“Toxicity” and “physicality” – that’s what Bayern sometimes lacked in the pre-season. Uli Hoeneß expresses a wish that Thomas Tuchel would like to fulfill. Pep Guardiola set the “standard”.
Like Uli Hoeneß, Thomas Tuchel is also hoping for Bayern appearances with more physicality in the new season. “I know what Uli means,” said the Munich coach after a week of summer preparation.
You have to work on the reasons why you can’t bring that into the game as desired. “It’s been said several times that we’ve lacked toxicity and physicality in the games since I’ve been a coach. That’s undisputed. We know that and we’re trying to turn it off.”
New additions should bring more physicality
Hoeneß said that not every team could “solve everything in a playful way” like the Champions League winner Manchester City coached by Pep Guardiola. “In my opinion, the one-on-one training will be very important. We have to play German football again and both the German national team for the European Championship and FC Bayern will have to do their part.”
The game under Guardiola was very intense, said Tuchel. “He’s playing the most intense football in Europe at the moment. That’s the benchmark.” It doesn’t do him justice if you reduce him to passes and technical play, said the 49-year-old Bayern coach.
Tuchel hopes that the newcomers will also bring more physicality to the Munich game. Above all, the South Korean Min-Jae Kim could take care of that. The 1.90 meter tall newcomer is considered an uncompromising tackler with a strong header. “We sometimes lacked a bit of robustness and physical stability. That’s why it’s also part of the profile of the players we’re looking for,” said Tuchel.
Team presentation on Sunday
After the training camp at Tegernsee, the Bayern stars continue with units in Munich after a day off. “It was a good training camp, we got a lot going,” said Tuchel. “The spirit and the willingness to work were positive. We had a good spirit in the units, we made a step forward, also tactically and in the principles of the game.”
The team presentation in the Allianz Arena is on Sunday. A day later, the team jets to Tokyo and Singapore. There are three friendlies against Manchester City, Liverpool FC and Kawasaki Frontale.
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Source: Stern
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