Bayern Munich says it will not sack their manager Thomas Tuchel despite their third successive defeat in nine days
Sunday’s shock 3-2 loss at Bochum saw Harry Kane and co slip eight points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen in their bid to retain the Bundesliga title for a record 12th time.
Bayern’s defeat followed a miserable 1-0 loss away to Lazio in their Champions League round of 16 first leg last Wednesday, which itself came off the back of a 3-0 humiliation in Leverkusen.
Tuchel now finds himself in a difficult situation but Bayern chiefs, renowned for being ruthless with managers, believe that he can turn things around.
The former Chelsea boss won’t be dismissed this week – in which his side were reduced to 10 men when defender Dayot Upamecano was sent off for the second game in a row – and he isn’t thinking about quitting.
A defiant Tuchel insists that his team were unfortunate to lose, with England captain Kane’s late goal – his 29th of the season – only going down as a consolation.
“I don’t think the defeat was a fair result today. A lot went against us,” the embattled boss claimed.
“We had five or six clear-cut chances and dominated the game. We went behind out of nowhere, but never gave up until the final whistle. We were outnumbered for a long time. I feel the defeat was different to the last two, it was undeserved.
Bayern Munich Hierarchy Keeps Faith With Thomas Tuchel Despite Poor Run Of Form
