Why Vincent Kompany succeeds where Thomas Tuchel failed, detailed in a brutal interview by Uli Hoeneß

TL;DR

Vincent Kompany has revitalized FC Bayern Munich after Thomas Tuchel's poor tenure, which saw the team lose its long-standing Bundesliga dominance. Uli Hoeneß criticized Tuchel's blame-shifting and lack of accountability in a recent podcast interview.

Key points

Vincent Kompany replaced Thomas Tuchel as head coach of FC Bayern Munich.
Uli Hoeneß criticized Tuchel's lack of accountability and blame-shifting.
Kompany has improved player performance and team morale.

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MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Vincent Kompany, head coach of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrates after the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Real Madrid CF at Football Arena Munich on April 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) | UEFA via Getty Images Thomas Tuchel will go down in history as one of the worst Bayern Munich coaches ever. Under him, FC Bayern lost their decade long Bundesliga win streak, and played some of the most soul-crushing football known to man. Replacing him with Vincent Kompany was like giving glucose to a hypoglycemic. An instant, almost miraculous recovery. Everyone in the fanbase knows why Kompany is so much better than Tuchel, but Uli Hoeneß went one step further. On the Podcast *Auf eine weiß-blaue* *Tasse* (via @iMiaSanMia) the FC Bayern patriarch did a brutally honest takedown of the former Chelsea FC and current England national team coach. “Two things are important,” began Hoeneß. “This coach [Kompany] makes every player better. And I’ve never seen him conduct a press conference where he said: I need a left-back, I need a right-back, as was the case under Tuchel.” “When the team didn’t play well, he [Tuchel] never questioned himself; it was always the team’s fault: ‘That right-back isn’t working, Kimmich isn’t a good player’.” “And [he said] regarding , who now plays in Liverpool: ‘I can’t use him at all’. He once asked Stanišić if he could speak German, even though he was born here.” “So these are all things that are unacceptable,” Hoeneß concluded. “And that’s the big difference.” Aside from the rabid segment of the fanbase that called him “Juppel”, any Bayern Munich fan could have told you these things about Thomas Tuchel. However, Uli saying it gives it more weight. It’s a wonder that the club actually attempted to extend the 52-year-old after that last disastrous season, and only went for Kompany after Tuchel rejected the offer. That was perhaps the only good thing he ever did for this football club.

Q&A

What did Uli Hoeneß say about Thomas Tuchel's coaching style?

Uli Hoeneß criticized Thomas Tuchel for blaming players instead of taking responsibility, highlighting his failure to improve the team and his lack of self-reflection.

How has Vincent Kompany improved FC Bayern Munich?

Vincent Kompany has made every player better and fostered a more positive team environment, leading to a significant turnaround in performance since taking over from Tuchel.

Why was Thomas Tuchel considered one of the worst coaches in Bayern Munich's history?

Thomas Tuchel's tenure is marked by the end of Bayern's decade-long Bundesliga winning streak and a style of play that fans found unappealing and ineffective.