The still untitled Julian Nagelsmann is aware that he has to deliver immediately as coach of FC Bayern Munich.
“You should become a champion, win the cup, and you should also go far in the Champions League,” quoted the “Sport Bild” on Wednesday of the 33-year-old, who will be the Munich star ensemble as the successor to future national coach Hansi Flick will train.
"I am facing this challenge."
The expectations at Bayern are always fixed anyway. “I haven't won a title yet and am only now joining a really big club. First I have to show that I am rightly at a world club like FC Bayern, ”said Nagelsmann. One of his main tasks will be "to strike the balance between a stable defense and this incredibly good offensive."
Nagelsmann is particularly looking forward to “seeing the enormous quality of the players in training every day.
It is of course interesting to work with a world footballer (Robert Lewandowski), but also with Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer, Jo Kimmich and many others.
It's pure anticipation that I feel, "said Nagelsmann, who has a five-year contract with Bayern and is moving from RB Leipzig to Munich for a record fee of up to 25 million euros.
"Partly completely misinterpreted"
Nagelsmann regrets that Bayern legend Hermann Gerland will no longer be on the coaching staff: “I told the club that I would like to bring two co-coaches and an analyst with me. But I never said that I had no place for this or that employee or that someone was not wanted. ”At first it was said that the new head coach should not have a place on his team for the trainer nicknamed“ Tiger ”.
“The fact that Hermann doesn't want to stay has nothing to do with me. That was sometimes completely misinterpreted, ”added Nagelsmann. He has “a very good relationship with Gerland. But neither is he my serf, whom I can tie up at the club. But it is clear that I will be in touch with Hermann and ask him if I need advice ”. Gerland leaves the record champions in the summer after more than 20 years, although his contract ran until mid-2022. He is considered the discoverer of stars such as Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller, Mats Hummels and David Alaba.
It is still open who will become Nagelsmann's assistant in the future. “I have a list of ideal candidates. But there is no one who is without a contract. So it can take a while before the team is up, "said the previous Leipzig coach. So far, the only thing that is certain is that Nagelsmann's chief analyst Benjamin Glück will bring RB with him. "I had and have a certain life plan and therefore do not assume that I will do the job for another 20 or 30 years," said Nagelsmann.