How do the Munich stars end a week to forget? The coach has a clear idea. “Bayern Munich radiate,” is Nagelsmann’s announcement. The people of Fürth want to “power out to the full”.
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Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann is on the training ground during a training session. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Image: dpa)
(Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa)
Munich – first against last – a greater drop is no longer possible for the badly weakening Bayern stars.
After the surprising 2: 4 disaster in Bochum and the almost flop in the 1: 1 in the Champions League against Red Bull Salzburg, the home game this Sunday (3:30 p.m. / DAZN) against the strengthened, but always in the Bundesliga still suspended relegation candidates SpVgg Greuther Fürth an explosiveness that was not considered possible a week ago.
Julian Nagelsmann gave his professionals a clear order: “In the end it’s about delivering in the next games!” the trainer spoke several times of “the short-term”, which is what all measures are about now. He left open whether he would change staff, but indicated it. Serge Gnabry (muscular problems) and Kingsley Coman (calf) are injured. After all: Jamal Musiala was tested after Corona. Neuer, Goretzka and Davies are still out.
Leader meets tail light
In the unequal test of strength of the Bundesliga Croesus with the low-budget promoted from Franconia, who improved significantly in the second half of the season, Lewandowski, Sané, Süle and Co. should “radiate Bayern Munich” again on the lawn of the Allianz Arena, which is again filled with up to 25,000 spectators. , as Nagelsmann demands.
The Munich are annoyed after a previous week to forget. “The mood is appropriate to the fact that we didn’t win twice,” reported Nagelsmann. But he doesn’t want to dramatize the situation. “It is important that you don’t knock everything into the pan. We must not start tearing ourselves apart and moping about. Everything was fine before Bochum, »he reminded.
There have never been two competitive games in a row without a win in Nagelsmann’s short era in Munich. This situation also challenges the coach. “You worry a little more about getting back on track,” he admitted. In any case, the people of Fürth are ready to fight: “I’m not afraid. It would be bad if we approached the game in Munich with fear, »said coach Stefan Leitl: «I wish that we could get the most out of it from the first minute.»
Fürth fights for relegation
The climber is no longer considered a sparring partner in 2022. In five games, the Fürth have already scored more points (8) than in the entire first half of the season (5). And only one less than the big Bavarians. Nagelsmann mentioned another statistical value: “In the second half of the season, they allowed one less chance than we did.” And they also allowed one goal less than the Munich wobbly defense.
After Salzburg, national player Joshua Kimmich called for improvements in two areas in particular: “We have to be better in the rest of the defense. And we need more game control.” Nagelsmann does not want to “move away” from the offensive-risky orientation with high pressing. The “flow” that Kimmich missed in the new year may also be due to the fact that the Munich players build up their form through a high rhythm of competition.
“In the last few weeks we’ve been waiting a bit. I like it when there are many appointments, »said Thomas Müller. This is also an approach for Nagelsmann: “The suspense is not so extreme when there are five or six days between the games. For footballers, playing is always nicer than training,” he said. In the end, however, everything is a question of the mental state: “Football is generally a head game and is often decided in the head.”
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