Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has strongly criticized the national team's upcoming trip to the United States and is trying to settle scores with the German Football Association. Tuchel fears that the burden on his players will be too high.
Within one week, the German national team will play two test matches in the USA. Coach Thomas Tuchel is a thorn in the side of the German Football Association team's journey to the United States.
“Playing against Mexico in America before the European Championship in Germany, I don’t know if this is something I can understand,” Tuchel began before Bayern’s home match against Freiburg (From 5.30pm on the radio report) His comprehensive criticism of the German Football Association's trip abroad.
Tuchel sees players “at the end of their endurance”
Tuchel mainly fears that the burden on his players will be too great. Because of the tight schedule, they are “at the end of their endurance,” complains the coach. After all, his team has three away games ahead of them (Copenhagen, Leipzig and Münster) with the corresponding “travel pressures”.
Explaining the tight schedule for the Munich team, Tuchel said that the national team players “will return on Thursday due to long jet lag, and they will be on the plane to Mainz on Friday and on the plane to Istanbul on Monday, and then they will return on Wednesday.” “Then there is a home match between them, and then there is an away match in the cup (In Saarbrücken, Dr. red.) Then the first leg in Dortmund.”
Tuchel wants more The right to have an opinion
The 50-year-old also wants coaches to have a greater say. “We only ask about it when everything is decided. No one ever asks before we decide something,” the coach complained and doubted: “Maybe they know our opinion and don't want to hear it.”
Tuchel speculated that players might not view a trip like this positively. “You will not find a player who will say to you: Yes, I can really reach the maximum of my performance according to the schedule,” fumed the Bayern Munich coach.
The trend is towards more games
The trend towards more and more matches worries the coach: “At some point, the Champions League will have more matches, the Euro will be expanded, the World Cup will be expanded. The matches will be played thousands of kilometers away.” Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, who is considered a critic of this development, has made similar statements in the past.
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Source: BR24Sport October 6, 2023 – 6:50 p.m
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