Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel is behaving strangely. Suddenly, he is protecting Kim Min-jae. He used to be the vanguard of strong criticism a few days ago, but now he tries to hug Kim Min-jae. Rather than pushing and pulling between a player and a head coach, he seems to be Thomas Tuchel’s “care or self-righteousness.”
Coach Thomas Tuchel “blamed” Kim Min-jae after the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League semi-final match between Munich and Real Madrid ended in a 2-2 draw. It was truly a blistering criticism. He thought Kim gave up two goals due to his mistake in judgment. Thomas Tuchel did not hesitate to say in public, “I am greedy for Kim Min-jae,” lowering the player’s morale.
However, Coach Thomas Tuchel suddenly started defending Kim Min-jae ahead of his Bundesliga schedule. Munich will have a showdown with VfB Stuttgart (Stutgart) at MHP Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. It is an important game that will determine which club will be second in the Bundesliga between Munich and Stuttgart. Coach Thomas Tuchel, who met with the media ahead of the match, said as follows.
“I have already spoken to Kim Min-jae. There are various ways to defend. Sometimes there are ways to move passively. Kim plays aggressively, but he has learned two lessons this time. Kim did well against Manchester United, and he did so against Arsenal. He will continue to receive support. Do not point him out. It is inappropriate to make Kim a scapegoat.”
It was Thomas Tuchel who was completely unruly. Thomas Tuchel told him not to use Kim as a scapegoat, but it was Thomas Tuchel who made Kim as a scapegoat. The comments made by Thomas Tuchel after the match against Real were enlarged and reproduced, which contributed to the formation of a tone of criticism against Kim in European media. It is hard to understand even now that the head coach openly described a player as “greedy.”
It is unknown what coach Thomas Tuchel tried to gain by criticizing and hugging Kim in a short period of time. However, it is clear that he tried to find the cause of his failure from others rather than from his own faults. Then, he suddenly changed his posture. He seems to have been caught in self-righteousness that he did the right way. Kim is already hurt. 스포츠토토
Throughout his career, Kim Min-jae functioned as a ‘forward defender’. The same was done for SSC Napoli, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Beijing Guoan, and Fenerbahce SK. In other words, Thomas Tuchel and Munich clearly recognized and recruited Kim Min-jae. In fact, even after landing in Munich, Kim Min-jae’s style did not change much. Kim Min-jae was just as usual against Real. Rather, it may be that the coaching staff and colleagues did not clearly understand and sympathize with Kim Min-jae.