REVEALED: The moment Thomas Tuchel knew he was getting the sack at Bayern Munich
Thomas Tuchel reportedly knew the moment that his time was up as Bayern Munich boss.
News broke on Wednesday that the former Chelsea manager would leave the German giants in the summer, with Tuchel coming under increasing pressure after a disastrous run of results.
A 3-2 defeat by Bundesliga strugglers Bochum on Sunday was the final straw, which came after a damaging 3-0 loss to title rivals Bayer Leverkusen the previous week, while they were also beaten 1-0 by Lazio in a Champions League last-16 tie last Wednesday.
It all means Bayern are eight points behind Leverkusen with 12 games to go, and Tuchel's side are now in danger of missing out on the Bundesliga title for the first time since 2011-12, having won it for 11 consecutive seasons.
And, a report in The Athletic has cited the moment Tuchel was aware he was going to be sacked.
The report claims Tuchel is usually withdrawn following defeats, while he is often unsociable and looks to avoid any attempts to speak to Bayern's hierarchy.
However, on the flight back from Bochum to Munich on Sunday, club officials saw that Tuchel was acting differently to his regular demeanour.
Tuchel was reportedly in a jovial and relaxed mood, with the 50-year-old even smiling and cracking jokes as one source said: 'He knew it was over. The pressure was off.'
The report goes onto state that Bayern's board - which included supervisory members Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - debated what to do next over the following days.
Despite the realisation that a change was needed, the board felt there was no-one suitable to take over on an interim role, and the decision was made to keep Tuchel on until the end of the season.
Bayern's hierarchy hope that those players who have been struggling will
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