Bayern Munich exploded a resounding surprise by sacking its young coach Julian Nagelsmann and announcing the signing of Thomas Tuchel to take over the technical leadership of the Bavarian team.
Bayern Munich suffered a surprising defeat (2-1) at the hands of its host Bayer Leverkusen at the “Bay Arena” stadium in the 25th round of the German League, so that the balance of the Bavarian giant stopped at 52 points, which opened the way for its pursuers Borussia Dortmund to advance towards the top of the standings with a score. 53 points before the international break.
There were conflicting news regarding the fate of the 34-year-old coach, who managed to lead the team to victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the two Champions League round of 16 matches. And reliable Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano said that Bayern Munich is seriously considering sacking Nagelsmann, and that his replacement will be German compatriot Thomas Tuchel.
Indeed, Bayern Munich later announced the dismissal of Nagelsmann and the appointment of Tuchel, who had not held any coaching position since his departure from Chelsea.
German press reports indicated, during the first hours of the official announcement of Nagelsmann’s dismissal, that the reason behind the decision was the team’s loss of the Bundesliga summit, and that the Bavarian administration saw in the international break an opportunity to save the season by changing the young coach with the more experienced coach Tuchel, who led Chelsea to the title. European Champions League before.
In recent hours, the German newspaper “Bild” revealed that Nagelsmann’s tense relationship with seven of the team’s stars was the real reason behind his shocking departure.
The report of the German newspaper, which is close to Bayern Munich, indicated that Nagelsmann entered into a crisis with international goalkeeper Manuel Neuer – the team captain – and his replacement, Sven Ulrich, following the decision to abandon the services of team goalkeeper coach Tony Tabalovic and seek the assistance of coach Michael Richner from Hoffenheim.
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Tabalovic’s departure represented a crisis for captain Noir because of the strong relationship he had with the coach since they were together at Schalke 04. Tabalovic joined Bayern Munich as a goalkeeper coach one month following Neuer signed for the Bavarian club in the summer of 2011.
In contrast to Nagelsmann’s crisis with the goalkeepers, the young coach did not succeed in forming a strong relationship with key players in the team such as Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala and Sadio Mane, not even the newcomer Joao Cancelo.
Bayern Munich sports director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed that the decision to dismiss Nagelsmann was due to crises and “some disciplinary problems”.
It seems that Nagelsmann’s departure and Tuchel’s assumption of coaching the team will not be without crises, even transient ones, as some of the team’s other stars expressed their opposition to the decision, such as Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goritska and Thomas Mueller.
Veteran midfielder Kimmich said in media statements, “Of course it is strange, but in the end this is how business works, a little love and passion, and we must know how to deal with the matter and coexist with the decision.”
Goritska described the decision to dismiss the coach as “shocking”. “It’s exciting in this business how quickly something like this can happen,” he said. “We had such a close relationship with Julian.”
