Thomas Tuchel is the new coach at Bayern, will be presented on Saturday. You can follow how he thinks about his job here in the live stream and ticker.
+++ Press conference in the live ticker +++
1:09 p.m.: A confident performance by Tuchel. He left no doubt about his motives for a change and his goals with FCB – and expressed himself wisely, but didn’t mince his words. One thing is clear: Tuchel wants a title! You’ll be happy to hear that in the club.
1:08 p.m.: … the official presentation of the new coach is over.
1:07 p.m.: That’s it from the Allianz Arena press room! Finally, the three protagonists pose for a photo together, then…
1:03 p.m.: The fact that the next opponent is his former club Dortmund is of little interest to Tuchel – allegedly: “The challenge against Dortmund can’t be higher. The constellation with me is not that important.”
12:59 p.m.: Now Tuchel has to laugh at himself for a moment. He describes the first conversation this week with Bayern as follows: “I was relatively native in the first conversation. I didn’t know what we were talking about.” It was only later that “the penny dropped”.
12:57 p.m.: Tuchel’s objective is clear. He wants to win titles – preferably all possible ones: “It’s the fact that we love the pressure, love the stress. We’ll try to win these three titles with everything we have.”
12:54 p.m.: … one day before the game against BVB.
12:52 p.m.: With regard to the top game against Dortmund next weekend, Tuchel keeps it as simple as possible: “I’m a friend of not analyzing everything to death. Certainly not all players will be happy, that’s quite normal.” He plans the first training session with the entire team for Friday – so just…
12:49 p.m.: He also admits that he was about to move to Bayern in 2018. “It was very tight, but then Jupp Heynckes was still in office,” says the new coach – and then expresses understanding for the decision that the Bayern bosses tried everything at the time to somehow persuade Heynckes to stay.
12:47 p.m.: Tuchel clarifies: “It was very surprising, I didn’t expect it at all. There was no contact before. I actually assumed that I would continue my career abroad. I’m far from using that as a means of pressure.” The first talks took place on Tuesday evening.
12.45 p.m.: The first question is whether Tuchel put Bayern under pressure in the situation to make a quick decision. His answer: “That’s not the way to negotiate, not the way to communicate.”
12:44 p.m.: Questions from journalists are now allowed.
12:42 p.m.: Tuchel makes a very thoughtful impression. His gaze is mostly down.
12.40 p.m.: For the new Bayern coach, “personal reasons” also played a role in the decision. He was born in the state of Bavaria and wants to be close to his children who live in Munich.
12:39 p.m.: Tuchel adds: “There can be no misunderstandings, it is one of the most talented squads in Europe.”
12:39 p.m.: … signed with the German record champions the night before.
12:38 p.m.: Tuchel describes it as an “honor and distinction” that he can now work at Bayern. He has the contract…
12:38 p.m.: And it goes on. Now Tuchel enters the podium.
12:34 p.m.: Now there’s a little break.