Failing at Bayern Munich, Bryan Zaragoza never really had the confidence of Thomas Tuchel. His former coach in Bavaria had justified his starving playing time by his poor adaptation to German culture, to which the Spaniard, loaned to Osasuna for the season, has just responded coldly.
Almost not used at Bayern Munich and loaned this season to Osasuna, Bryan Zaragoza will obviously not miss his former coach in Bavaria. On the sidelines of a Nations League meeting with Spain on Monday evening, the 23-year-old winger had a quick word for Thomas Tuchel, who was his coach during his last season in the Bundesliga.
“Tuchel said that I lacked adaptation? Football is played with the feet, not with the tongue… That’s my point of view, I have nothing else to say,” he said coldly. he Spanish international in the mixed zone, a few minutes after scoring his team’s last goal from the penalty spot (3-2 victory against Switzerland).
Seven ends of matches in the Bundesliga
In March 2024, the new England coach justified Zaragoza’s lack of minutes – 171 minutes, for 7 small Bundesliga matches, including only one start at the end of the season – by regretting that he does not speak English. , nor German enough.
“He doesn’t understand the language. It’s difficult for him both in German and English, and that’s essential. We accelerated his signing to give him time to adapt. I knew it was going to be a not important to him,” regretted Tuchel.
Recruited last winter by Bayern Munich, Bryan Zaragoza was immediately loaned for six months to his former club Granada. But following an injury to Kingsley Coman, the Bavarians decided to add 5 million euros more to the transfer amount (15M€) to bring forward the player’s arrival by a few months.
