The German national team announced its new coach: conflict in sight?

The German national team announced its new coach: conflict in sight?

Just nine months away from Euro Cupwhich will be played right in Germany, Julian Nagelsmannformer coach of Bayern Munichwill succeed the dismissed Hansi Flick as coach of the ‘Mannschaft’, the newspaper reported this Tuesday Bild in its online edition.

“Today there was a meeting between the president of the federation Bernd Neuendorf, Rudi Völler and Julian Nagelsmann”confirm the German Football Federation (DFB) in a statement, specifying that no agreement had been closed.

According to this newspaper, some details of the contract still have to be finalized, by which Nagelsmann I would charge some 400,000 euros per month and that would be valid until Euro Cupthat Germany will be organized between June 14 and July 14, 2024.

The next concentration of Germany is scheduled for October 9, with a tour of USA and friendly matches against that same country (October 14 in Hartford) and Mexico (October 17 in Philadelphia).

At 36 years old, Nagelsmann will return to direct since he was dismissed by Bayern in March 2023. Curiously, he was appointed coach of the Bavarian club, replacing flick when he was elected German coach.

Will the controversial reason for Nagelsmann’s dismissal from Bayern Munich be repeated in the national team?

months ago, in Germany it turned out that Nagelsmann He began a relationship with the journalist Lena Wurzenberger, which would have generated a loss of confidence among the players. The coach’s personal life began to influence the team’s locker room. Bayern given that Wurzenberger covered the club for the local site Bild.

The outlet decided to remove the journalist from coverage of the Bayern, but that did not calm the spirits of the players, who feared that some comments from the group could be leaked to the press. Finally, the club decided to fire him in the middle of a conflict with the team’s leaders and young stars.

Now, once again he will have to live and work together with Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sané. Can or will there be a cleanup in the German team?

Flick’s terrible results

flick He was dismissed due to poor results as head of the German team on September 10, one day after the humiliation suffered in the friendly against Japan (4-1).

In position since the European summer of 2021, flick He remained in office despite the fiasco in the Qatar World Cup (elimination in the group stage), but they ended up being condemned by the poor results in the preparation matches for the Euro Cupbetween March and June, with only one victory, against Peru (2-0), a draw ‘in extremis’ against Ukraine (3-3) and losses against Belgium (3-2, the first on German soil since 1954), Poland (1-0) and Colombia (2-0).

The 4-1 conceded against Japan in September it was the straw that broke the camel’s back and the DFB decided to dismiss the coach, replaced on an interim basis by the DFB sporting director Rudi Völler.

Under the direction of the former international striker, Germany beat 2-1 France in the last friendly, played on September 12.

Source: Ambito

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