Before the match against Man City, coach Thomas Tuchel of Bayern Munich admitted stopping Erling Haaland was not an easy task.
Tuchel commented on Haaland
Man City will host Bayern Munich at home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The home team’s hopes rest on Erling Haaland’s shoulders. The Norwegian striker quickly regained his form after a groin injury and had a great opportunity to break a series of scoring records this season.
It is not surprising that Bayern coach Tuchel is wary of the striker born in 2000. Sharing in the pre-match press conference, he said: “It is impressive and unbelievable with Haaland’s statistics, physical condition and desire to score goals. .
It was difficult to defend against Haaland. But Bayern will try to do that by playing as a team and reaching their best form in the next match.
Man City has not changed too much since Haaland arrived. They still maintain the same gameplay, with the same competition orientation as before. Of course, Haaland has his own style, giving City what they lacked over the years and City have more or less adjusted to adapt.”
The new coach of Bayern also admitted that he had trouble sleeping before the Man City war. Tuchel revealed: “I will try to go to bed early before this game. I hope I can sleep. The most important step in preparation before every game is a good night’s sleep. But not wanting to sleep is sleeping when you are. keep thinking about everything.
This morning, I got up very early. After that, I decided to go to the training ground because I couldn’t go back to bed to sleep again. I kept thinking about the next game in my head.
Before Man City, there will be a time when Bayern must accept the match. But I also hope that Bayern can take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack. My squad has many quality names. We have also analyzed City’s play over the past few weeks.”
Coach Tuchel will not have the services of Choupo-Moting during the trip to Etihad. He will consider using Serge Gnabry to replace the position of the former PSG star.
