Borussia Dortmund supervisor Edin Terzic mentioned Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as Bayern Munich supervisor pressured his facet to alter its preparation for Saturday’s ‘Der Klassiker’ conflict.
Dortmund travels to Munich one level away from Bayern on the high of the Bundesliga desk.
Speaking on the pre-match press convention on Friday, Terzic mentioned the firing of Julian Nagelsmann in favour of the previous Dortmund mentor “obviously changed our preparation a little bit” for the top-of-the-table conflict.
“We don’t know how much Thomas Tuchel will continue on with what Julian Nagelsmann did in the last few weeks, or whether he brings in completely new ideas.
“But what hasn’t changed is that they still have a top manager on the bench and a top team on the field.”
Terzic admitted his facet had watched “the first six games of Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea” to get an concept of “what could happen in this situation or that”.
The Dortmund coach praised Tuchel’s skill to “bring Chelsea together in just a few months and be rewarded by winning the Champions League at the end of the season”.
“He’s one of the best managers in Europe and one of the most successful.”
Terzic spoke publicly for the primary time on Nagelsmann’s sacking, saying “I find it to be a real pity what happened with Julian Nagelsmann, who’s an absolute top coach.”
“But we know how quick things can go in football.”
Dortmund haven’t received in Munich within the league since 2014 however Terzic mentioned “we’re a different side” this yr.
Terzic added that a number of gamers would return from damage for the conflict, together with goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, midfielder Julian Brandt and forwards Youssoufa Moukoko and Karim Adeyemi.
Terzic confirmed that there have been “question marks” over English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck for the sport, whereas USA ahead Gio Reyna and Belgium defender Thomas Meunier have been dominated out.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com