On Tuesday evening, Thomas Tuchel and PSG will meet RB Leipzig (9 p.m. live DAZN). In an interview with DAZN, Tuchel remembers the old days at FC Augsburg II, when he coached the young Julian Nagelsmann and let him take the first steps towards a coaching career. Here are the highlights from PSG’s success against Atalanta in the video!
The duel between PSG and Leipzig is also so special because Tuchel trained the young Nagelsmann at FC Augsburg II in the 2007/08 season. If he could train the defender at the time.
“He was injured the whole time, I would have preferred he had played back then. Our budget for the second team in Augsburg was so low that we said to him: ‘You can’t just be injured here. You have to be now Watch opponents. ‘ So we sent him off. The reports that came back were remarkable for a 21-year-old player. He dealt very meticulously and in detail with the Landesliga Süd in Bavaria. He is the impressive path that he has followed went all alone. And this path is certainly not over yet, “explained Tuchel.
Now the 46-year-old wants to get his German coaching colleagues out of the way first. Tuchel is encouraged by his team’s late comeback victory in the quarterfinals against Atalanta.
“I noticed a team that didn’t want to admit it, that didn’t want to think about going home, even though the time was getting less and less. But we stayed patient. We showed mentality in the sense that we are not desperate and have not had any problems. If you could wish for a game that would strengthen you for the tournament, it was, but it was very nerve-wracking, “said Tuchel.
Thomas Tuchel on RB Leipzig: “It will be a chunk”
When asked about the challenge that RB presents in contrast to Atalanta, Tuchel said: “They do not run so extreme and press a little deeper, but they have a similar intensity and are always on the leap forward. RB is also faster in the defensive line than Atalanta. Overall, RB is a very courageous team, a very offensively thinking team with a courageous coach. It will be a chunk, but that is to be expected in a CL semi-final. “
The fact that only German and French teams are represented in the round of the last four came as a surprise to Tuchel.
“I thought Bayern would win against Barca. I could also imagine that Bayern would win clearly. That it became so clear is amazing. I didn’t foresee Lyon’s win against City, but I knew how difficult it would be against Lyon Scoring goals. Olympique play it the old Italian way in 5-3-2, they can defend very hard and they have great individual quality – it’s super complicated to play against, but that they lasted for 90 minutes was a surprise, “said Tuchel.
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