Overview
- In a Sport Bild interview published Wednesday, Hans-Joachim Watzke said he would not dismiss Thomas Tuchel if faced with the 2017 decision today.
- He identified the April 2017 bombing of Dortmund’s team bus and the swift rescheduling of the Monaco match as the turning point in their relationship.
- Watzke asserted that public reports misrepresented internal talks, saying every player was free to refuse to play the next day without consequences.
- He described a post-season meeting that lasted about 20 minutes with no real dialogue, after which both sides accepted that the partnership could not continue.
- Watzke said he and Tuchel have since reconciled and praised the now-England head coach as an outstanding manager.