Tuchel: “We need a mixture of realism and faith”

Thomas Tuchelcoach of Bayern Munichsaid on Tuesday that he said his side will need this Wednesday to find a balanced mix between “realism and faith” in the possibility that, despite losing 3-0 in the first leg, it can turn the Champions League quarter-final tie around League against City of Manchester.

“We need a mix between realism and the faith that in football if things go well, anything can happen,” he said. Tuchel at the pre-match press conference in Munich.

The same idea was considered several times in a press conference where Tuchel He said that during the game “you have to go step by step and not have to go back permanently in your mind.”

“You don’t have to make the task harder than it is by pointing all the time to the top of the mountain you have to climb,” said the coach of Bayern.

Nor, in preparation, believe Tuchel that it makes sense to talk about 4-0 all the time and he admits that he doesn’t think the last game, a 1-1 against Hoffenheim, “helps to believe”.

“But we believe in ourselves. We have to try to win the first half. And then the second. And then everything is possible. We have to believe, that doesn’t mean dreaming, we have to do something for it. We have to drag the public”, he added Tuchel.

Tuchelon the other hand, said that he believed that the city He will try not to consider the result of the first leg and play as he always does with high pressure, trying to put Bayern in one’s own field.

“Given this, we have to behave well when we have possession in our own half and try to take advantage of the spaces that exist to put the ball in the other half,” he said. Tuchel.

The coach of Bayern He doesn’t want to criticize the defense Dayot Upamecanothat mistake resulted in the second goal of city on occasions the Bayern pressed in search of a tie.

“It doesn’t have to feel it to point it out permanently. When we lose, we all lose together. We have confidence in him, he is still young and has great potential,” he said.

The subject of Sadio Mané and his attack on Leroy Sané after the first leg was considered liquidated by Tuchel, and he said he did not believe he had any influence despite City manager Pep Guardiola saying he can generate a positive reaction at Bayern.

“The issue for us is settled, I don’t think it has any influence, but I know what he meant by Pep, discontent can become positive energy,” he said. “Sadio was on call, issue resolved. If he will play from the start or not, we’ll see,” he added. Tuchel.

Asked if it can be said the BayernIf it falls for the third consecutive time in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, it can be considered a club in denial, Tuchel rejected that extreme: “First, we are all inside, we can talk about it again tomorrow. But there is we aim to always be in the quarterfinals. From there everything depends on many things, the draw, a bit of luck”.

“It is clear that there is a moment of change, the important players have left. The coach has just changed. But the Bayern he became German champion ten times in a row. The last few years at least in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. If he Bayern is declining, I think many other clubs want to be”, he said Tuchel.