Xabi Alonso, Roberto de Zerbi, Ralf Rangnik, and now Hansi Flick. Ever since Thomas Tuchel declared at the beginning of the month “that the situation is clear” and that nothing has changed yet in his decision to leave the club at the end of the season, Bayern’s search for a new strategist has taken on the shape of a soap opera. Despite the expectations that at yesterday’s game against Wolfsburg (the last one at home) the current strategist would be given flowers and appropriate farewell gifts, that did not happen, and the gesture of the six-time European champion only fuelled doubts about the possibility of Tuchel staying. According to the knowledge of the German media, the club leaders are trying in every way to encourage Tuchel to stay, because they are threatened with total failure in negotiations, the goal of which is to find a new solution for the bench.Bayern’s winless season ‘celebrated’ in front of a packed Allianz ArenaHansi Flick made several demands to the management of Bayern, primarily a guarantee that it will be a long-term solution and without major result pressure in the opening season. Bayern is not willing to give the next coach a five-year contract like Julian Nagelsmann. In addition, the former coach of Germany wants Miroslav Klose and Toni Tapalović as assistants. The conditions of the 59-year-old are not the only thing that worries the management of the Munich giants. They fear that rehiring Flick would be a tribute to nostalgia, not a sensible decision. Flick suddenly got a chance as the first coach of the team in 2019 in place of Niko Kovac, but immediately won the Champions League and thus quickly made history in golden letters. The fact that Flick was later unsuccessful as a coach of Germany only deepened the doubts of the leaders of the Bavarians that the mentioned season of Flick’s great successes might have been the result of shock therapy, and not so much the highest professional skills of the coach from Heidelberg. Flick worked as an assistant coach to Niko Kovac at Bayern in the 2019/20 season, and became the head coach of Bayern after the Croatian was fired. He crowned the season marked by the corona virus with a triple crown, in the championship, the cup and the Champions League. In total, he won seven trophies in just under two years, before leaving after disagreements with sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic. Kicker also writes that Flick’s appearance in the World Cup documentary “All or Nothing: The National Team in Qatar” was viewed critically “behind closed doors”. This gave unadulterated insights behind the scenes of the DFB. Flick didn’t make a good impression and was criticized in the media after the documentary was published. Bayern held talks with Hansi Flick last Friday. Flick expressed his willingness to return to the club under certain conditions. Firstly, he does not want to be an interim solution for one year – a contract until 2026 is being discussed. Bayern will no longer give coaches 5-year… pic.twitter.com/7Uad2e93Vk— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) May 12, 2024 Consequently, the option of Flick is increasingly vague, and until the last round of the Bundesliga and the game against Hoffenheim next Saturday, all the powers of the leaders will be focused on “chasing” Tuchel around the corridors and trying to persuade him to stay. Bayern fans, despite the traumatic elimination from Real in the semi-finals of the Champions League and the first season after 11 years in which the club did not win the championship title, expressed their gratitude to the former coach of Mainz, Dortmund, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and this is shown by several banners. It is clear that the majority of them would not object to Tuchel’s stay, and when they realized that they would not find a better solution, the management people saw it as well.Kiel and St. Pauli new members of the BundesligaAfter the meeting with the Wolves, Tuchel quickly went to the dressing room without even saying hello to the fans, and later remained a bit of a mystery at the conference. Journalists were interested in whether this hinted at the possibility of him staying.”It’s because of the team. The fans don’t come to the games. I don’t want to be in the center of attention.” It seems that Tuchel’s preliminary decision to leave can be changed, and that it is up to Bayern’s desire to put his “big boss” club aside and somehow submit everything to the begging of the current coach. Tuchel’s stay would seem to be a premium, considering all other options turned fruitless so far.##NAJAVA_MECA_8094776##
