", 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. ->Analysis Database [29] The scoreline was their biggest win in 24 years, since their 161 victory against DJK Waldberg in the DFB Cup in August 1997. This suggests that Nagelsmanns men are incredibly effective at winning the ball back after putting pressure on their opposition, and at timing their tackles to perfection. Southampton vs. Grimsby Town (2 p.m.) Authentic. Sign up for our paid subscription Munich-born Raphael Honigstein has lived in London since 1993. 42. The (Spurs) game and the knockout stages will be great for his own personal development. A corrupt copper and a Leeds gangster are bound together by decades of dishonesty, The grime artist turned chef takes inspiration from the social media queen's Swedish and Somali roots, Eight Brits fight for survival in this adrenalin-fuelled competition, hosted by Jordan North. In the home group game against United, despite a late wobble, and both matches against PSG, there were promising signs for RB Leipzig, but then they were curiously limp against Liverpool in the last 16. The starting point is that they press as high as possible to regain possession as close as possible from the opposition's goal. His first game in charge - a couple of days after he was appointed - ended with a point at third-bottom Werder Bremen. [7][10] He was to be the successor for Huub Stevens, who had replaced Markus Gisdol the previous year. His players refer to him in the more informal "Du," rather than "Sie" -- the latter is normally used when addressing with respect (both translating as "you"). Your email address will not be published. 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. Julian Nagelsmann has been head coach at FC Bayern since the summer of 2021. [22], In the 202021 season, RB Leipzig finished second in the Bundesliga and lost the DFB-Pokal Final 41 against Borussia Dortmund. Hoffenheim had lost to Liverpool in UEFA Champions League qualifying at the start of the campaign, but by the end of it they had qualified for the group stage. I don't know what is better because I am young, and I like to be young and try to stay young," he says. 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. Ive never experienced anything like this before hes made me much better.. "I could not imagine managing for 25 to 30 years, but I could win my first title, and get hungrier and hungrier and want to win more titles, so you never know.". And his jacket also came under fire. Well, as Nagelsmann told a reporter on Wednesday: "Don't talk so much about my clothes. But in truth, it rarely ever looks like 4-2-3-1. He kept pushing me. Mar 9, 2020. The club followed Dortmund by using the Footbonaut to aid the players touch, and in 2017 they introduced a videowall on the halfway line of their training pitch. That's part of his charm: he's happy to be vulnerable in front of his players. 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. As a teenage defender at TSV 1860 Munich, he had been struggling with a congenital back problem for months. It is the easiest thing to recognize and to see on the pitch, but when the game starts is when things start to get weird.". [18] On match-day 10 Leipzig won against Mainz 80. He was appointed as the head coach of Hoffenheim U17 for the 2011/2012 season. [2] Prior to managing Bayern, he managed 1899 Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig. To provide further perspective, he was only 16 when in 2004 Jos Mourinho inspired Porto to Champions League glory, and was born in 1987, the year after Sir Alex Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United.. Nagelsmann has been heavily influenced by the pressing philosophy of . Both a motivator and an analyst.. Try formations. 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. Julian Nagelsmann's coaching career took a big step in 2010, when he became the assistant coach of Hoffenheim's U17 team. The whole class couldnt help but laugh about his quips, and even the teachers didnt mind when he was making fun of them he did it in such a charming way that they never got angry with him, Kauffmann remembers. Read about our approach to external linking. -> Terms of Use. Julian issues very clear, effective instructions in a very concise manner thats easily understood.. Nagelsmann referred to that earlier this week and made a promise about his trip to Old Trafford, saying: "The trouser will not be that special but the rest is kind of special. If Nagelsmann sees out his five-year contract (and only Pep Guardiola has completed three consecutive seasons at Bayern since the departure of Ottmar Hitzfeld in 2004), he will be expected to have won five Bundesliga titles. [20], On 13 August 2020, RB Leipzig defeated Spanish side Atltico Madrid 21 in the quarter-finals, meaning Leipzig would progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history. Nagelsmann became the youngest coach in history, therefore, to coach a side in the semi-finals. The ball is then whipped in from someone like Kimmich into a dangerous area, where an unmarked player is given room to easily knock it into a dangerous area, where you know Lewandowski or Muller are ready to pounce. 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. Theres not a shred of doubt in my mind that hell achieve that., (Photo: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images). Andrej Kramaric scored before later being sent off. Only Bayern and Dortmund picked up more Bundesliga points, after all, than the 191 he managed in 116 league games. Nagelsmann's relationship with his team is interesting, too. Hes loud, extrovert and very funny. Usually in a 4-2-3-1. 