Coach Thomas Tuchel humorously avoided the discussion about a new central striker for FC Bayern Munich. “He has to be big, be super fast and make 20, 25 (season goals) plus – and cost nothing, free of charge,” said the 49-year-old on Saturday evening with a wink after the 2-1 win at Werder Bremen in the Sky interview. Because center forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is still out with knee problems, Bayern lack a classic penalty area player, often referred to in football as a “real nine” based on the shirt number.
“I don’t even know if there is one. Well, there are, but they are probably not on the market,” replied Tuchel when asked by record national player Lothar Matthäus which player profile the club was looking for in the summer when looking for a possible striker. “Not just a profile. If we should do that, there will also be pressure on the personnel, you have to deal with that too. Depending on what makes economic sense. You can score a lot of goals with a double lead.”
On Saturday in Bremen, Serge Gnabry (62nd minute) and Leroy Sané (72nd), at least two offensive players, scored. Thomas Müller came on for Ryan Gravenberch in the 64th minute. “I love Thomas Müller,” said Tuchel in the discussion about Müller, who had recently been sitting on the bench more often. “These are two games that he comes off the bench and your colleague asks me if I’m starting the end of my career. Maybe we’ve missed the target in moderation.”
As Müller accepts the decisions, “it is of course sensational,” said Tuchel. “I know that he has a special role, and he gets that from me. (…) That won’t always be measured by the number of minutes played.” The topic is “not quite as big as it is made here”. In the Champions League quarter-finals against Manchester City (0: 3 / 1: 1), Müller only came into play from the bench.
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