The storm in Bayern Munich caused by the defeat in Augsburg last weekend (0:1) – the fourth game without a win in the Bundesliga, which has not happened to the Bavarian giants in more than 20 years – is not dying down.The media is merciless towards the young coach Julian Nagelsmann, and regardless of the assurances of people from the management that he has not received any ultimatum, nor that his position is threatened, the German Sky states that the 35-year-old expert is under serious supervision. In other words, if he does not establish a winning streak in the next few rounds, the topic of his future could be on the table.”According to our information, Nagelsmann’s chair is not shaking yet. But he is under surveillance like never before,” writes Florian Plettenberg. “He is not only expected to play safely and win against Leverkusen next Friday, but also to urgently adapt to Bayern’s way of functioning and adequate moderation in crisis situations like this one. Because while the bosses praise his methods and professional skills, attributing obvious mistakes to youth, there is a lot of criticism on his account”.”Hansi Flick, for example, managed to keep the reservists satisfied. Not a single problem was ever made public. Now the situation is different,” writes one of the best experts on the situation in the club from Munich.”Naglesmann’s communication with the players is not good. This is evidenced by the fact that even the rookie Ryan Gravenberch criticized him for not playing enough minutes, only a few weeks after he arrived at the club. Also, Leon Goretzka said that he did not understand why he was not started some games even though he felt ready”.The only thing that’s saving Nagelsmann right now are his performances in the Champions League. However if he doesn’t win the next 2 or 3 Bundesliga games then I can imagine him getting sacked. You have to perform in all competitions and take every opponent serious. pic.twitter.com/5ntrJ2I2bt— Bayern & Football (@MunichFanpage) September 17, 2022 Recently, the Bayern coach has also been criticized for his more relaxed style of dressing. According to the media, he cannot be an undisputed authority, dressed so colorfully, especially not for players of his age.”He is still expected to have a clear, straight line of behavior in front of the media in the future. Both in the case of success and failure. After the defeat in Augsburg, he was silent, almost insulted”…Plettenberg states that Nagelsmann organized a meeting with the most important players after that failure in Augsburg. At the table with him were Neuer, Müller, Kimmich and Goretzka. On that occasion, he said that he was open to hearing their ideas, what should be changed, and that they asked him to change the formation he was forcing: 4-2-2-2. Their position is that Bayern cannot express their full potential in such a system.Now it remains to be seen whether and to what extent the coach will consider their plea…What the bosses expect from Nagelsmann:• Stronger leadership style• Professionalize his external image • Place more responsibility on the players• Improve the buildup play[@SkySportDE] pic.twitter.com/fE9rvkK822— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) September 22, 2022 When it comes to that bad relationship with the players, Bild states in today’s edition that everything escalated to a good extent after the match with Stuttgart, i.e. due to the late conceded goal for the final score 2-2. Nagelsmann is said to have called his defenders ‘a bunch of chickens’ in the dressing room afterward. Such a reaction from the coach, of course, was not well received…”According to Bild’s information, the players expected a certain self-criticism from the head of the profession, who made six changes in the starting 11 for that match, and then with the score being 2-1 he made five more changes, shuffling certain positions in the team.”Nagelsmann’s coaching ‘father’ Ralf Rangnick spoke about that situation in the locker room:”Is the coach allowed to treat the players like that? I can’t judge that, I wasn’t present, I didn’t hear it. But yes, I was also able to tell my players: if we run around like a bunch of chickens and nobody keeps his position, then we certainly won’t be able to win”.When asked specifically if his pupil was up to the challenges in such a big club, Rangnick said:”Of course he is! Not only can he lead Bayern, but he showed last season that he can play very exciting football. It takes a little time after the departure of Robert Lewandowski to settle everything. After all, Bayern had enough chances to win all those four games. Julian works very meticulously, he is dedicated to details. Now he will take everything to an even higher level, I am convinced. This is a new situation for him, there are so many stars in the team, he has to establish a good relationship with everyone”.”But it’s not all about Nagelsmann and his mistakes,” Plettenberg writes for Sky. “Important players such as Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry are far from top form. Sadio Mane has not fit in yet”…##NAJAVA_MECA_6659959##Plettenberg ends by assuring that Bayern will not market their way out of the crisis with new purchases in the winter market. It is certain that this lineup will end the season. And as previously announced, the Bavarians could go for Harry Kane next summer if he does not extend his contract with Tottenham in the meantime and enters the last 12 months.And in the meantime, according to Bild, the club management fulfilled Nagelsmann’s special wish, which shows that they still believe in his ideas. He asked for a larger balcony, several meters high, to be built in front of his office, from which he could observe the training sessions. A giant LED screen has been placed in front, on which the coach will be able to show the players the movement and everything he wants with the help of a laser pointer.All this will be in operation from the middle of next week, when 16 players will return to Munich from the international break. It is interesting that because of that (as well as injuries) Nagelsmann can count only two first-team players these days – Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and goalkeeper Sven Ulrich. As expected, the two got the weekend off.
