Julian Nagelsmann

The Rekordmeister signed Nagelsmann in 2021 from rivals RB Leipzig for what was a record transfer fee at the time for a coach understood to be in the region ...

For Tuchel, it is the second chance to take over the Rekordmeister. This time the deal appears to be done, but whether all sides will be happy with the decision remains to be seen. But it was not just the talent that struggled to make their marks. As reports grew that he might take on another club soon, Bayern might have just made an opportunistic decision to secure the right coach now rather than being without an alternative later this season. Good performances in the Champions League were followed by poor games in the Bundesliga. Neither has been given the time by Nagelsmann to show their talent. Nagelsmann, who is currently on a ski holiday in Austria, will be officially informed by the club on Friday, and at that point, a club statement can also be expected. The Leverkusen game, in fact, may have sealed a process that has been going on for some time. In the Champions League, the German giants won eight out of eight games, conceding just two goals and keeping a clean sheet against giants like Inter Milan, Barcelona, and PSG—the only team to score against Bayern was tiny Viktoria Plzen from the Czech Republic. Under Nagelsmann, Bayern has dominated every opponent, and the recent tie against PSG, in particular, was impressive. While Dayot Upamecano’s red card can excuse the defeat to Gladbach, the performance against Leverkusen, particularly, concerned the Bayern bosses. Most recently, the performances against Gladbach and Leverkusen come to mind.

Bayern had held talks with Thomas Tuchel over the 49-year-old taking over at the start of next season, but the German champions were forced into pulling the ...

[Leipzig](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leipzig/), Nagelsmann made his name by always picking different line-ups tailored to the specific challenges of each game. To be sure, all these misgivings would have dispersed had Bayern found consistency or a sense of progress, but neither have been forthcoming since the winter break. The 27-year-old was poor in the second half in the 1-1 draw in January, a result that ushered in another mini-crisis. It didn’t help team morale that Salihamidzic and Kahn, determined to back Nagelsmann to the hilt, blamed the squad’s poor mentality after bad results instead of analysing the underlying reasons for Bayern’s diminished dominance. [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/) winner — won him few friends in the squad, as did his decision to substitute talisman Thomas Muller a few minutes into the defeat at Gladbach. While some players who had experienced Pep’s exacting standards and his constant adjustment to the opposition were at ease with Nagelsmann’s attempts at micro-management, a sizeable contingent found him overbearing. Bayern’s build-up play through the centre-backs was a particular problem against high-pressing sides in recent weeks, but Nagelsmann resisted attempts by seasoned players to modify the setup. There is plenty of embarrassment and regret in Munich over the manner of the 35-year-old’s departure, but not about the decision itself. Until a few days ago, the club’s preference was to leave Nagelsmann in situ and then make a clean break in the summer. He recently re-introduced a 4-2-3-1/3-2-4-1 hybrid system that was sometimes the best of both worlds but more often a confusing compromise. The fear of missing out on the proven winner and most successful German coach after Jurgen Klopp in recent years for a second time, five years later, had Bayern bring his appointment forward. The worst showing in a season that had already seen its fair share of poor results — Bayern haven’t been this bad for 11 years in the league — stoked fears the entire campaign might disintegrate next month.

Bayern Munich have announced the sacking of manager Julian Nagelsmann and the arrival of his successor, Thomas Tuchel.

[ESPN reported on Thursday](/football/bayern-munich-gerbayern_munich/story/4908582/bayern-munich-sack-naglesmannto-bring-in-tuchel-reports) that Bayern had dismissed the former [RB Leipzig](/soccer/team?id=11420) coach and were ready to bring in former [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) boss Tuchel as a replacement. [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) while also dispatching [LaLiga](/soccer/league/_/name/ESP.1) leaders [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83). "This decision was taken by CEO Oliver Kahn and board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic in consultation with club president Herbert Hainer.

Tuchel will look to turn Bayern into Champions League winners like he did with the Blues.

Bayern have struggled with injuries this season but with seven draws and three losses in league play, results haven't been good enough for Nagelsmann to hang on with a proven winner like Tuchel around. Nagelsmann will be replaced by former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, per Romano, as Bayern want to improve their league standing while also aiming to compete for a Champions League title. Time waits for no one in soccer, especially at Bayern Munich where manager Julian Nagelsmann has been sacked despite having led the team to the last eight of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich relieved Julian Nagelsmann of managerial duties. The Bundesliga outfit hired proven manager Thomas Tuchel as his replacement.

In 2015 he joined Borussia Dortmund, leading the club to a DFB Cup win in 2017. This included a 60-14-10 record with the club and three trophies. The Bundesliga has been a tossup all season, with Union Berlin, Freiburg and RB Leipzig all getting a piece of the ultimate domestic pie. Tuchel will receive a contract until 30 June 2025 and will supervise squad training for the first time on Monday,” The German coach had a 71.4% win rate with Bayern through 84 games managed. This decision was taken by CEO Oliver Kahn and board member for sport Hasan Salihamidžić in consultation with club president Herbert Hainer.

In 2019, Nagelsmann joined RB Leipzig and during his coaching stint in Saxony, he led the team to the Champions League semi-finals in 2020 which was a first in ...

