"Let's create an atmosphere infused with a sense of commitment"

Thomas Tuchel on...
...his appointment and his objectives with Borussia Dortmund:
"I'm absolutely delighted to be officially unveiled as BVB's new coach at this press conference. During my year out I felt a real desire to take over the reins at a top Bundesliga club, a real desire to coach a club steeped in tradition and a real desire to be in charge of a club that could really challenge. In my eyes, BVB is a club capable of challenging in every competition we're involved in. Domestically, there are more teams challenging now. It's no longer just Bayern Munich, there's also Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg. We are a challenger to this quartet's dominance - and we have a certain amount of catching up to do. These four teams were the best four in both the first and second halves of the season. They learnt how to put together a winning run and how to overcome obstacles. They successfully maintained their positions and only swapped places with each other in the league table - both in the first and second halves of the season."

...his philosophy:
"It's extremely important that we develop a real motivation to achieve this aim. For this we need an approach characterised by hard work, modesty, courage, openness and a level of determination. I want these four teams that we're looking to challenge to constantly be wary of us. For this we need to create an atmosphere infused with a sense of motivation, an atmosphere without egos and which carries us forward. It must be tangible in every training session and every minute in the stadium."

...the trust placed in him by the club's leadership:
"For me it's important to be able to work with reliable structures. The support from Hans-Joachim Watzke and Michael Zorc played a very important role in the decision I made to join the club. The trust they placed in me made an impression on me from the very start and made my decision a very easy one. Only by working in such an environment is it possible for me to follow in Jürgen Klopp's footsteps. For me it goes without saying that the greatest level of recognition and appreciation must be shown for the outstanding coaching work Jürgen has done here over the course of the past seven seasons. Jürgen was more than just a coach here. We're going to try to write new chapters in this success story, to maintain this high level and to start new developments of our own. My team and I are really looking forward to the challenge and will give everything in our power while here."

...potential additions to the squad:
"I've not compiled my own shopping list. We have a fantastic squad. What I want is to work with all of the individual players and get my own impression of their qualities and personalities from the very beginning. The team is very balanced and has an excellent average age. The lads have performed incredibly over the course of the last few years. There's no need to sit down at a desk or in front of video analysis to decide which players will be leaving this group and replaced by a new signing."

...the type of football that he'd like to play:
"Dortmund already have their own style, so there's no need to develop a new one. Dortmund represent very attractive football, attacking football which is fun for me personally and for all the fans too. We want to act when we have the ball and we want to win it back as quickly as possible when we don't have it. I consider this play when you don't have the ball to be very important. I'm excited about the real talent the players possess. I'm hoping for so much quality that we can deliver dominant performances. When we know each other better, I'll decide which system we'll play and what's right for us. Who feels comfortable in which areas? Who works well with whom? I'd like to leave everything open at the moment."

...an emotional club and an emotional environment:
"When I heard about the interest and when it became concrete, it was clear that this was the job for me. Right from the start I wanted to seize this opportunity. I'm a very emotional coach who really goes through the motions. I'm looking forward to seeing the stands decked out in yellow, to experiencing this power and energy to such an extent that it can't even be described in words. I'm very curious about the city and the Ruhr region in general."

...the UEFA Europa League qualifying matches:
"The most important thing is training. I mean it. The Europa League qualifiers are a massive inconvenience. The matches do not represent a disadvantage in themselves, but they're not exactly advantageous either. They'll put us behind as we look to compete for a top-four spot. We'll have to make up for it somehow because we don't have a choice. If you get the opportunity to coach such a big club, then logically you have to expect that it'll be involved in European competition. It's something that will also give both myself and the team the chance to develop further and I'm really looking forward to that."

...the number of fixtures decreasing his preparation time:
"Of course we'd have liked to have a longer, more peaceful preparation time without these ridiculous international fixtures (in June) so that the players could recover and return to the club rested, so that we could start together and use the few days that we have in order to implement all the new things as quickly as possible. But the situation is how it is. It doesn't exactly give us an advantage over the teams we want to compete with places for. But enough's been said on the matter now. We'll find solutions. It may mean that this stage of working on our game - coming up with footballing principles, dealing with systems more flexibly - lasts well into the season. At the beginning it'll be a case of less is more. We must not make the mistake of trying to cram everything in in the first four weeks before our first competitive game."

Compiled by Boris Rupert