Julian Nagelsmann makes it clear that if you want to go to the World Cup, you have to be on the pitch. The Woltemade case is exemplary for the national coach. Like the comparison with a Spanish wonder boy.
Julian Nagelsmann can Whereabouts of Nick Woltemade at VfB Stuttgart After the transfer theater to switch to FC Bayern Munich, also gain positive pages – at least for his World Cup plans with the national team. Because: Nothing is as important to the national coach as as much time as possible of his tournament candidates.
“When he goes to Bayern Munich and he plays, it is also good for me. If he goes there and he doesn’t play there, he has to go back and play. I only have the wish that all my players play and everything else, where, I don’t really care,” said Nagelsmann when nomination of his first squad for the World Cup qualification, which also includes Woltemade.
Nagelsmann: 25 percent are not enough for World Cup
In two conversations, he also illustrated this philosophy of the 23-year-old. “That’s why I told him: ‘You can switch to Bayern Munich if that was your wish. But it is important that you also make it clear to them that the World Cup will be tight with a 25 percent season,” said the national coach.
Woltemade agreed with FC Bayern about a change, but Stuttgart did not accept the replacement replacement. Without name, Nagelsmann reported transfers, who can cost the professionals a lot of playing time.
Bishop also needs playing time
“And there was already one or the other change in summer that I don’t see as super happy because I know that the player simply goes back from 100 percent to a 15 percent playing time.
This fate could Tom Bishop threatened, who moved from TSG Hoffenheim to Bayern. The 20-year-old is missing after a appendix operation in the current Nagelsmann contingent for the World Cup qualification games in Slovakia and against Northern Ireland in the coming week.
Nagelsmann is looking for the Yamal comparison
Nagelsmann made it clear the season problem in the comparison of Barcelona’s superstar Lamine Yamal with Bayern Munich’s long injured or sick Aleksandar Pavlovic. “How much played Lamine Yamal last year? Yes, I think 100 percent,” said the national coach about the 18 -year -old Spanish European champion. “And one of our top talents 33 percent.” That was “a key,” said Nagelsmann.
Broadcast on Wed., 27.8.2025 6:00 a.m., SWR Current in the morning, SWR Aktuell
