Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel explained why he didn't use the replacement card, "I didn't want to disturb the rhythm." Kim Min-jae played full-time in 15 consecutive games.
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel did not use a single replacement card in the league game, causing doubts. Before the game, he said, "The players have reached their limits due to the A match." "I didn't want to disturb the rhythm," Tuchel said after the game. I apologized to the players sitting on the bench," he said.
Coach Tuchel's Munich beat Cologne 1-0 on the 25th by defending Harry Kane's first goal in the 12th round of the Bundesliga in the 2023-24 season at Line Energie Stadion in Cologne, Germany. Munich won its 10th league victory (two draws) with the victory, reclaiming the top spot (32 points) ahead of Bayer Leverkusen (31 points).
Apart from the result of the match, Munich dominated Cologne throughout the match. Of course, Kane-Sane-Corman's attack team was still a threat. However, he rarely had a shot on goal, and he did not have luck, such as being hit by the net twice.
Meanwhile, it was Tuchel's failure to use a single replacement card that drew attention. While home side Cologne used five replacement cards in the second half, Munich had 11 starters on the ground for the entire 90 minutes.
The question mark was taken because of Tuchel's remarks at a pre-match press conference. Ahead of the match against Cologne, Tuchel said, "National team coaches only say that the best players are tired. They spend too much time on buses and planes," he pointed out. "Kim Min-jae returned from China and Alfonso Davis from Canada. No one will know how big the time difference they have to experience," he explained. At the same time, "Kim Min-jae will wake up after a nap, but he will not know exactly where he woke up," he said, adding that fatigue from the A match would have accumulated.
German media Sport 1 also said on the 24th, "Munich is set to play five league games and two UEFA Champions League (UCL) games within 26 days." On average, it is played once every three days," he said, introducing the tough schedule.
It was the first time since former coach Luis van Gaal in December 2010 that Munich did not use a single replacement card in a league game. After the match, Tuchel told DAZN, "It was a shame. It's not that I didn't trust the bench players, he said. "I was dominating the game very well. Kane and Choupo-Moting were very good, and they tried to win until the end. Throughout the game, I thought about the introduction of Thomas Muller, Mattel, and Rafael Geheiro. But I didn't want to disturb the rhythm," he explained. At the same time, he added, "I apologized to the players because this doesn't usually happen."
However, it seems difficult to avoid the gaze of "excessive drinking." In particular, Kim Min-jae has recorded full-time digesting in the last 15 consecutive games. He also played full-time in both the second Asian qualifying matches for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held during the A match in November. Tuchel, as well as local media, were concerned about his "harsh death." However, Kim Min-jae succeeded in the most passes among the players who played in the game. Pass success rate is 95% (117 successes / 123 attempts). In defense, he blocked once, walked twice, intercepted three times, recovered five times, and succeeded twice out of four ball competitions. During the first half, he also complained of pelvic pain as he fell after competing with the opponent in the air. However, he soon returned to the ground and played for 90 minutes.
Meanwhile, Kane, who scored the first goal, scored his 18th goal in the league and 22nd in the official match. In the 20th minute of the first half, when Eric Maxim Chupo-Moting's shot hit the defense, he pushed it back and shook the net. After that, he played in conjunction with Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman, but failed to raise additional offensive points. Kane still remained the top scorer in the league. Munich also regained the top spot (32 points) in the league.
The 12th round of the Bundesliga between Cologne and Munich in the 2023-24 season was held at Line Energie Stadion on the 25th. Kane is celebrating after scoring.
On the same day, Munich showed the 4-2-3-1 model. Kane stood on the front line, while Coman, Chupo, Motting and Sané supported him. The midfield consisted of Leon Goretzka and Yosua Kimihiro. The defense was guarded by Nusair Mazraoui, Kim Min-jae, Dayo Upamecano, Konrad Reimer, and the goal by Manuel Neuer.
It was Munich that opened the game. In the 5th minute of the first half, Coman-Rimer opened the right side with two passes. Chupo-Moting, who received a cross, even took a right-footed shot from the box, but missed the left side of the net. The first effective shot was literally a decisive chance. Two minutes later, Kane lightly handed a lobbing pass from the center to create a one-on-one chance for Sane. Sane calmly tried to shoot with his left foot, but Schwebe jumped and blocked it with his hand.
Munich's somewhat stagnant attack shone as a counterattack in the 20th minute of the first half. After Raimer blocked the opponent's through pass, he connected the ball to Coman. A clean counterattack led to Coman, Sané, Chupo and Motting came out. Chupo-Moting's shot after beating the defense was blocked by the defense, but Kane pushed it back to score the day's first goal.
Since then, Munich's attack has continued, but the scene of not shaking the net has been repeated. Mazraoui shot the ball from Munich's corner kick attack in the 41st minute of the first half, and the ball hit the defense and headed in front of the coman. Coman tried to shoot with his right foot again, but again, he was blocked by the goalkeeper.
Most of Munich's attacks took place in the second half as well. Sane, Coman broke through the left and right sides and tried to attack one by one. However, not all were linked to valid shooting. Kane's header was also far from the net. Later, Coman's cross and Sané's volley shot came out, but they were blocked by defense. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Coman's header hit the net.
Cologne failed to fight back properly, and Munich failed to secure a wedge. In the end, Munich kept Kane's first winning goal to the end. 스포츠토토
After the game, Kane told DAZN: "It was a very important game. Of course the results may not look good, but I think I did well today. We could only score three goals in the first half. "It was a very important three points," he said. "We dominated the game, created many chances, but allowed fewer opportunities. I could have scored more, but I don't care. "It's a very important victory in the first game since the A-match break," he said.