Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel on their epic 4-3 UEFA Champions League win over Manchester United
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00:00 Good evening and welcome.
00:02 FC Bayern have decided on a successful start to the Champions League season.
00:07 We'll start with the press conference and Thomas Tuchel, who has come to us.
00:12 We'll start with the questions and want to move on quickly.
00:16 The first message comes from Heiko Niederer from the Bild newspaper.
00:19 Yes, a logical question, of course.
00:21 How was it for you up there, I think, to look at your daughter and the team manager?
00:26 I mean, there was also an iPad.
00:28 Was there any kind of communication possible or was it just a game?
00:32 The game was delayed by 20 seconds, I think.
00:36 That's good, of course, because you see something live and can check it again.
00:40 Otherwise there was no communication.
00:43 It wasn't allowed and it's not that helpful.
00:46 That's part of it, that you coach where you should coach, from the sidelines.
00:52 You get the emotions better.
00:55 Not just the spatial distance, but the spatial distance also creates an emotional distance.
01:03 But we don't need to repeat that. It was enough.
01:08 We'll go to the left, Klaus Bergmann for the DPA.
01:11 Mr. Tuchel, how do you rate the game overall?
01:14 A bit wild, but the win is deserved.
01:18 And would you perhaps say something about Matissell?
01:21 He actually deserves to play from the start.
01:25 But someone who always plays as a joker, what do you do with him?
01:28 Nothing.
01:31 Matisse does an outstanding job.
01:34 If we bring him in from the start, we expect the same.
01:37 But at the moment he has this role and it's extremely successful.
01:41 That's something you don't want to interrupt.
01:47 But it's a question of time, when he can play from the start.
01:51 It's part of it, in his age and the challenging role he's in.
01:57 In a big club and in Bayern, when he has to get through,
02:00 there are phases like that, where you have to do a lot in a few minutes.
02:04 And he's doing that right now.
02:06 That's very good for him and for us, because we know that.
02:10 He's proven that again and again.
02:13 That he can build faith in the team and gives the team confidence.
02:18 That's the most important thing when you want to play for Bayern in your young years.
02:22 That's why we're very happy.
02:24 The result is a bit on the top of our heads.
02:29 We didn't play that well in the first half and got 2-0 lead.
02:34 We played very well in the second half.
02:36 But we even lost in the second half.
02:39 I think it's a deserved win.
02:43 Every win in the Champions League is a big point.
02:47 Every win against Manchester United is a big point.
02:50 There's no doubt about that.
02:52 But there are things we're working on.
02:54 We didn't have the rhythm and the access we wanted in the first half.
03:02 We got two goals and gained confidence.
03:05 We played with more confidence and more rhythm.
03:09 I think we should have decided the game after the 3-1.
03:14 In many, many switches and spaces that we found and played better.
03:20 We should have scored the fourth or fifth goal.
03:23 And we got into trouble twice.
03:26 The reactions were very good.
03:29 That's the positive for today.
03:31 The reactions after the goals were very good.
03:33 We played with confidence and we had the flow of the game.
03:41 Here in the front, in the third row.
03:43 Hi Thomas. On Harry Kane, no surprise a goal in his first Champions League game for you.
03:49 What did you make of his performance and how he was fitting in with his teammates?
03:53 All fine. We played him in a different role in a half position today.
03:57 To turn and assist and assist in two-hour speed on the sides.
04:03 We found him more involved in the second half.
04:08 The whole team was more involved and more fluid.
04:11 We found him better in the half spaces.
04:13 Spaces opened up minute by minute.
04:17 And then he had some chances that he took, which is of course fair enough.
04:22 As a number nine, as a goal scorer.
04:24 He scored a very important penalty to have the two goal lead again after just conceding.
04:32 So everything is fine.
04:34 Heiko Niederen again.
04:36 Can you explain the change of players? Thomas Müller came in late.
04:41 You might have expected him to be more of a muse.
04:43 What were the thoughts behind that?
04:45 I have to ask my colleagues what they thought about that.
04:49 Of course, McTominay came in with the opponent.
04:52 That's why we brought Choupo, because of the size in the starting line-up.
04:57 Choupo is very strong in the head.
04:59 It's normal that we have a team that is twice as busy on every position.
05:07 Players sit outside and only get a few minutes in individual games.
05:11 They deserve to start.
05:13 They deserve to play more.
05:15 But that will be the case automatically.
05:18 We need everyone.
05:20 Everyone plays their part from matchday to matchday.
05:23 Choupo did very well today.
05:25 As I said, we need a bit of everyone.
05:29 My assistants decided on the size of the players.
05:32 Then the head-to-head strength, because McTominay was on the field.
05:35 Thank you very much.
05:37 It's late.
05:38 Have a good trip home.
05:39 See you next time.
05:40 Servus.
05:41 Thank you, Thomas.
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