Is Nagelsmann still credible as Bayern coach?
Yes, it stands for straightforwardness, honesty and openness
The “pro from Florian Wichert
Can you remember a scandal involving Julian Nagelsmann? A case of corruptibility or disloyalty? Not?
No wonder there isn’t one.
Nagelsmann is the last person suspected of leaking things or harming his employer in any way. On the contrary. He comes from Bavaria, has been a fan of the club since childhood and stands for straightforwardness, honesty and openness.
And he stands for a certain charm. A young “Bild” reporter has now succumbed to this. Apparently he’s in love with her too. So what?
Nagelsmann is definitely not so stupid as to mix work and private life. He would not tell his new girlfriend any internal information about FC Bayern. And even if he did, she would be wise enough not to pass it on to her “Bild” colleagues. Especially since she no longer reports about the club herself. Her employer deducted her from it.
After a year at Bayern, Nagelsmann already has an exceptional relationship of trust with players and bosses – this will not suffer from the fact that his new girlfriend works for “Bild”. The coach will have learned the lessons of his first season and will now lead Bayern to titles and cups, with or without a girlfriend from “Bild”.
No, he jeopardized the relationship of trust
The contra of Robert Hiersemann
The FC Bayern players must feel completely screwed at the moment. They fly unsuspectingly on vacation and learn from the media that their trainer is in love with a “Bild” reporter. So to a journalist who reports daily from the German record champions. Who is in constant contact with all players and those responsible. It is their job to find out as many details and internal information as possible about FC Bayern in order to bring them to the people in the most concise way possible.
“What did my boss tell his new girlfriend about me? How much does the reporter know about the inner workings of our team? Was it maybe even my coach who leaked information to the ‘Bild’ last season? We have we always asked who that was…”
It would be only too understandable if the soccer stars of FC Bayern were currently asking themselves these questions. The club bosses could feel the same way. And now?
On Monday, the first professionals will start training again. Then there will certainly be whispers about the boss. For some footballers it won’t be a big deal, others will have a problem with it. But the discussion alone damaged Nagelsmann’s reputation.
Even more: Nagelsmann has lost his credibility. Working as a Bundesliga coach is based on a relationship of trust with club bosses, players and the coaching staff. Nagelsmann has put this at risk and will have a difficult time in the future.
Who is right?
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In “Duel of the Week”, Florian Wichert (Deputy Editor-in-Chief at t-online) and Robert Hiersemann (Deputy Editor-in-Chief at t-online) comment on current football topics on a weekly basis.