Thomas Tuchel speaks his first words as head coach of Bayern Munich
“I believe it is an honor and special to be contacted by FC Bayern,” said Thomas Tuchel during his introduction as Bayern Munich.
"When you sign the contract, it is a great honor. I especially thank for the trust given to Oliver Kahn, Hasan Salihamidži?, Herbert Hainer and Uli Hoeneb.
"Even if you work abroad for a while, you become more aware of the importance of FC Bayern. They are one of the biggest clubs in Europe and the world," added Tuchel. Bayern suddenly sacked Julian Nagelsmann this week and replaced him with former Chelsea manager Tuchel.
Tuchel will lead Bayern's next game next week.
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Eight Man United players were on international duty on Friday.
Wout Weghorst (right) played for the Netherlands as they were beaten 4-0 by France.
Manchester United duo Tyrell Malacia and Wout Weghorst were both featured in Holland's 4-0 defeat by France in their first game of Euro 2024 qualifying in Paris on Friday night.
Appointed as a substitute for the opener in Ronald Koeman's second term, the Red Devils duo came on from the bench either side of the first half as they were thrashed by the teams reaching the 2022 World Cup finals. attack. Goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dayot Upamecano in the first eight minutes gave the home side an early lead, overtaking Kylian Mbappe to make it 3-0 after just 22 minutes.
Weghorst was brought on from the bench after just 33 minutes of play, replacing youngster Kenneth Taylor. Malacia then came on with just three minutes of allotted time on the clock, before Mbappe scored the second goal of the game to win France's fourth a minute later.
Elsewhere in the European Championship qualifiers, loanee Marcel Sabitzer starred as Austria thrashed Azerbaijan lightly to score an easy 4-1 win and lead Group F. He scored twice, including one thunderous free-kick and an assist. Also in Group F, centre-back Victor Lindelof took on the Sweden captaincy after they were beaten 3-0 by Belgium in Stockholm. Former United striker Romelu Lukaku scored a hat-trick to give the Reds an easy win. Lindelof was warned in the 78th minute.
Meanwhile, Facundo Pellistri started and played 68 minutes as Uruguay drew 1-1 with Japan in a friendly match in Tokyo. Federico Valverde's opener in the 38th minute was canceled out by substitute Takuma Nishimura, who came on as a substitute scoring with his first touch in the 15th minute of the game. Eric Bailly started Ivory Coast as they beat the Comoros 3-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. He was eliminated after 86 minutes. Amad, who is currently on loan at Sunderland, is an unused substitute.
Finally, Hannibal Mejbri, who has spent this season on loan at Birmingham City, started for Tunisia as they beat Libya 3-0, also in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. He was retired after 83 minutes after starting to the right of the forward trio.
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