It is a story with an almost mythic quality: the young professional suffering serious knee injuries and committing himself to coaching, emerging as the brightest talent of the dominant German school. Born in Bavaria, he grew up in Landsberg am Lech, not far from Munich. All of this allows Thomas Muller and Leon Goretzka to roam as they please and interpret space wherever they see it best serving the team in the moment. He first looked outside football, at a business administration course at university. One of his players -- reserve goalkeeper Philipp Tschauner -- is older than him at 34! Could Nagelsmann take the stress of 40 years as a manager? With Lewandowskis incredible awareness of space and the quickness of his movement to react before anyone else, he is often deadly from these situations. Few could have expected Nagelsmann to be so successful and so swiftly - when he was installed as head coach of Hoffenheim on 11 February 2016. Nagelsmann played in the youth teams of FC Augsburg and TSV 1860 Mnchen, but was forced to end his playing career early due to a knee injury. Going into the final day they were already safe from automatic relegation, and they finished one point ahead of third-bottom Eintracht Frankfurt, despite losing 4-1 at home to Schalke. He said, Serge, you have to do more. Anchoring all of this is his awareness of the brutal season ahead, as Leipzig will likely be juggling the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, the Champions League and the lack of a winter break. It was a bold, but accurate prediction. It's a humbling experience listening to Nagelsmann, the coach who guided RB Leipzig to third in the Bundesliga and to the Champions League semifinals. 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This summer, he will fulfil what always seemed his destiny and become manager of Bayern Munich, the club he supported as a boy growing up in Landsberg am Lech, the Bavarian town where a young Johnny Cash was stationed with the US air force. And his jacket also came under fire. I remember he looked at me and said, If I cant make it as a player, I will become a Bundesliga coach instead.. "If they love to go to training then they will develop a bit better, rather than they come to the training pitch and think 'I have to meet the manager again' and 'that he is a crazy guy,'" Nagelsmann continues. J ulian Nagelsmann is 33. Since they are rarely put under any sort of severe pressure, due to the greater threat in behind, Bayern are almost always afforded time and space to pick out their passes. [6] During his time as assistant coach, goalkeeper Tim Wiese nicknamed Nagelsmann "Mini-Mourinho. Nagelsmann: I actually remember those games fondly, especially the one in Hoffenheim, where we played really well. ESPN+ viewer's guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more, Royal Antwerp vs. St. Gilloise (2:40 p.m.). "If you ride a rollercoaster in amusement park, for example, it is really fun the first time. They respond to that, says RB Leipzig sporting director Markus Kroesche. Hoffenheim were known for attacking football in the past and we are looking to return to that.. In doing so, he became the youngest ever Bundesliga coach to reach the 100 match milestone. He talks through their wins against Tottenham Hotspur and Atletico Madrid with me on Zoom, and evaluates where they fell short against PSG; you can sense him playing the matches again in his mind. Once in the final third, its also important to note how quickly they flood the box in numbers. [2][24][25] Nagelsmann's first competitive match was a 11 draw against Borussia Mnchengladbach in the Bundesliga. [33] Nagelsmann is a vegetarian. Afterwards Nagelsmann said one of his most important tasks had been to clear the minds of the players and get them back to enjoying their football - highlighting the hard-fought point in Bremen as a key moment. "They have money, quality and mentality. [8] Under Nagelsmann they avoided relegation by winning 7 of their remaining 14 matches and finished a point above the relegation playoff spot. With a player like Goretzka making an underlapping run at the same time Muller overlaps Gnabry, it becomes impossible to track Bayern and their exceptional movement off the ball. Tomorrow is a special game for him against his former club. Of course they dominate: RB Leipzig posed a slight threat to Bayern this season and may finish within 10 points, but this summer they will lose their most promising player, the central defender Dayot Upamecano, and their manager to the perennial champions. There are no guarantees, Rosen concedes. Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? We need a physical forward who can be a replacement for Patrik; we also have good midfielders who didn't play as much last season due to Timo or Patrik. Hes loud, extrovert and very funny. He's obviously never seen Tony Pulis strutting down the touchline. For more information: But with so many players gravitating towards the left, and Davies high starting position, this is often the side in which Bayern will look to start and even end their attacks. I just think hes a highly, highly talented coach, the former head of recruitment at Southampton and Tottenham told The Athletic last month. Out of all the CPL clubs, Forge FC have enjoyed the quietest off-season. He kept pushing me. RB Leipzig confirm Jesse Marsch will replace Julian Nagelsmann next season, He was a goat but we loved him: Cologne fans' tribute to Hennes VIII | Arne Steinberg. Usually in a 4-2-3-1. Stats; Team: G: W: D: L . Nagelsmann played in the youth teams of FC Augsburg and TSV 1860 Mnchen, but was forced to end his playing career early due to a knee injury. Yep, forgot about him, the tall striker they loaned from AS Roma last season. "You've got to find a good balance and have a good relationship with your players while still trying to improve them in all things soccer and what you will see on the pitch.". But other than that, things have been pretty standard for Nagelsmann in his 4-2-3-1, as he eases into life at the Allianz. Hes got great charisma, very relatable, very open, and hes got a really high ceiling in terms of where he could go in his coaching career. Traesch recalls Nagelsmann helping him to settle when he joined as a 16-year-old from his hometown club MTV Ingolstadt. You have so much potential. Dieses Stockfoto: Trainer Julian NAGELSMANN (FC Bayern Mnchen) in Lederhosen und Kostm, FC Bayern Mnchen-Paulaner