It’s often said that one of the worst things in football is when people start to pity you and that is where it has got to with Erik ten Hag. Thomas Tuchel was expressing “sympathy” for his situation.
“Almost always I feel sympathy for the other coach but we try everything to win matches,” the Bayern Munich manager said after his side’s comfortable 1-0 win over Manchester United. “He has a lot of key players injured for a decisive match. It is not an easy time but I am pretty sure he knows what to do next and he does not need my advice or clapping on the shoulders. He is experienced enough to go through it. I had not a nice moment last Saturday and sometimes you feel lonely as a coach.”
