Bayern Munich employed Thomas Tuchel as coach on Friday to exchange Julian Nagelsmann after shedding the lead of the Bundesliga. Bayern chief govt Oliver Kahn blamed “big fluctuations in performance” and stated the squad wasn’t exhibiting its true potential underneath Nagelsmann.
Tuchel will take over coaching from Monday with a contract till the top of the 2024-25 season. The choice got here after the staff misplaced at Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 within the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Bayern’s home league type over the past two months has been blended, however the removing of Nagelsmann was extensively seen as a shock, particularly following an assured win over Paris Saint-Germain this month to achieve the Champions League quarterfinals.
In an indication of loyalty to Nagelsmann inside the squad, midfielder Joshua Kimmich praised him as an “outstanding” coach on Friday.
Last week’s defeat to Leverkusen dropped Bayern to second place, one level behind Borussia Dortmund. Bayern’s subsequent recreation is in opposition to Dortmund on April 1 and will play a key position in deciding the title race. Tuchel led Chelsea to the Champions League title in 2021 and beforehand coached PSG — the place he misplaced the 2020 Champions League last to Bayern — and Dortmund.
Tuchel has been with out a job since he was fired by Chelsea’s new American possession in September after a shock loss to Croatian membership Dinamo Zagreb. Bayern faces Manchester City within the Champions League quarterfinals on April 11.