On the eve of his big debut with Bayern Munich for the shock once morest Borussia Dortmund, Thomas Tuchel returned to his dismissal from Chelsea in September.
On Saturday, all eyes will converge on the Bayern bench. At the Allianz Arena, Thomas Tuchel will lead the Bavarian team for the first time during the Klassiker once morest Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (6:30 p.m.). A top of the German championship to start his new adventure which will not completely erase the bitterness or even the resentment seven months following being fired from Chelsea. On September 7, the one who offered the Blues the first, and only, Champions League in its history (2021), was sacked the day following a defeat in the Champions League once morest Dinamo Zagreb (1-0). “A shock”, he confides to the Daily Mail.
“I was in no mood to talk”
“Strangely, I had a feeling on my way to the training center, remembers the German. The meeting (with its leaders) was not like the others. It was very short. lasted between three and five minutes. I was in no mood to talk.”
Mute and stunned: “The decision was made and honestly it was a shock to all of us. We thought we were in the right place at the right time, we thought we might achieve great things. We wanted to stay a long time.” Even today, Thomas Tuchel admits that this dismissal “still hurts” him. Had he lost his locker room? The former PSG coach claims to have received messages from his former players and to still be in contact with certain Blues.” The Chelsea page turned, Thomas Tuchel will try to “take revenge” by winning a 2nd Champions League, the seventh in the league. history of Bayern.
