…The Thomas Tuchel move did not work out for Oliver Kahn’s career
In a recent interview with Sport Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), former Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn detailed that there were a lot of things working against Thomas Tuchel for this season.
“It says a lot when one of the most coveted coaches in Europe, who led a team full of difficult stars in Paris to the Champions League final and won the Champions League with Chelsea, has to fight so many difficulties in Munich. Bayer Leverkusen have played an extraordinary season in the Bundesliga. They have an unbelievable winning run, regularly winning games towards the end and in stoppage time,” Kahn said. “At some point this will scratch Bayern’s self-image, but you have to recognize that another team is playing a season of the century. This was the only way to knock FC Bayern off their throne at some point. In Europe, things are looking different. The chance to be among the best four in Europe is there”
Kahn seems to think that Tuchel should have been given more time to establish his plan in Bavaria.
“I can’t judge what problems there were because I’m no longer involved. I always perceived him positively as an open conversation partner who developed during his successful time in Paris and Chelsea. His international experience can now be an important factor in reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League,” Kahn noted.
Still, even knowing Tuchel’s fate, Kahn sounds like he still would have sacked Julian Nagelsmann — the move that ultimately led to his own demise as CEO.
“Decisions must always be viewed in the temporal context in which they were made. At the time, we saw our sporting success at risk and therefore made this decision, which was definitely not an easy one. We weren’t able to win three titles, but we still became German champions. I’ve often said that I thought the way the decision was implemented was really bad. It didn’t go well, and I’m still thinking about that today,” Kahn said.
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