Tuchel delighted with 'unique' Neuer's Germany return

Thomas Tuchel praised Manuel Neuer after the goalkeeper was recalled to the Germany squad after 15 months

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00:00 One of 20,000 players, probably.

00:02 One of 20 million players, I guess.

00:05 I don't think you can rate that high enough.

00:08 I had the dubious pleasure of talking to Manu about his accident.

00:14 And what he described and what the doctors who treated him told me,

00:19 I was shocked.

00:22 And to be so stable all the way through the rehab and

00:25 then having setbacks again, then we had small corrections,

00:31 small operations to correct the whole rail and plates and

00:36 all screws again, which ultimately also caused the breakthrough.

00:42 So of course all the doctors treated, all the first responders there

00:47 in the accident and then the doctors and physios and rehab coaches here

00:52 in the club, the greatest praise and respect.

00:56 But what Manu went through and pulled through,

01:00 you can't rate that high enough.

01:03 That's why I don't mean that just for fun, that's unique.