Nagelsmann: Change to Bavaria was a mistake! - Spicy unveils in Leipzig

Nagelsmann: Change to Bavaria was a mistake! - Spicy unveils in Leipzig

Julian Nagelsmann gave a remarkable insight into his career at the international coaching congress in Leipzig. The former coach of RB Leipzig and FC Bayern Munich expressed that he switched to Munich too early. According to Bild Leipzig is very comfortable and is convinced that he could have achieved a lot there. His statements were also heard at RB Managing Director Johann Plenge, who has the return of his former coach in a positive memory.

Nagelsmann, who switched from RB Leipzig to FC Bayern Munich in 2021 for a record revenue of 25 million euros from RB Leipzig, is considered the most expensive trainer in the history of the Bundesliga. During his time in Munich, he was able to lead the team to the championship, but was released in March 2023 after a number of less convincing results. His balance sheet at Bayern reads with a profit of 71.4 % of 84 games as successful, but the farewell shows how high the expectation is to the club.

career path and success

The 36-year-old coach began his career at the TSG Hoffenheim youth academy, where he quickly turned out to be talent. Nagelsmann took over the coaching position near Hoffenheim in 2015 at the age of 28 and thus became the youngest coach in the history of the Bundesliga. Under its leadership, the club was able to reach fourth place in the 2016/17 season and qualify for the UEFA Champions League, a coup that put Hoffenheim on the international football card.

Nagelsmann moved to RB Leipzig in 2019, where he led the team to the semi -finals of the Champions League. Despite his success and the positive development at Leipzig, Managing Director Oliver Mintzlaff found that moving to Bavaria was one of the greatest wrong decisions in his career. In 2023, RB Leipzig missed international competitions after a mixed season for the first time since the Bundesliga promotion in 2016, which threw the light on the challenge that Ole Werner has to accept as a new trainer.

future prospects

Nagelsmann's mind games at the coaching congress also led to congratulations and praise for his successors. His decision to take over the coaching office at Bavaria remains controversial because he gives the impression that he was far from reaching Leipzig at the end of his possibilities. In view of the recent developments in which he took over the coaching position of the German national team on September 22, 2023, another chapter of his career is shown. The European Championship 2024, which is already in sight, could continue to positively influence the coach's constitution.

With a view to the qualification for the European Championship 2024, in which Germany plays against teams such as Hungary and Scotland, Nagelsmann could further increase his footprint in international football. The continuation of his coaching career in Germany and its ambitions to strengthen the national square are an expression of its ongoing passion for the game.