Thomas Tuchel has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain. He appears relaxed, but irritated by a curious interview.
Thomas Tuchel had every reason to be happy after the final whistle in the Parc des Princes.
After reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain against BVB, he appeared relaxed on the pitch and rarely cheered emotionally with his team. The German coach brought this mood to the interview with Sky.
Right at the beginning, Tuchel was asked about his relationship with the media, and then the curious ranting of the Swabian-born coach began with the words: “That has a taste.
Tuchel irritates with alleged winning streak
“I happened to see your show on the iPad earlier, and I see the headlines: ‘Tuchel doesn’t have his team under control, they do what they want, he’s a circus director’,” Tuchel said angrily. “My regards to the studio. What’s the connection when you win 28 straight sets?”
28 times? That doesn’t quite add up. PSG suffered its last defeat about three weeks ago, in the first leg at its former club Borussia Dortmund (1:2).
Prior to that, they had drawn 4-4 in Ligue 1 against SC Amiens. All in all, Tuchel’s team’s performances have been mixed lately. “We thought: Maybe all that shit happened before and today it’s going through – and that’s how it was,” said the 46-year-old.
Dropping out against Manchester United “because of the VAR”
Last year he had failed with Paris in the eighth-finals of the premier class against Manchester United. “That was because of the VAR,” Tuchel complained a year later. “In 100 games you’d win the game against United 99 times.”
Tuchel has also been criticised repeatedly for his poor record in the Champions League. The most common accusation is that his relationship with the team is not good.
“You show a statistic of how many points we get. You don’t have these statistics if it doesn’t work out between the team and the coach,” the coach cannot understand the critical voices. “Sometimes the games speak for themselves. You don’t have to interpret them. That’s why I’m glad we won today.”
The main reason for the 2-0 win was a superb Neymar.
Tuchel also saw it this way: “Ney is our player, he is totally reliable in such games. “At moments like that, Ney has to get out on the field. He can take the pressure, he has the personality and confidence to do things over and over again. He’s not afraid in any situation, so he’s got to get on the field. He even lacks a little bit of rhythm. He’s there to pull the engine.”