German coach Thomas Tuchel is close to a historic achievement with Paris Saint-Germain, when he faces Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, but from Tuchel, and do you know a lot about this coach?
"France Football" magazine approached German journalists and asked them about Tuchel, and got different information about a coach who quickly grabbed the spotlight in the German League, before he decided to boycott the German press as soon as he arrived in Paris.
"He did not sound like a football coach", with this phrase Raphael Honigstein - a journalist for Der Spiegel and author of several books on German football - began his speech, and stated that Tukhel's first appearance in the German league was with Mainz in 2009, and he confirms that Tochel Some were surprised by his calm manner.
Heiko Niederer, a reporter for the Bild newspaper, described Tochel as "a new and modern type of coach", and said that the new coach "had some very surprising results" and had beaten giants Bayern Munich several times even though Mainz was a small club.
Tuchel made a surprise decision in 2014, went on vacation for a year, and then returned in 2015 to lead Borussia Dortmund to succeed Jürgen Klopp. "It was a tough situation for the club and for him," Oliver Mueller, a follower of the German soccer league for nearly 30 years, told WELT. "Klopp was a perfect fit for the team, the city and the whole region: a very forthright, friendly person who showed up." His face is what he thinks. "
According to Mueller, Tochel "is very different from Klopp and many other coaches. He had a different approach to the team and the fans, and he dealt with football in a scientific, less emotional way. He was not liked like Klopp, but in the first season he won the respect of the fans." .
Sven Westerschholtz, Borussia news correspondent for Bild newspaper, confirms that Tochel was "very introverted" and a tactical coach with distinction, and was obsessed with football.
The beginning of the end for Tuchel's experience with Dortmund was on April 11, 2017, according to Honigstein, who explained that the attack that targeted the team bus before facing Monaco in the Champions League, and the way Tuchel dealt with him, prompted people to talk about Klopp again.
Honigstein said that this period witnessed strange comments from Tuchel and the team management, as a few days after the match, Tuchel explained that the team had been forced to play, while the management was confirming to discuss the matter with the coach.
This incident added to a series of shortcomings for the coach. "His character was not easy, he was the one who wanted to implement his ideas, because he was sure that he was right the whole time. He was very aggressive, and he argued with the coaches, the referees and the media," says Heiko Ostendorp, a journalist for SPORTBUZZER. ... it was not always easy with him. He is a complex character, many players told me that it was not easy to understand what he wanted them to do in the beginning. "
Tuchel could have been Bayern's coach in the Champions Final tomorrow, had it not been for the disagreement between the management members in 2018, who later agreed to appoint the Croatian Niko Kovac.
After arriving in Paris in 2018, Westerschholtz says that Tochel did not give an interview in Germany because he “wanted to show the world - especially Germany - that he is the coach who first led Paris to the Champions League final. He does not care about his image and believes that his success with Paris is ... A greater sign of its quality, and more important than any interview. "