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Nagelsmann about Neuer: “I’m a person who needs harmony. My door is never closed”

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“I am a person in need of harmony. My door is never closed”

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WOLFSBURG, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 05: Julian Nagelsmann, Head Coach of Bayern Munich, looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich at Volkswagen Arena on February 05, 2023 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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Julian Nagelsmann spoke for the first time in the discussion about Manuel Neuer. The FC Bayern coach showed little understanding for his goalkeeper’s statements, but tried not to let the situation escalate any further. He evaded the captain’s question.

BJulian Nagelsmann left no room for speculation about one thing: “Manu is the best goalkeeper in the world and I hope he comes back healthy. Everything else is pie in the sky,” said the FC Bayern coach. Before the game at VfL Wolfsburg, Nagelsmann spoke for the first time in the discussion with Manuel Neuer about his injured but talkative goalkeeper.

The coach is critical of the statements that Neuer made in two interviews and the resulting fuss. “From my perspective, I would not have given the interview, especially if it reads that the club is in the foreground,” said Nagelsmann (35) on “DAZN”. “Of course that doesn’t exactly help to calm things down, it’s haunted by the gazettes and it occupies the whole of football in Germany.”

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When asked about the captain, Nagelsmann dodged

Nagelsmann reported that he had explained to Neuer the separation from goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic “well before the interview”, this was “I had a good conversation with Manu and those responsible. And also with Manu in private,” said Nagelsmann: “The way I chose not to make it public, to tell him the reasons why the separation came about, was the right one in my opinion,” he emphasized Coach. “In general, it’s always the case with me, I’m a person in need of harmony, my door is never closed, even if I had chosen a different path.”

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Opinion Dispute at FC Bayern

In an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” and “The Athletic”, Neuer verbally attacked the record champions’ club management for the separation from Tapalovic. That was “the most blatant” thing he had experienced in his career, said the newcomer who had been missing for a long time with a broken leg. “It was a blow for me when I was already on the ground. I felt like my heart was being ripped out.” Bayern boss Oliver Kahn had announced “significant talks” with Neuer.

Nagelsmann did not specifically answer the question of whether Neuer was still the captain when he returned after a broken leg. “Manu should get fit again, also have fun with football again, it’s not an easy phase,” said the coach, who would be only too happy to concentrate more on his actual main task: “I also have the right not only to burn fires to erase, but also to be a coach.”

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