Thomas Tuchel, who returned to Germany as Bayern Munich's new manager, was greeted with fanfare by Chelsea, but was sacked just a year later. He's one of Europe's most popular bosses, but he's not without controversy.
The 49-year-old former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain manager has always been known as a brilliant tactician who is not afraid to overhaul his team.
But he has also endured a string of layoffs, with a sullen departure from Borussia Dortmund in 2017, followed by a bitter resignation from PSG in December 2020, and most recently a tumultuous departure from Chelsea in September. are doing.
But Tuchel's eventful résumé also shows that he has the ability to bounce back to manage a top-tier club in the years to come.
Friday's announcement that he will take over the management of Bayern Munich, Germany's most successful club, from Julian Nagelsmann is further proof of Tuchel's managerial ability. "Because of his image, Tuchel is not interested in marketing. He is interested in his work and wants to be recognized only for his work," wrote a biography about the German director. Daniel Mullen said.
So far, the verdict on the pitch has been unanimous – all the clubs Tuchel has looked after have achieved results and are playing attractive football.
He led Chelsea to Champions League glory, won his two French titles with PSG and won his Cup in Germany with Dortmund.
As charismatic as he is prickly, Tuchel says he can be a challenging personality. In a 2009 interview, he said, "As a player, I couldn't handle it easily.
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His knee injury ended Tuchel's playing career as a defender in his Third Division Ulm in 1998, and he turned to coach.
He gained his first coaching experience in his VfB Stuttgart and Augsburg youth academies, but his career began at Mainz, two days before the start of the 2009/2010 season he was promoted from U-19 coach. He was promoted to head coach of the first team. Even though he has no Bundesliga experience.
Like his role model, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Tuchel is not afraid to change formations or tactics a couple of times during a match, and is reluctant for opposing coaches to question him. make it possible.
But he's also not afraid to argue with the club's management. After the bombings that rocked the Dortmund team ahead of their Champions League semi-final match in Madrid, Tuchel has lashed out at the Bundesliga bosses, saying they will play a day later instead of giving the players time to recover from the shock. I agree.
With his PSG in Qatar, a key issue for Tuchel was the relationship with his sports director Leonardo.
Despite winning the Ligue 1 title in his debut season, Tuchel was eventually relegated and after a clean win in home honors for the 2019/20 season, the Champions League in Lisbon saw his Advancing to the league final, PSG were narrowly defeated by Bayern Munich.
Given his record, the relationship between Bayern's sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić and outspoken president and former German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn will come under scrutiny.
Ultimately, the strained relationship between Salihamidžić and Hansi in his flick is what prompted the former coach to leave his FC Bayern Munich team in the summer of 2021 to become Germany national team coach.