BAYERN MUNICH star Joshua Kimmich was involved in a war of words with his assistant boss Zsolt Low as pressure mounts on Thomas Tuchel.
The manager is at risk of the sack with Bayern Munich in crisis and his press conference after yesterday’s defeat to Bochum was cancelled at the last minute.
It fuelled speculation that he is set to be axed but reports in Germany suggest the club don’t plan to pull the trigger just yet.
Tuchel has no plans to resign and will fight on.
But Bayern are now in serious danger of having a trophyless season for the first time in 22 years and Harry Kane may not end his career trophy drought.
Tuchel’s side lost the Supercup final at the start of the campaign and crashed out the DFB-Pokal to third tier minnows Saarbrucken in November.
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Now, a disastrous week has left their Bundesliga and Champions League hopes hanging by a thread.
They lost to title rivals Bayer Leverkusen 3-0, Lazio then beat them 1-0 in the first leg in Europe and yesterday they were defeated by Bochum 3-2.
Pressure is mounting on Tuchel and there are many calls for him to be sacked.
Several senior Bayern players are believed to have fallen out with him and are raging over the underwhelming performances.
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Kimmich was subbed off last night and as he left the field he got into an altercation with assistant manager Low.
The pair had a heated exchange, shouting at each other as they made their way to the dressing room.
Bild claim that an angry Kimmich had to be held back by his team-mates, including captain Manuel Neuer.
On the confrontation, Tuchel said: “I know what was going on. This is not for the public.”
“We are in a football locker room. This is a pretty normal occurrence if kept within limits and it stayed within limits.”
Kimmich’s relationship with the coaches is allegedly “broken”.
Additionally, Leon Goretzka called the current run of results “a never-ending horror film.”
And there are rumours that Matthijs de Ligt is unhappy at Bayern due to his lack of playing time.
This comes a week after Thomas Muller launched a scathing attack on his team-mates after the loss to Leverkusen, claiming they lack “courage” and it’s “not about the coach.”
But The Athletic report that Tuchel has “undermined” his players with his public criticism of them and he doesn’t have a bond with the team.
Although Bayern are ready to stick it out with the manager, they are believed to have already sounded out a return for former boss Hansi Flick.
They are also keen on Leverkusen gaffer Xabi Alonso.
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The highly-rated Spanish boss looks set to be the man that ends Bayern’s dominance of the Bundesliga that has seen them lift the title 11 times in a row.
Leverkusen are eight points clear at the top and have not lost a match this season.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
