Updated on 04/14/2023 13:56
FC Bayern suspended Sadio Mané following physically attacking his teammate Leroy Sané. What does Thomas Tuchel say regarding the dispute between the two teammates? The Bayern coach speaks at a press conference before the Bundesliga game once morest Hoffenheim. Here in the live ticker.
1:54 p.m.:
1:52 p.m.: According to Tuchel, Choupo-Moting has not suffered a setback. However, he did not feel very comfortable in group training and therefore kicked once more. As for a possible replacement in the storm, he sees
1:49 p.m.: With regard to the second leg once morest Manchester City, it is important not to lose focus, says Tuchel. Despite all the desire for revenge, it is important to go step by step. Before the second leg is due, there is still the game once morest Hoffenheim and other training sessions.
1:47 p.m.: “It’s hard to disagree completely”; says Tuchel, asked regarding a possible loss of pace
1:46 p.m.: After all the background noise of the last few changes, according to Tuchel, it is very important to focus on the sporty once more. “The most important game is always the next one,” he says.
1:44 p.m.: Dayot Upamecano, who played badly once morest Manchester City, defends Tuchel once more. Before the game he was in top form. “He needs a bit of development work,” says Tuchel. But it was also important to him to be open, appreciative and critical in dealing with one another.
Tuchel annoyed: “It would be nice if something stayed in the dressing room”
1:41 p.m.: “It would be very nice if something that happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room,” says a somewhat touched Tuchel when asked whether football professionals also have a role model function for young athletes. Mané made a mistake, “but he
1:39 p.m.: “It’s very intense,” says Tuchel regarding his first few weeks at Bayern. However, he believes that the turbulent situation at FC Bayern looks more extreme on the outside than it actually is on the inside. “The atmosphere internally is “incredibly open and very friendly”.
1:36 p.m.: According to Tuchel, the question of where the money that Mané has to pay as a penalty will go is still open. When asked regarding Gravenberch, who has little playing time, Tuchel says it is difficult to offer himself. “He’s training well and we see his qualities.” Gravenberch “has to be patient and impatient at the same time,” says Tuchel.
Tuchel defends Mané: “I’m his first lawyer”
1:34 p.m.: The matter of Mané is clear for Tuchel. “I’m his first lawyer,” says Tuchel. He only knows him as an absolute top professional who has never been guilty of anything. “There was an apology that is totally credible.” It was important to both Tuchel and the players that Mané stayed with the training.
1:33 p.m.: Tuchel explains that he didn’t notice anything regarding the incident between Mané and Sané because he was in the coaching room at the time. He then spoke to many of the players who observed what was happening. The atmosphere has been made so clear that we can deal with each other positively once more, said Tuchel. “The way everyone dealt with it had a cleansing effect.”
1:32 p.m.: According to Tuchel, Mathys Tel is not a candidate for the starting XI. After an injury, it’s more like “20 to 30 minutes” for him.
1:30 p.m.: It starts. Thomas Tuchel steps onto the podium for the press conference on time.
10:00 a.m: On Saturday followingnoon, FC Bayern is back in the Bundesliga following the disappointment during the week in the Champions League. At 3:30 p.m. it’s once morest the relegation candidates TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. At the obligatory press conference, the media representatives present will probably be mainly interested in one topic: the physical altercation between Sadio Mané and Leroy Sané and the subsequent suspension of the Senegalese for the game. You can follow the press conference here from 1:30 p.m. in the live ticker.
