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  • Bundesliga: Bayern Munich management takes decision on sacking Thomas Tuchel

    Bundesliga: Bayern Munich management takes decision on sacking Thomas Tuchel

    Bundesliga defending champions, Bayern Munich have taken a decision on sacking manager,Thomas Tuchel following a 3-2 defeat to Bochum on Sunday.

    According to report emanating from the Clubside on Monday, Tuchel will continue as the head coach of Bayern Munich.

    The loss to Bochum extended Bayer Leverkusen’s lead to eight points.

    It also meant Bayern could go trophyless for the first time in 12 years.

    The loss to Bochum was their third defeat in a row across all competitions.

    Following the game, Bayern cancelled Tuchel’s post-match press conference, leading to speculations that the former Chelsea boss would be dismissed.

    However, Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg has said Tuchel will remain in post and that he is refusing to resign owing to his desire to fight on.

    The club’s CEO, Jan-Christian Dreesen, also insisted that the embattled head coach will not be dismissed.

    “I feel rubbish. I don’t believe in big statements about the coach.

    “This issue isn’t on our mind at the moment,” Dreesen said.

  • UCL: What Bayern Munich need to defeat Manchester City – Tuchel

    UCL: What Bayern Munich need to defeat Manchester City – Tuchel

    Bayern Munich new manager Thomas Tuchel has noted that his side needs a miracle to upturn a 3-0 deficit to be able to grab a semi-final ticket in this year’s UCL.

    The Bundesliga champions suffered a heavy defeat against City at the Etihad last week.

    Tuchel admits they are underdogs going into the reverse fixture.

    “We need a miracle. It would be a miracle actually,” Tuchel said.

    He added: “It’s hard and it’s a huge mountain to climb. We need to believe. We believe in ourselves but we don’t want to be dreamers.

    “Dreaming for me is close to sleeping and if we cannot do one thing, we cannot sleep for one second.”

  • EPL: Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa set to leave Stamford Bridge

    EPL: Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa set to leave Stamford Bridge

    Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, has revealed that second choice goal keeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga will leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

    The German tactician further explained that the Spanish goalkeeper is ‘not happy’ with his role at the west London club and ‘deserves to play more’.

    Kepa was acquired from Spanish giant Athletic Bilbao in 2018 for a record fee of 72 Million pounds.

    The 24 year-old goalie went down the pecking order when Chelsea acquired Athletic Bilbao who instanly became Chelsea’s number 1

    Asked about Arrizabalaga’s future during his last pre-match press conference of the season Tuchel said: “It depends what he wants and it depends what his plans are, but I know that we are very privileged to have Edou [Mendy] and Kepa in our squad.

    “I know for sure that Kepa is not happy about the situation and he deserves to play more and he can be a strong number one.

    “He arrived as a number one goalkeeper so the situation is not easy. I can tell you that he has been a fantastic team player since day one and always was and never let anybody down,” he added.

    Having admitted that the Spain International is unhappy at Stamford Bridge, Tuchel said he hopes to talk to the 23-year-old to find a way to convince to stay longer at the club.

    However, despite speculations linking the Spanish goalkeeper out of Stamford, Tuchel said he would like to have both strong goalkeepers, Mendy and Kepa at Chelsea next season, adding “Let’s see.”