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. Weve finished third in the Bundesliga, which is almost unbelievable, Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hopp said after Kramaric, Szalai and Kadarabek scored against Dortmund. The key to understanding the RB Leipzig coachs extraordinary ability to hit a chord with players lies in the maturity and empathy he had already shown as an adolescent. Jetzt bekommt Bayern-Spavogel Thomas Mller auch mal ein paar Sprche gedrckt: Muskel-Berg Matthijs de Ligt macht Witze ber die Spargel-Oberschenkel! Sandro Wagner joined from Darmstadt, while Hungarian forward Adam Szalai returned from a loan at Hannover to add another attacking option. I want to confirm the last few weeks with the team in the new season, he told the club website. It's hard to predict exactly how they'll fare in the post-Werner era, but Nagelsmann will have a plan. 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. "I do not think about formations too often. 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. [19], On 10 March 2020, following Leipzig's 40 win against Tottenham Hotspur, Nagelsmann became the youngest coach in history to win a UEFA Champions League knockout tie. Instead, they spend much of their time playing what resembles more of a 3-1-5-1, with players roaming around the attack and looking to receive in between the lines of the opposition. Leipzig have already lost one of their best players in Werner, but they're not about to lose another in Dayot Upamecano. "They have very good players, but also do great things in the transfer market. Nagelsmann excelled, but not by virtue of hard work. Nagelsmann will face the problem common to all managers of Bayern (or Juventus or Paris Saint-Germain): that the domestic league is not a challenge. 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. Nagelsmanns incredibly rapid career progression and his success as the youngest permanent coach in German top-division history has been well-documented. He tried to deal with it as best as possible, keeping up his spirits, but when he was away from the group, the tears would flow. In town, the car was fine but as soon you got onto the Autobahn and pushed 150 km/h, the wheel would start shaking violently, Traesch laughs. Known for his versatility with formations, maintaining possession, and implementing gegenpress, Nagelsmann is considered to be one of the best young managers in world football. This machine is beautiful. Some thought he was being unrealistic but he wanted to push his players.. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool? Pep Guardiola is Julian Nagelsmann's role model as 'Mini-Mourinho' could replace Jose at Tottenham with Jurgen Klopp tipping young manager to be in football for next 30 years Jake Bacon 23rd. Then he smiles, shrugs, says they're a young team, they'll learn and you believe him. "My role model is Pep Guardiola's Barcelona," he told France Football, recalling the former Bayern Munich coach's four-year spell at the Catalan club in which he won 14 major titles - including . 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. 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. It is important that you have a good social feeling with the players and a good connection," he adds. I remember he looked at me and said, If I cant make it as a player, I will become a Bundesliga coach instead.. The German model has advantages but nobody should think that unreformed it is a panacea. A year later, "Mini Mourinho" moved further. New era in South America? Sanes role in this is also aided by the fact that hes often inverted on the left in attack, with Muller rotating nicely with Gnabry on the other side. It was a bold, but accurate prediction. Nagelsmann's considered perspectives on his career and the game have been carved by personal tragedy. - ESPN+ viewer's guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more. 0208/9413260 # GLS Bank # BLZ 430 609 67 # Konto 4030 025 100 # IBAN . [23], On 27 April 2021, Bayern Munich appointed Nagelsmann as head coach on a five-year deal, effective from 1 July 2021, replacing Hansi Flick for a world record managerial transfer fee of 25 Million. We like to invest in talent. We have a lot of quality. He was always in the right position, with plenty of time to win the ball. August 2021 Foto: Hassenstein / Getty Images via SVEN SIMON Fotoagentur GmbH & Co. Pressefoto KG # Prinzessin-Luise-Str. Real Madrid's interest in Nagelsmann was well-known, but he turned down their advances in 2018. 