Lto first adventure of Julian Nagelsman in the ‘super elite’ It has only lasted 19 months.. the label of most expensive coach in history -Bayern paid 25 million for his transfer- has ended up being too big a slab for the former Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig coach. We analyze, below, the causes that have led to his dismissal:
Sports performance
The leadership of Bayern considers, according to ‘Bild’, that Nagelsmann He is the “main culprit” for Borussia Dortmund’s gaining 10 points after the World Cup and has taken the leadership of the Bundesliga from them.His impeccable career in the Champions League matters little -He has won the eight games he has played, leaving a clean sheet in seven of them-who has guided the team in the Cup quarterfinals or that he won the German Super Cup.
In the ‘noble zone’ of the Allianz Arena they also understand that Nagelsmann has not been able to get the most out of the signings that have been made in the last two seasons. A roster made up of footballers of the stature of De Ligt, Mané, Tel, Gravenbech, Sommer, Daley Blind, Cancelo, Mazraoui, Upamecano o Sabitzer.
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“The quality of our team stands out less and less. After the World Cup we have played with less success and less attractive football. Large fluctuations in performance have called into question our goals for this season, but also our goals for the future. That’s why we’ve acted now“, assured Oliver Kahn, CEO of Bayern.
In sports ‘it rains it pours’. Nagelsmann already left doubts in his first campaign at the Allianz. Bayern finished winning their tenth consecutive Bundesliga -also won the Super Cup-, but left two big ‘blurs’: the embarrassing elimination in the Cupagainst Borussia Mönchengladbach (5-0)and the ‘KO’ in the Champions League quarterfinalsagainst Villarreal. The latter stung especially, especially due to the lack of humility that Nagelsmann showed. “We want to sentence the tie in the first leg,” he said. The elimination against the ‘Yellow Submarine’ had some deplorable consequences: received more than 450 death threats.
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The ‘fight of egos’
Nagelsmann was born in Munich and wears his Bavarian character well. It has a point of arrogance/proud that has not married well with the idiosyncrasies of a “politically incorrect” club, which lives in a permanent “ego fight”.Nagelsmann has been subjected to the permanent scrutiny of the ‘old glories’, both from within (Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic) and from outside the club (see Lothar Matthaus).
Nagelsmann does not shy away from the shock and his interventionist attitude, almost obsessive to control even the smallest detail, He has earned him not a few enmities since he came to the bench. “That’s not how Bayern is. So little push, mentality… I’ve rarely seen that”assured Salihamidzic publicly after the defeat against Bayer Leverkusen by Xabi Alonso (2-1).
This is not Bayern. So little drive, mentality… I’ve rarely seen that
The last sticking point, which, possibly, ended up triggering the dismissal, It came after Nagelsmann chose to go skiing in the middle of the break… and will delegate the training sessions to his technical staff.
Non-existent relationship with the players
From Germany they assure that the relationship of Nagelsmann with the Bayern dressing room was non-existent, it was completely broken. Group management has not been his strong point. The former coach of the Munich team He only had a fluid connection with one player: Joshua Kimmich.
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In fact, Kimmich, beyond the ‘robbery’ of Cancelo, has been the only one who, ‘motu proprio’, has referred to the dismissal of Nagelsmann: “He is an exceptional coach. I’ve had one of the best coaches in the world in my career and Julian is easily in the top three.”
I have had one of the best coaches in the world in my career and Nagelsmann is easily in the top three.
The ‘mole hunt’
The struggle to find the ‘snitches’ has become a historical obsession at Bayern. It comes from afar, from the time of Giovanni Trapattoni. Guardiola also referred to the ‘mole’ of the changing room.
Julian Nagelsmann, however, has taken the worst part. ‘Sport Bild’ revealed, with images,the tactical plans that Nagelsmann had designed, both in defense and attack, ahead of the league match against Bochum.
The former Bayern coach was pleased: “Moles are protected species. Their search is very, very complicated. It bothers me a lot. The person broadcasting this hurts the players. I don’t understand what you are looking for. I don’t see what his motivation could be, beyond facilitating the task for the adversary.”
The person broadcasting this hurts the players. I don’t understand what you are looking for. I don’t see what his motivation could be, beyond facilitating the task for the adversary
“It’s always important to me to be able to look in the mirror at night, treat my players and my fellow coaches well. I hope this person can’t look in the mirror because it’s not fair.”he continued. A public accusation that, once again, did not sit well with the Bayern staff.
A ‘molotov cocktail’ that has taken Nagelsmann aheadwho had a contract until 2026, much sooner than expected.
