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In the end it took a short 21 minute high level meeting in Dortmund to seal the end of Thomas Tuchel as head coach of newly crowned German Cup winners Borussia Dortmund.
The expected departure of Tuchel from Dortmund was the result of a conversation between BVB Chief Executive Officer Hans-Joachim Watzke, Sporting Director Michael Zorc, Thomas Tuchel and his advisor Olaf Meinking, which took place earlier today.
The club in its statement said, “We would like to thank Thomas Tuchel and his coaching staff for the sporting success they have brought to BVB, which reached a deserved climax last Saturday when the club beat Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Cup final in Berlin. We wish Thomas Tuchel nothing but the best for his future professional endeavours.”
“As an employer, Borussia Dortmund will not comment in detail on the reasons behind the separation, which is the result of a longer process and is supported by all the club committees. For the good of all parties involved, we ask for understanding for our wish that no conclusions be drawn on the basis of rumours or without any background information.”
“BVB attaches great importance to the fact that the cause of the separation is by no means a disagreement between two persons. The well-being of the club Borussia Dortmund, which is much more than just sporting success, will always be more important than individuals and any differences that may exist between them.”
Despite the official statement from the club it is known in Football Germany that problems between Watzke and Tuchel have led to this premature departure of a coach, who fulfilled the aims of the club over the last couple of years, finishing second in last seasons Bundesliga and third this term besides winning the German Cup.
But Tuchel as a football fanatic and similar in his work to Pep Guardiola who both go into a lot of details, has had problems at Dortmund with the way the club functions and operates. Dortmund are known to be a club which is close to its fans, Echte Liebe (True Love) is their slogan and after Jürgen Klopp, it was always difficult for someone like Tuchel to succeed, then onfield Tuchel has had the best ever record of any Dortmund coach.
Dortmund will now be searching for a suitable replacement with the names of Lucien Favre and Paolo Sousa making the rounds, while Thomas Tuchel could be linked to some of the vacant top coaching jobs in the Bundesliga and Europe.