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. Traesch (nicknamed Trashy), Nagel and Kaufmann, now a midfielder at fourth-division SV Pipinsried, all went to to the same class in the Rainer-Werner-Fassbinder-Fachoberschule, a comprehensive secondary school in nearby Giesing. So for the time being, 4-2-3-1 is the shape. I remember him gliding through midfield against VfB Stuttgart once and scoring a fine goal with his head. And in June 2018 it was revealed that the following campaign would be Nagelsmanns last in Sinsheim. But a Nadiem Amiri goal and a double from Mark Uth gave them a 3-2 win. As he looks back to last season when Leipzig finished third in the Bundesliga, he frequently reiterates how they are a youthful group, but also how he's still learning on the job. Its one of the reasons why Sane and Davies have developed such a close relationship in attack this season, as Bayern often guide the play over to their side. He would join in for the odd game on one of the artificial pitches at the academy but it was basically over for him, Kauffmann continues. And it comes down to four things: he has a tremendous amount of social capital, he can recognise and maximise a players potential, he can make players better and he can effectively intervene during games. The PSG team he lost to was captained by Thiago Silva, two years his senior. "I was, I guess, a role model." Julian Nagelsmann is at ease with the pressure of being 33 years old and managing one of Germany's hottest teams. [6] He coached Hoffenheim's U19 "junior team" to win the 201314 Under 19 Bundesliga title. Bayern this season will complete a ninth straight title; the latest Deloitte report shows their annual revenues are 73% higher than those of the second-wealthiest team, Borussia Dortmund. - Predict results in ESPN's English Soccer Pick 'Em! Serge Gnabry arrived on loan from Bayern and scored 10 goals, while Nico Schulz and Florian Grillitsch also suited Hoffenheims high-octane style. Winning big games, being able to remain calm under pressure, getting players in the right frame of mind, riding the emotion of the occasion, is a skill in itself. When it comes to the type of press, Nagelsmanns Bayern could be considered to be deploying more of a man-oriented press, popularly associated right now with Bielsas Leeds. [31] On 23 April 2022, he won his second title, his first Bundesliga title, with three matches to spare. But his coaching philosophy and approach comes down to two fundamental pillars: efficiency on the field, and a personable approach off it. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Erik Ten Hag has deployed brilliant implementations of positional play all season long, putting on an absolute masterclass of how to confuddle the opposition into oblivion against Leicester City. "I try to find a good balance between all the phases, while also trying to develop new things.". Where he will be judged is in Europe, on a handful of knockout ties and if making it through the group stage doesnt seem like much of an achievement for a super club, just wait till the Swiss system is introduced in 2024. It could have all turned out so differently for Nagelsmann. "It is a big topic and focus for us -- there will be clubs focusing on [Ibrahima] Konate, [Dayot] Upamecano and Nkunku. 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. An assistant coach in 2012-13 and the manager of the u19 side up until 2016, Nagelsmann went up the ladder quite fast in his career as a coach. One of his players -- reserve goalkeeper Philipp Tschauner -- is older than him at 34! Was it anxiety on the big occasion? Athletic Club (3 p.m.), THURSDAY, MARCH 2 (all times ET) years from 2008 to 2013 and never played a game for . "Timo has a lot of capabilities; with that, it is hard to find a new like-for-like player," Nagelsmann says. Having been promoted to the under-23s at the age of 19, Nagelsmann never managed to play a competitive match again. Julian Nagelsmann (born 23 July 1987) is a German professional football manager and former football player who is the head coach of Bayern Munich. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann spoke at his press conference on Friday ahead of the Matchday 21 fixture away at Borussia Mnchengladbach in the 2022/23 Bundesliga season. And with that, Nagelsmann is getting ready to head to training. From 'League One level' to indispensable: How Saliba became key for Arsenal, February's U23 hotlist: Leverkusen's Wirtz, Celta star Veiga, 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, Man City didn't look good in FA Cup win at Bristol but they're still treble favourites. Follow Raphael on Twitter @honigstein. Amid the fallout from the European Super League proposals, Germany was much praised for its 50+1 ownership model that guarantees fans a voice in the running of clubs in theory at least: RB Leipzig have shown how broadly the regulations can be interpreted. Whether its on the training pitch, during dinner with the team, or in the changing room he has a huge effect on people, thanks to his tall frame (6ft 3in) and his aura.. That is par. Theyve completed a remarkable 4 through balls per game this season, even despite their long-passing game being a major feature. But this is modern football: the more games that are played, the fewer seem actually to matter. Neuer, Upamecano and Kimmich have each completed over 5 long passes per game this season, with Sule and Hernandez both over 3 per game. For more information: [3][4][5], Nagelsmann was born on 23 July 1987 in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria. While Bayern Munich have scored a remarkable 29 goals this season so far, their build-up has remained relatively patient. Once in the final third, its also important to note how quickly they flood the box in numbers. Leipzig were able to defend higher and put more pressure on the ball. [16], On 21 June 2019, RB Leipzig announced that Nagelsmann would be their coach from the 201920 season and signed a four-year contract which would expire in 2023. 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