Bryan Zaragoza, a winger who this season plays in Osasuna on loan from Bayern, was one of the main protagonists of Spain’s 3-2 victory against Switzerland in the Nations League.
The 23-year-old striker from Malaga remembered Thomas Tuchel, the coach who barely gave him opportunities in his only year at Bayern after triumphing the previous season at Granada, after the match with Luis de la Fuente’s team.
“Did Tuchel say I lacked adaptation? Football is played with my feet, not with language… And I don’t have to say anything else,” answered the Spanish international in the mixed zone, referring to the current England coach.
He converts a penalty committed by Sierro onto himself
At Bayern Munich, the Spanish forward only played 7 games (138 minutes) in the Bundesliga in the 2023-2024 season.
What did Thomas Tuchel say about Bryan Zaragoza and languages?
In March 2024, Tuchel justified Bryan Zaragoza’s lack of minutes by arguing that “first of all, Bryan simply lacks the language. It is difficult for him to speak English and German, it is an elementary component. We brought forward the signing to save time and because we did not know how long Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry would take. It was already clear that it would be a very big step for him and now we see its quality, but we also notice that the integration is not complete from the point of view. linguistic. That’s why we will give it time.
The Bayern coach argues the lack of minutes of the former Granada player
Bryan Zaragoza: “I play to make my people happy”
Bryan Zaragoza, who forced a penalty and scored a goal, declared to the media that “I play to make my people happy and for people to enjoy… The penalty thing was a matter of personality, I asked Fabián for it. and I thank you.”
A goal by Bryan Zaragoza from a penalty in the 93rd minute ends Switzerland’s resistance
“I don’t feel pressure,” the Osasuna striker, who scored his first goal for Spain, replied to Miguel Ángel Toribio of Radio MARCA.
