personal career since his time at FSV Mainz 05. And for comparison: Tuchel's predecessor Nagelsmann had to leave with an average of 2.31, his predecessor Niko Kovac with an average of 2.26. Nagelsmann only suffered his 10th competitive defeat in his 84th game on the sidelines. Tuchel “only” needed 43 games, and with the defeat in Bochum there are already eleven.
Tuchel's horror record is underpinned by a lack of player development. No player on the squad has improved under his direction. Kane arrived as a world-class striker from Londonbut after a furious first half of the season he finally adapted to the form of his teammates.
Only Sané had the best moment of his career under Tuchel, but now he too has lost his balance. And otherwise? Lack of further development in all positions.
There is a lack of imagination about how Tuchel wants to bring about change in Munich and how his bosses want to avoid the inevitable. The bosses continue to bet on their coach. After the matches against RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga, the important second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Lazio Roma awaits us. If Bayern lose the next title there under Tuchel, another entry in his horror history can only mean the end of his tenure.