Coaching a team like Bayern Munich should be a dream for any coach. Even after a season in which they have not competed in the Bundesliga, nor in the Cup, but in which they are, right now, tied in the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. Since Tuchel, still coach of the Bavarian team, announced his departure at the end of the season (he had a contract until 2025) the technical secretariat of the great German team does not stop accumulating negatives. The last one, of Ralf RangnickAustrian coach, after Julian Nagelsmann y Xabi Alonso.
“Rangnick will continue to lead the national team. We continue to have great plans together,” the Austrian Football Federation wrote this Thursday to refute the news that they took for granted in the German press. Rangnick himself responded to the publication: “I am an Austrian coach with all my heart. “I really enjoy this task and am determined to successfully continue the path we have chosen.”
Rangnick, Nagelsmann y Alonso, un triple ‘no’
In his argument, the former Manchester United and RB Leipzig coach, among others, stressed that “this is expressly not a ‘no’ to Bayern, but rather a decision in favor of Austria and our objectives. We are fully focused on the Euro Cup. “We will do everything possible to reach as far as possible.” The Austrian team, which has not qualified for a World Cup since France 1998, has recovered the illusion under the helm of Rangnickwho is bringing out the best in men like Konrad Laimer, a Bayern midfielder whom he has rejected.
In Munich they also failed to recruit Xabi Alonso, the great sensation of European football after his brilliant role with Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he has won his first Bundesliga, light years away from a team that, due to its simple competitiveness -and level of squad- has reached the semifinals of the Champions League. The Bavarian team wanted to rewind by testing Julian Nagelsmann, current Germany coach who was fired in March 2023 due to poor results. The former RB Leipzig player closed the door to a return after renewing with the ‘Mannschaft’ until 2026.
The truth is that Nagelsmann’s departure was conflictive. According to ‘Bild’, the players carried out a mutiny. Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich rebelled over the dismissal of goalkeeping coach Tapalovic. He was just the tip of the iceberg, because The German coach also did not have a good relationship with important figures such as Gnabry, Sané, Musiala or Mané.
From Mané’s punch to Kimmich’s criticism
The Bayern locker room has been a tinderbox for a long time and it is something that Tuchel has also suffered, who since his landing had to face Nagelsmann’s defenders – because he had them – such as Kimmich, Goretzka or Müller. If he does not remedy it in the Champions League, the Munich club will close its first season without titles since 2012. Although if there is a coach capable of all that, it is Tuchel, who made the decision to leave after being eliminated against a Third Division team and falling out of the fight for the Bundesliga.
Bayern’s season is being a horror movie that never ends
“It’s being a horror movie that doesn’t end,” said Goretzka. It is a definition of the season, but it applies to the dynamics of the Bavarian bench, which has become an electric chair. It is clear that one of the problems is the diverse groups and interests that have been generated in a staff that, Despite winning the Bundesliga last year, he experienced episodes like Mané punching Sané. The talented right winger scored a great goal against Real Madrid, but his individualism has been constantly questioned.
In this course, Kimmich, another of Bayern’s heavyweights, argued in public with Zsolt Low, one of Tuchel’s assistants, after being replaced in a match. There is also a debate about which position he should occupy, whether on the right side, as until now, or return to midfield due to his good footing.
Leaders confronted with Tuchel: “It offends me”
Bayern’s leadership and entourage, full of legends who give their opinion, do not help the team have a defined direction either. In the run-up to the first leg against Real Madrid, Tuchel said he felt “deeply offended as a coach” after Uli Hoeness, honorary president of the club, accused the coach of not having the will or ability to improve the most talented players.
In similar terms, another confrontation took place between Max Eberl, Bayern’s sporting general director since February of this year – he replaced Hasan Salihamidzic – and Tuchel himself. After losing the ‘Klassiker’ against Dortmund (0-2), the still Bavarian coach congratulated Leverkusen for a Bundesliga that they had not yet achieved mathematically. “That message is sent when it is no longer possible to reach them, even though today they have taken the last big step,” criticized Eberl, who is also upset with Tuchel because he does not bet on promises like Mathys Tel. “We have to do like Real Madrid with Tchouaméni or Camavinga”he compared.
UEFA Champions League – Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid. / ANNA SZILAGYI / EFE
With the options of Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralf Rangnick exhausted, would a rectification be possible with Tuchel as has happened at FC Barcelona with Xavi? It is not a plausible scenario, even if Bayern wins the Champions League, because there are personal problems between the parties. In fact, the Champions League winner with Chelsea has maintained his openly critical attitude.
After Allianz’s 2-2 draw, he did not hesitate to publicly expose Kim Min-jae, Bayern’s weakest link. “He was very greedy, twice. Against Vinicius he made the first play very soon to score the first goal and was caught by Kroos’s pass. He took a lot of risks and was very aggressive. In the second goal, unfortunately it was another mistake. We were five against two, we had an advantage and more players behind. There was no need to defend so aggressively against Rodrygo. Just when Eric was about to help, he (Kim) knocked Rodrygo down,” he analyzed sternly.
De Zerbi, Ten Hag, Zidane, Mourinho…
At this point, what is the future of the Bayern bench? The candidates continue to parade in the German press. First, Roberto De Zerbi, from Brighton, which has resonated throughout half of Europe. The problem is his large coaching staff, according to ‘Bild’. Ten Hag, from Manchester United, is another candidate, who also knows the house, because he came through the youth ranks. However, his poor numbers in the Premier generate uncertainty.
Also on the list is Zinedine Zidane, especially for his winning character. The only drawback, the language. They have maintained contacts with him, so far to no avail. Another candidate without a bench is Jose Mourinhoperhaps the most interested, although it would not be a consensus solution to hire a coach around whom everything should revolve. Antonio Conte, also without a team, is another of the top names that Bayern will try to convince. Never has such a great team shown to have so many problems filling a previously coveted bench, now rejected.
2024-05-03 06:16:12
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