[Real Madrid](https://www.managingmadrid.com) is already trying to secure the services of Julian Nagelsmann with whom [Los Blancos had contact already back in 2018](https://www.managingmadrid.com/2021/2/16/22285399/julian-nagelsmann-if-real-madrid-call-me-again-maybe-my-decision-is-different). It was [not something that was well accepted in the dressing room](https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1639291884450324482?s=20) and became a topic of discussion. As harsh as it may sound, he was in for the loss as soon as he accepted the job if Thomas Tuchel was the candidate Bayern was actually waiting for. Julian Nagelsmann was, in my humble opinion, the right person for the job, and with a little more patience, the long-term relationship could have come to fruition. Nagelsmann is a skilled coach, but he may not have been quite ready to handle the world of Bayern, where coaches and players are constantly scrutinized and where today’s victory means nothing in tomorrow’s game. [at odds over the quality and depth of the squad](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2022/3/13/22975419/bayern-munich-boss-julian-nagelsmann-stanisic-sarr-nianzou-roca-brazzo-tillmann-stanisic-choupo-sane). Currently, despite being inconsistent, Bayern probably has the best team they have had in years - qualitatively and quantitatively — but the performances remained an enigma for the rest of 2022 with excellent games in the Champions League and a lot of ups and downs in the Bundesliga. Right off the bat it was proudly exclaimed that Julian Nagelsmann was to ring in a new era and bring in success for years to come. The big nail in the coffin appeared to be the elimination from the Champions League quarter-final against [Villarreal CF](https://www.villarrealusa.com). Nagelsmann became the youngest coach in the history of the Bundesliga when 1899 Hoffenheim appointed him to be the head coach, and he led the then relegation-facing team from Sinsheim to escape going to the 2. A lot of success stories and “firsts” were achieved by the young coach which led to Bayern Munich’s huge interest in the prodigy. In the following year, Nagelsmann and Hoffenheim secured fourth place in the Bundesliga and even qualified for the

By firing Julian Nagelsmann now, Bayern Munich are essentially saying they got the hiring wrong. Can they get it right with Tuchel?

Bayern aren't just a club: they're a culture, a state of mind, and it weirdly oscillates between "insiders" (ex-players or coaches, steeped in the Bayern way) and "outsiders" (big names brought in to shake things up). [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363), he worked at big clubs like Borussia Dortmund and [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160), he lives in the area ... [Josip Stanisic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/276329/Josip-Stanisic) has been great. If it was a mistake, as Nagelsmann's sacking implies, this one was arguably the most expensive coaching mistake in the history of football, but OK: you get a do-over. [Jamal Musiala](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/303821/Jamal-Musiala) looks fine to me. But Matthijs De Ligt is coming along nicely, and [Mathys Tel](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/325042/Mathys-Tel) has made 21 appearances, which for a 17-year-old, is pretty impressive. But maybe, in a weird way, it makes sense in the context of the club. Bayern are the betting favourites to win the German Cup (they're in the quarterfinals) and the [Borussia Dortmund](/soccer/team?id=124) when they face off in Der Klassiker in the Bundesliga on April Fools Day, thus blowing their chances at their two key objectives this season. (You know the clubs: the kind that proudly remind you that they not only do they win oodles of silverware every year and sell out every game, but they've been profitable for more than a quarter of a century.) "The big fluctuations in performance have cast doubt on our goal for this season, but also our goals for the future," he said, which basically means he no longer thought Nagelsmann would take them where they wanted to be. If you make that sort of commitment, conventional wisdom suggests you go all-in and live with the consequences until they become unsustainable.

Bayern Munich announced Friday it has fired club manager Julian Nagelsmann and will appoint Thomas Tuchel to the post, effective immediately.

In 2021, Tuchel took over mid-season at English Premier League club Chelsea, and led the team to a Champions League title. “Altogether, it’s obviously the end of Julian Nagelsmann.” The club also has a UEFA Champions League tie with Manchester City looming.

It's amazing to think Julian Nagelsmann is still only 35. It's a testament to his talent that he is more established than someone of his age may otherwise ...

It’s pretty unlikely there is going to be a vacancy at Anfield this summer, but should Jurgen Klopp decide he doesn’t have a rebuild in him then Nagelsmann could fit nicely at Anfield. It could be a way for Chelsea to get their best from their most expensive investment, and a kindred spirit to attract Nagelsmann to west London. Ancelotti has created a harmonious dressing room in which he gives players ample space and in which he is highly respected as a veteran coach. It’s a narrative reach to directly attribute the rise and fall of clubs’ fortunes to the head coach, but his first two clubs got better early in his tenure and worse after he left, which might suggest the manager was doing something right. At the time of writing, Antonio Conte is still Tottenham manager, but that is expected to change fairly soon. … while for the most part, he repeated that at RB Leipzig, with fluid versions of a 3-4-3 and 3-1-4-2 his most common systems. But a shake-up could be just what Real need if they finish the season without a major title. They have mostly been less than the sum of their parts under Conte, but Nagelsmann may think he can lift them up again. On the other hand, the chart shows that Nagelsmann’s teams tended to simply sustain their early gains rather than continue to improve under his leadership. Younger players could be more receptive to his ways, as they were at Leipzig and Hoffenheim: players that may well ask questions but perhaps won’t question him… At this level, the quality of the players at your disposal will ensure that you play well within a good tactical setup — if the psychological condition is right.” The Bayern hierarchy didn’t think this was going to change, and this chart of Bayern’s xG, for and against, over the last few seasons provides some illustration of how things have declined this season.

Bayern Munich have announced that Thomas Tuchel will become the record Bundesliga champions' new coach after the club parted ways with former tactician ...

[Bayern](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/fc-bayern-muenchen) CEO Oliver Kahn said: “When we signed Julian Nagelsmann for FC Bayern in the summer of 2021, we were convinced we would work with him on a long-term basis - and that was the goal of all of us right up to the end. Personally and on behalf of FC Bayern, I would like to thank Julian and his coaching team, and wish everyone the best of luck for the future.” [Tuchel](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-tuchel-chelsea-manager-made-in-germany-champions-league-psg-dortmund-5732) arrives at the Allianz Arena on a contract that runs until June 30, 2025. I regret the parting of the ways with Julian. I have had an open, trusting, friendly relationship with Julian from day one. Julian shares our aspiration to play successful and attractive football.