Thomas Tuchel has signed for Bayern Munich and will have the chance to work alongside Sadio Mane, who has struggled since leaving Liverpool for Germany this summer.
While he tries to show Bayern Munich why he bought him, Sadio Mane is delighted to team up with Thomas Tuchel.
The Senegalese star left Liverpool in the summer for the Allianz Arena, where he finished his prolific run, but fell short of high expectations. Mane was hugely popular at Anfield, but his first season in Germany was hampered by inconsistent play and injuries.
Mane scored 11 goals for Bayern, who are now second in the Bundesliga but still in contention for the treble. It has been decided to replace Julian Nagelsmann on the bench with Thomas Tuchel, who left Chelsea earlier this season. According to Sky
Deutschland, the German manager, who has experience managing Champions League-winning sides and has worked at some of Europe’s top clubs, was interested in signing Mane at both Chelsea and PSG but was unable to do so. . Yet now they have the opportunity to work together.
A season-ending injury to Mane prevented him from playing in the Winter World Cup and derailed the rest of his season. He has since regained his place in the Bayern first team but there is a fierce rivalry for places and Tuchel intends to make his mark quickly.
He can choose from players such as Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller and Eric Choupo-Moting, with whom he previously worked with at Paris Saint-Germain. Mane admitted in October that “moving from one club to another isn’t easy. I’ve lived in England for eight very enjoyable years – six in Liverpool [followed] two in Southampton – and now I’m in a new country. It’s difficult because everything , including people and training, changes so fast.
Nagelsmann was looking for more summer signings but the striker’s problems have continued since then. In one match, Mané was even caught at half-time,
highlighting the challenges he faced in Bavaria. Bayern’s clash against leaders Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena in Tuchel’s first game in charge could help decide the league. Mane gets his first chance to establish himself as the new manager reviews the squad.
With many trophies still up for grabs for the German giants, the former Chelsea manager started training on Monday. Links to Tottenham’s Harry Kane, who could be on the move, mean Bayern could add even more firepower this summer after failing to replace Robert Lewandowski with a natural No.9.
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Liverpool board can follow Chelsea step and sack Jurgen Klopp after Man City humiliation
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp suffered as his side lost 4-1 to Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Manchester City-Liverpool: photo
There is no denying that Jurgen Klopp is a Liverpool legend. The German has brought his glory days back to Anfield in recent years, after being trapped in the wilderness for more than two decades. But Saturday afternoon’s defeat at the hands of Manchester City gave the board another reason to relieve the 55-year-old of his duties.
Liverpool took the lead against City thanks to Mohamed Salah, with the vivacious Egypt international getting past Ederson after good work from Diogo Jota.
But the Reds fell apart after Julian Alvarez leveled the home side, sparking wild celebrations at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne pushed City ahead shortly after the restart, with the Belgian pushing home from a surprising strike from Riyad Mahrez.
And further goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish boosted Pep Guardiola’s hopes of emulating fierce rivals Manchester United by winning three titles in a row.
Klopp stood to one side and looked shocked.
The German’s temper has clearly threatened to boil over at times, with his usual angry frown shining all over the world on cameras.
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Jurgen Klopp has major problem to solve with Liverpool after Man City humiliation
He’s a wizard for what he achieved at Liverpool. A modern manager who does an excellent job of waking up a sleeping giant after so many years of hitting the snooze button.
But he will now oversee the club’s worst season in recent memory, with the loss to City dealing a blow to their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
His players have knocked down tools too many times this season.
It happened in the Champions League when they were beaten at home by Real Madrid without doing anything to turn things around at the Bernabeu. It’s been going on ever since they beat Manchester United 7-0 and have lost all three games since.
And it also happened when the Reds lost to the likes of Brighton, Brentford and Brighton.
It’s alarming. A sign that Klopp may now have lost the ability to make his players dance to his rhythm.
Many are going back. Key figures like Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Andy Robertson are just a shadow of their former selves.
When a coach’s players lose their battle, things usually get worse instead of better.
And that would alarm the Liverpool hierarchy, as key figures would likely watch the City game with their own grimaces.
There are a few better bosses available. Mauricio Pochettino and Julian Nagelsmann in particular could be the answer. We’re not saying Klopp should come naturally. Liverpool would be right to support the former Borussia Dortmund boss in all he has achieved.
But with their squad in decline and the club’s rivals growing stronger, Liverpool are starting to feel like they’re chopping down the ax like a real possibility.
After the match, Klopp also hammered his players – accusing them of lack of effort and struggling as they succumbed to defeat.
“We can’t have challenges or be so open in key areas | he said. “Now I’m here and I have to explain it, but I can’t explain it.
“I can’t change it here now, I can only report what I saw and we’ll talk about it tomorrow. These things have happened too often.
As for Pep Guardiola, the Man City boss was delighted with his side’s performance.
“From the first minute to the 93rd minute it was a perfect performance – even though we conceded a goal we played very well,” he said.
“They [Liverpool] still have a threat on the switch, but we played very well. One of the best performances of my seven years.
“The players knew we weren’t playing badly. One goal from behind and we kept at it, we had a chat at half time and were lucky enough to score the second goal.
“But then at 2-1 the match was stable.”