MUNICH: The atmosphere at Bayern Munich remains calm and positive, coach Thomas Tuchel said Friday, as the team try to retain the Bundesliga title and avoid finishing a turbulent season without a trophy.
Tuchel was a surprise hire last month to replace Julian Nagelsmann as Bayern chased a treble of trophies. Now the German champion are out of the Champions League after losing 4-1 to Manchester City on aggregate in the quarterfinals and were earlier eliminated from the German Cup. “I feel a calm atmosphere here, I feel a focused, positive energy, and probably in the eye of the storm, the famous calm,” he said. “I try to influence the things I can influence.” Tuchel has two wins from six games in charge ahead of Saturday’s visit to Mainz, which are unbeaten in nine games.