Nagelsmann freak out: League connoisseurs with a clear appeal to the Bayern bosses

Bundesliga

Shortly after the words left his lips, Julian Nagelsmann knew that he had to calm things down as quickly as possible.

So, after the 3-2 defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the FC Bayern coach initially agreed to conciliatory words at the press conference and asked the journalists present not to make the topic too big. This was followed by an apology on Instagram and Twitter to the referee team led by Tobias Welz.

Even before that, Nagelsmann had stormed out of her dressing room and raged in the mixed zone about “the softened pack” and raged: “That’s a joke, is he kidding me, or what?”

The reason for the excitement was the red card for Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano after just 10 minutes.

And contrary to the request of the Bayern coach, on Sunday everything revolved around the scene and his freak out.

FC Bayern: Nagelsmann needs more support from the bosses

While sports director Hasan Salihamidžić showed understanding for his emotional coach, it is clear to the legendary commentator Fritz von Thurn und Taxis what the Bayern coach is missing.

“You need a man on the bench who says to the coach, ‘You go to your dressing room right away. I go to the referee.’ Uli Hoeneß would have done that,” he said in the football talk “Sky90”. But Hoeneß has not been on the bench at Bayern for several years. Salihamidžić has taken his place in recent years.

But now he’s no longer sitting there, but in the stands next to CEO Oliver Kahn. Marco Neppe, Munich’s technical director, has now taken a seat on the edge of the field next to Nagelsmann’s coaching team.

Marco Neppe (left) sits close to Julian Nagelsmann’s coaching team. Image: IMAGO/Team 2

Nagelsmann is left alone with problem issues

According to the “Bild” newspaper, Nagelsmann’s appearances are said to have caused frowns internally. But that is exactly what the Sky experts say is the big problem at FC Bayern. Nagelsmann was given a free hand in the debates about Joshua Kimmich’s lack of corona vaccination, Qatar sponsorship, the dismissal of Tapalovic or the Neuer interview, and that could not always go well.

“No one was there for all these stories. Nagelsmann had to moderate it all. He’s great at it, I really enjoy listening to him. But there is no one there to slow him down or protect him. That wouldn’t have happened three years ago”Sky commentator Kai Dittmann is sure.

The Bayern executive team around Hasan Salihamidžić (right) and Oliver Kahn (middle) follows the games from the stands.Image: IMAGO/Revierfoto

But according to Dittmann, this requires a certain sensitivity. “If I stand by the coach, I have to protect him publicly.” Just as the former club bosses Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge would have done before.

“I would have liked to see a trainer Julian Nagelsmann with the ‘firewall’ Hoeneß and Rummenigge, who spring away all the issues around it“Dittman commented.

After last week’s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain, Salihamidžić simply said: “The coach is constantly being questioned where he cannot be questioned at all. It’s weird for me, for us.”

FC Bayern: Reflection required from Nagelsmann

Ex-Bayern player Dietmar Hamann does not want to be so harsh with the Bayern bosses, but also sees Nagelsmann as responsible. “You also have to make sure that you don’t make yourself vulnerable.” After all, he’s been in the league long enough.

That’s why von Thurn and Taxis called for the coach to reflect and develop further. Because as a coach you have to represent the club appropriately on and off the pitch. “He still has a lot of work to do and learn, otherwise Bayern won’t do it in the long run.”