There is no end in sight to the ongoing dispute between Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel and TV expert Didi Hamann. Tuchel was again clear.
Won, but not relieved: Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel repeatedly struggled on the sidelines during Munich’s 3-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.
As a positive finding, he was able to record that his team still left the pitch as winners after falling behind. And that the now 24-time season goal scorer Harry Kane continues to perform. Thomas Müller was able to celebrate the 500th competitive game victory – no Bayern professional has scored as many.
But this Saturday, Tuchel was not only asked about the game against Gladbach after the game.
For the first time, he commented on the accusations following his statements at the fan club visit in Heidenheim in a pool interview with ran, Sport1 and ZDF: “A line was crossed.” And his response to TV pundit Didi Hamann’s apology was also scant: “It doesn’t matter if he apologizes. I don’t buy it.”
A line has been crossed. I was at a fan meet-up and we were all shocked by what he made of it. That’s why it doesn’t matter if he apologizes.
Thomas Tuchel
The feud between the Bayern coach and the TV expert, which has been going on for months, is therefore not over. Despite Didi Hamann’s apology at the beginning of the week.
The 50-year-old had admitted on Tuesday that he had put statements in the wrong context. “I did not correctly reproduce or misinterpret Thomas Tuchel’s statement. He did not say that he would like to train in Barcelona or Spain. For that, I would like to apologize to Thomas Tuchel and Bayern.”
Tuchel rejected the apology on Saturday: “I don’t buy it. The things that happened were completely taken out of context and were deliberately said. Statements were deliberately made that are not true.” For the 50-year-old, “a line was crossed. I was at a fan meeting and we were all shocked by what he made of it. That’s why it doesn’t matter if he apologizes.”
Tuchel was criticized for his statements during a fan club visit in Heidenheim about a possible foreign engagement in the future. “Then he sits there and talks about Xavi, about the succession and that he would like to train in Barcelona or Spain. That’s outrageous,” said Hamann on the talk show “Sky90” on Sunday: “He is a very intelligent man, something like that doesn’t just slip out of his mouth. There’s just one thing he needs to know: if you’re an employee of FC Bayern, messing with the management has rarely been a good idea.”