Tuchel: “How do you explain this? That judges have their influence”
Cariacontesido, as naturally after what happened, analyzed Tuchel his team’s defeat to Madrid. Bayern were already sniffing around London, but Joselu had other plans. Although The German coach’s anger focused on the referee. First at the Movistar microphones, and then in the press room. “I think this is obvious and contrary to the norms of modern football,” he exclaimed.
Flash interview
How are you?
“Sad”.
What analysis are you doing?
“Well, we were good, we beat them… and an individual mistake from the man who was the best in the game brought Madrid into the game. A shame”.
What explanation do you have for what is happening at the Bernabeu in the last minutes?
“That the judges got their way.”
What do you think about the work of a referee?
“A disaster. An absolute disaster. Madrid’s second goal allowed the game to continue. The rule is clear and says the game must continue. The first mistake was made by the linesman, the second by the referee. “It was a clear violation of the rules.”
press conference
What did you think of the latest play?
I think this is obvious and goes against any normality in modern football. First error in line. He’s also done this before with Davis. He raised the flag. I have a little strange feeling. You need to have courage and courage to raise the flag in this situation; This is a serious mistake. The referee has the option not to blow the whistle and decides to whistle himself. This is against any rules. I’m sorry. We accept it, that’s the way things are. But everything would not have happened the other way around.
How did you like the game and Neuer in particular?
We had to respond to injuries. None of the changes were reactive. We’ve always had to react to change and we can’t change the game. It too. At the moment of a draw, Pavlovich has a cramp, and we are in the minority. There they score a goal. Neuer could have stopped it, but there was a mistake. He does this after a world class match. If anyone didn’t deserve this, it was Manuel. We know how it is prepared. We think that this should be for a reason. I don’t know if we will know in the next 50 years why this happened.
Can you accept the referee’s apology?
We accept, but now is not the time to apologize. Now is not the time to commit two such serious violations. Everyone can make mistakes, but judges must also be on the same level. If he is not able to offer the best level, they are of little use. It’s not worth it.
Is this your most bitter defeat?
I am very angry. We always want to make the perfect game. In Madrid, given the circumstances… We have to justify it. We had many options for counterattacks. We had opportunities. It gave us a little oxygen, but you need to be able to play well. We almost reached the finish line, but we gave it our all. The most bitter defeat? I never liked losing. I had other defeats in finals and we gave it our all. We don’t understand why this wasn’t enough.
Did you field a very aggressive lineup?
Davis had to play up front because we had no choice. Kane had problems with his back, Gnabry was in pain… It’s too much, because you want to be able to have a full position. We knew we had to defend high with Carvajal and the truth is they played very well. I don’t know, if you want to change something… You need to react to injuries. But hey, we were close.
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