Munich (dpa) – In the circle of his experienced master players, Julian Nagelsmann seemed the most emotionally disturbed as the title starter – and after the spontaneous cheers surprisingly thought out.
His first beer shower on the arena lawn “felt good,” happily reported Munich’s youngest coach at the age of 34. “It’s my first big title and an important moment.”
First year for Nagelsmann at FCB
Nagelsmann had to endure a few blows to the neck in his first year and first learn what it means to be a Bayern coach. In it is also working the disappointment of the Champions League after the shocking loss to FC Villarreal, which everyone in Munich is dragging on in a troubled summer with torturous debates about the staff. After all, Robert Lewandowski’s cause seems to be deteriorating.
The world footballer fulfilled the task of goal scorer in 3-1 (2-0) in the best match against Borussia Dortmund with the number 48 goal in his 43rd appearance of the season. The 33-year-old striker wants to raise even more money for his reliable distribution service in the future. “The only thing I know is that a meeting will be coming soon,” he said cautiously over the weekend. The situation is not “easy” for him.
And for the club? Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic referred to the massive losses of the Croesus Bundesliga crown on Sunday on Sky television: “Before the pandemic we had rising incomes, now we have declining incomes and rising wages”.
Lewandowski is “the most winner in the club”. But he does not see that “the fronts are strengthening”. Negotiations with Lewandowski’s advisers will begin only now. “We have all the time in the world to talk,” Salihamidzic said. He referred several times to the valid contract with Lewandowski until June 30, 2023. “Now we have time to talk about what will happen next,” said Salihamidzic. He ruled out several times that the top scorer would leave the Bundesliga over the summer.
masterhome shaft in front of 75,000 viewers
Nagelsmann, meanwhile, did not want to be “rumored” for the tenth consecutive champion title when he celebrates on Saturday night. All the more so as the championship performance at the Allianz Arena, packed with 75,000 spectators, provided the best possible environment for players, coaches and fans in direct comparison to lifelong rival Dortmund. Borussia distanced themselves by twelve points – the mission was accomplished.
“We really wanted to,” said Thomas Müller, who is now the only player with a record of eleven titles, for the special constellation in the final big game of the season: “We showed what is happening!” Bayern’s dominance continues – the race has been maintained since 2013.
Ten years of Bayern rule – “this is an extraordinary number”, excited Captain Manuel Neuer, who jumped across the lawn with a cardboard bowl. No club in one of the top five leagues in Europe – England, Spain, Italy, France and Germany – could celebrate ten consecutive league titles ahead of Bayern.
“We have written a great story, not just in Germany, but all over Europe,” Lewandowski said. Alongside him, Serge Gnabry and Jamal Musiala scored goals in Bayern’s 32nd league title. Emre Can scored for BVB to make the score 1: 2 for BVB, who acted only at eye level in the classic after the break. “Bayern were the most stable team,” said captain Marco Reus. This has been true not only in this classic, but for a decade now.
Bayern dominance a threat to the Bundesliga?
Bayern’s unbridled dominance in the Bundesliga is no better, even from the point of view of the former greats of Munich football. “What is football?” Football is first and foremost an emotion. “If you are again with twelve points three games before the end of the season, that is missing,” former CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told Bild television on Sunday. It lacks “tension at the top”.
Former captain Philipp Lahm also commented critically on ZDF about the title fight: “It has to be closer that the Bundesliga is really exciting to the end and not always set four games before the end.” BVB coach Marco Rose has embellished his congratulations to FC Bayern with a subtle declaration of war: “In football you can be champion for ten years in a row, maybe 15. But there are always teams trying to change that – and to do it we belong to them. “
While Oliver Kahn remained surprisingly invisible even after his first champion title as CEO, Nagelsmann once again took the lead role as speaker at the club and also gave a brief glimpse into his innermost being. “I know I can do things better than I do,” said the young coach, who admitted that “it was not easy after Hans, who left big steps”.
Nagelsmann: “I will fix some things”
Flick’s seven titles in 18 months – including triumph in the 2020 Lisbon premiere category – can be countered with the compulsory championship trophy only after the first year. This encourages self-confessed “ambition”. “I will not completely change my style, but I will adapt a few things,” he said. “Next year I may feel even more pressure.” In the Champions League and DFB Cup, he wants to “continue in the future and celebrate the eleventh consecutive championship”.
Goals are set. Implementation can be tricky. The staff disputes – a constant divisive fire in the second half of the season – even gained volume in the chaos and rush of champions. Nagelsmann sent a message to his bosses Kahn and Salihamidzic: “I have full confidence in Brazzo and Olli that they will again offer a top team by the end of August.”
Captain Neuer (36) and veteran Müller (32) are likely to be extended by one year until 2024. National team defender Niklas Süle (26) moves to BVB – the next free transfer loss after David Alaba (Real Madrid) in 2021. With national player Gnabry (26) everything is open. Above all, however, is Lewandowski’s future. “I hope he stays. “But I am not clear,” said Nagelsmann.