Midfielder Joshua Kimmich says Julian Nagelsmann’s exit from Bayern Munich “surprised” him, he contradicts the theory of unlucky players – and sees a deal with “little love, little heart”.
Joshua Kimmich has contradicted the theory that the exempt coach Julian Nagelsmann failed at Bayern due to the lack of support from the team. “I can say that the coach didn’t lose the dressing room,” emphasized the DFB captain after the international match against Peru in Mainz (2-0).
“I’ve already been through a few coaching changes,” explained the Munich leader, “it wasn’t as if it was indicated internally because the players were somehow dissatisfied.” The change of coach from Nagelsmann to Thomas Tuchel therefore “surprised” him.
His criticism previously expressed on ZDF did not refer to the Bayern bosses, Kimmich added. He described the separation as “strange” and said: “At the end of the day, that’s the business, little love, little heart. We have to learn to deal with it and live with the decision.” Now he added that he had already “experienced firsthand” that in the “business” of professional football there was “little room” for genuine affection.
Kimmich “didn’t follow” the presentation of his new coach Tuchel on Saturday afternoon. He also blames himself and his colleagues for the fact that Nagelsmann had to go: “If we had done our job and won our games, the coach would not have had to be fired. That means that we players have failed.”
Kimmich’s midfield partner Leon Goretzka also spoke of a “shock” that it was “extreme in this business how quickly something like this can happen”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/.” We have maintained an extremely close relationship with Julian “said Goretzka. He probably “saw the trainer more often than my family, when someone like that suddenly disappears out of nowhere, it’s a shock for everyone, I think.”
Nevertheless, those responsible for the club must be trusted “that they are doing the best for our club”. Goretzka did not confirm the statements made by Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic a few hours earlier at the Tuchel presentation, according to which “the constellation between coach and team” was no longer right. “I would be stupid if I were to contradict my boss now. Personally, I certainly didn’t have any rifts with Julian, but I don’t know how it was with other players,” said the midfielder.