He Bayern Munich was being a hotbed in recent weeks, as demonstrated by the dismissal of Julian Nagelsman. The young German coach leaves the Bavarian team in the quarterfinals of the Champions after having surpassed PSG and with eight victories in eight games. In BundesligaBayern is second, but is only one point behind Borussia Dortmund. The tension in the locker room, however, has led to The rooms to dismiss the ex from Leipzig and to bet on Thomas Tuchel.
In recent weeks, Nagelsmann denounced at a press conference the presence of a “mole” in the locker room. Numerous alignments and strategies of the coach had been leaked in the media and that did not like the German at all. The tension has been increasing and the defeat against the Leverkusen of Xabi Alonso It has been the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The most expensive coach in history
He came like a star after the departure of Hansi Flick to the selection: Bayern paid €25 million al Leipzig by the youngest coach in the club’s history. In addition, he became the most expensive coach in world football. A season and a half later, Nagelsmann has not convinced the club. The surprising elimination before the Villarreal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League last year hurt, but his good work in Germany gave him a second chance.
He she left Lewandowski y Neuer He was injured at Christmas, but Bayern has continued to be a cyclone in Europe. With an overall of 3-0 ante el PSGthe Germans completely dismasted the French scheme and met in the next round with the Manchester City. A tie in which Nagelsmann will not be.
Tuchel effect and repeat what happened in 2020 with Flick
The last time Bayern fired a manager in the middle of the season, it was a success. In the 2019-20 academic year, Hansi Flick replaced Niko Kovac leading the German team. The rest is history: the squad led by Lewandowski took over everything in the year of the pandemic. They won the treble for the second time in their history.equaling Barça, which, until then, was the only club with two triplets to its credit.
Bayern are looking for a similar reaction. In addition, the one chosen to replace Nagelsmann is Thomas Tuchel. An old longing for Real Madrid who was without a team after being fired a few months ago by Chelsea. The German already knows what it is to win the Champions League, precisely he did it with the English team after taking the reins of the London team in the middle of the season in the 2020-21 course. Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard and won the second Champions League in the club’s history. In the final, Chelsea beat Guardiola’s City. Coincidence or not, those of Manchester will be the Bayern rivals in the next Champions League tie. Will history repeat itself?