Lederhosen Fotoshooting am 23. They are not to be taken literal, although ideas can certainly be taken from this resource and implemented within your own teams system and style of play. ", He points to how Bayern have recruited well and built a pathway ensuring they have ready-made replacements for their older players already in the club. By February 2017 - when Nagelsmann had been a year in the job - Wagner was on 10 league goals for 2016/17, while Rudy and Sles form had secured them moves to Bayern for the following season. The outfit he wore for Leipzig's semi-final with Paris St-Germain last campaign attracted a lot of attention. Making players play well, the very essence of coaching, is a theme that comes up frequently when you talk to those who know him best. While its true that this is Bayerns most common defensive shape, it is also true that they rarely have to defend in their matches. Nevertheless, we can't wait to see what he might pull out of the bag for Leipzig's next European game with Istanbul Basaksehir. After winning the German A-youth championship (U19s) in 2014, he was promoted to coach the TSG senior squad in 2016, becoming the youngest head coach in Bundesliga history at the age of just 26. There is much to dislike for the game's traditionalists in Leipzig's ownership model but Julian Nagelsmann leads a team to be admired . With a win percentage of 45.21, he has 377 goals for and 254 goals against in total to date. A tactical analysis of Julian Nagelsmanns magic touch at Bayern Munich so far. British style? It will be the German champion's . "I do not prefer a formation because it is only numbers," he tells ESPN. A summer arrival that year, Havard Nordtveit joined the long list of people to be impressed by the young coach. -> Subscribe Bayern Munich 2023 - Julian Nagelsmann - Fast transition game 1x1, 2x2, 3x3If you want to search for a workout on my channel, use the playlists, where all . Feb 20, 2023 83 After Dayot Upamecano was sent off for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity 10 minutes into the 3-2 defeat at Borussia Monchengladbach, Julian Nagelsmann had 80 remaining. It is a glimmer of a concern, not an indelible question mark. "I try to find a good balance between all the phases, while also trying to develop new things.". Although Bayern's performance was the most impressive in recent weeks, Nagelsmann was quick to point out that the Rekordmeister was favored by the fact that Union Berlin had a midweek game. This is an interesting paradox in that the opposition often spend so much time marking Lewandowski and Muller initially, that they forget they are still very capable of scoring from flick-ons and second passes created by other players marked less diligently. Nagelsmanns incredibly rapid career progression and his success as the youngest permanent coach in German top-division history has been well-documented. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Andrej Kramaric scored before later being sent off. [22], In the 202021 season, RB Leipzig finished second in the Bundesliga and lost the DFB-Pokal Final 41 against Borussia Dortmund. Whether or not they can challenge for another UEFA Champions League title remains to be seen, but for the time being, Bayern are certainly on the way to winning another Bundesliga title. He showed me many situations on video, telling me that I should make runs between and behind the lines rather than come deep that often, for example. We immediately clicked., The pressure to succeed can make for a pressurised, egocentric environment in academies but 1860s ethos was different, says Benjamin Kauffmann, another of the clubs former youth players who would become a close friend of Nagelsmann. "When I started I was the only young one, and I did well, and it opened the door for other young managers," Nagelsmann says. The opposite was true. Was it anxiety on the big occasion? [2] Prior to managing Bayern, he managed 1899 Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig. [7] Then he concentrated on coaching, returning to his former club 1860 Munich as an assistant to Alexander Schmidt for Munich's U17 team from 2008 to 2010. [12], On 9 June 2017, Hoffenheim extended the contract of Nagelsmann until 2021. Having returned from three months out last weekend, what role will Sadio Mane play when Bayern visit Stuttgart? But having seen him at work at the club for six years, we were totally convinced that Julian was a highly talented coach with a great personality. He was Nagelsmann's predecessor at Leipzig and also coached at Hoffenheim from 2006 to 2011. Julian Nagelsmann has revealed his reasons for joining Bayern Munich as head coach in the summer, saying the record champions were the only club he ever considered leaving RB Leipzig for. It feels as though thats for good reason, having just won the CPL Playoffs for the third time in the leagues four season existence. A first Bundesliga title might just be beyond him in light of Bayern Munichs strong form this spring but Rosen is certain that Nagelsmanns managerial career is inevitably heading towards the kind of glory that was so cruelly denied to him as a player. Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann looks at his roster sheet and can see a lot of talent. What if that Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting header had dropped under and not on to the bar? "Playing under Julian Nagelsmann, when people ask me what makes him such an . Nagelsmann's relationship with his team is interesting, too. -> About Leroy Sane and Joshua Kimmich have also shown their astuteness in scoring directly from set-pieces in recent months, which compounds the issue further for the opposition in trying to stop Bayerns set-pieces. This summer, he will fulfil what always seemed his destiny and become manager of. This machine is beautiful. There seemed little attempt to impose themselves and their usual pressing game did not function. He was always more mature than most but the extra responsibility he had to take on on behalf of his family had a huge impact on his development, says Kauffmann. The heavy defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach in the second round of DFB Pokal was the only real bad moment for Nagelsmann during his first six months in Bavaria. But another away-goals defeat in the Champions League quarter-final and it would all seem a little empty. 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