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Bayern Munich is no longer alone: ​​Has the championship battle in Germany reopened? - Walla! sport

2021-08-13T10:00:17.021Z


Bayern have crushed their rivals in recent years, but just before the start of the season, the business there does not convey stability, from the question marks through coach Naglesman to the squad that is starting to play.


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Bayern Munich is no longer alone: ​​Has the championship battle in Germany reopened?

Bayern have ruthlessly crushed their rivals in recent years, but just before the start of the season the business there does not convey stability, from the question marks through coach Naglesman to the squad that is starting to erode.

Will Dortmund, Leipzig and the rest of the top rivals take advantage of this upheaval?

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Michael Yochin

Friday, August 13, 2021, 11:00 p.m.

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Article ahead of the opening of the Bundesliga (Sports 1)

Bayern Munich is looking for a tenth consecutive championship.

This is the main title of the German league that opens this weekend, and all the fans in the country are curious to know if the Bavarian machine will continue to run over everything without stopping.

This time some question marks are evident, and there is room for optimism for the rivalry as well.



It starts with the new coach, Julian Naglesman.

There is no doubt that this is a lift, but the 34-year-old genius has so far only worked in teams without special pressure.

Hoffenheim and Leipzig are new projects that are perceived by many as artificial.

They have no enthusiastic audience, no astronomical expectations, and the bosses are patient - easy and material when there are no deep crises.

At Bayern, even one problematic week could lead to a media storm, and Nagelsman really does not know firsthand the challenges he faces.

He will have to prove himself in a completely different atmosphere, and Bayern have never had such a young and inexperienced coach.

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The process of building the staff has not yet been completed, and there are quite a few holes that require clogging.

The first lineup is fantastic, especially in linking and attacking, but key player injuries can be devastating.

Robert Lewandowski is still the only real option as the central striker, in the link there is no real replacement for the amazing duo of Yuzua Kimish and Leon Gorczka, and one can understand the desire to sign in the coming days the multicolored Marcel Zavitzer, whom Naglesman from Leipzig knows.



In the home front, the departure of David Alaba to Real Madrid is very significant, Jerome Boateng's contract was not renewed, and Xavi Martinez also ended his career.

The defense will be rebuilt around Dayo Opamcano who was signed from Leipzig, but his partners are unclear.

Cheap Nicklas has not really proven himself, and also tends to get injured, 19-year-old Tangi Nianzo is a promising talent who is just starting his career, and it might make sense to shift Luca Hernandez to the center.

Either way, here too there may be unresolved issues, and attention will be drawn to the new CEO Oliver Kahn if something does not work out.

Not everyone at Bayern was in favor of his appointment.

Nagelsman (Photo: Reuters)

The internal political system at the club is as delicate as ever, not everyone was in favor of Naglesman's appointment, and the controversy that erupted in management over Frank Ribery's possible return was not only quite heated, but also leaked straight to the newspapers. Bayern have overcome quite a few obstacles on the way to absolute control for almost a decade, and are a clear favorite this season as well, but there is hope for competitors - and especially Dortmund who know this will most likely be Arling Holland's final year at the club.



Borussia have already sold Jadon Sancho to Manchester United for 85 million euros, and the Norwegian striker's release clause is expected to be activated in 2022 for 75 million. Meanwhile, the yellow-blacks must take advantage of him to give a fight to Bayern at the top, hoping that Dutchman Daniel Malene signed from Eindhoven will step into the English star's shoes. It's not at all possible, certainly in the short term, but at least the team has a coach who fits - at least on paper - to be the ultimate successor to Jürgen Klopp, who has been searched since 2015.



Marco Rosa, who left Mönchengladbach in favor of the fascinating job, played for Kloppo in Mainz, even in the second division. He lives and breathes Klopp's style, his teams have always advocated fast passes and very high pressure, and this match promises a lot and raises the bar of expectations for a season that will be a bit strange for the fans, because there will be no big derby of the Rohr Valley. Schalke relegated to the Second Division along with Berman, joining Hamburg there.

Took Naglesman's place in Leipzig.

Jesse Marsh (Photo: Reuters)

The collapse of the empires only underscores the rise of new forces, led by Leipzig who hopes to smoothly overcome the departure of Naglesman through the promotion of the American Jesse Marsh of Salzburg.

Marsh had already worked at the club as Ralph Rangnik's assistant in 2018/19 and knows the whole concern from the inside.

The red bulls were as usual very smart in the transfer market.

Along with the sale of Opamcano to Bayern and his home team-mate Ibrahima Konata to Liverpool, and the imminent departure of Zavitzer, Portuguese striker Andre Silva has been recruited back to Frankfurt, Croatian stopper-defender Joshko Guardiol, new Dutch striker Brian Strauss and Robbie Mabors Of French talents praised in Leipzig.



In general, it was a summer of Bundesliga coaching exchanges - musical chairs. To fill Rosa's place, Mönchengladbach chose Eddie Hooter, the Austrian who revolutionized Frankfurt. To fill Hooter's place, another Austrian Frankfurt signing - Oliver Glasner who just managed to qualify at her expense with Wolfsburg for the Champions League. And to replace Glasner, Wolfsburg brought in Mark van Bommel - one of the most intriguing appointments in Europe. The former tough midfielder ended a tumultuous tenure at his beloved Eindhoven two years ago, and now begins a new adventure straight into the Champions League, with Dutch scorer Wout and Horst trying to be third on the top scorer list, after Lewandowski and the Netherlands.



And if that's not enough, Leverkusen is also starting the season with a new coach, Swiss Gerardo Savannah, who marched the Young Boys to three consecutive championships.

He will have to deal with the sale of Leon Bailey to Aston Villa, but the club may wisely invest 32 million euros he received in return, and in the meantime the self-confidence of Czech Patrick Schick has risen to new heights after the phenomenal performance at Euro 2020.

Will continue to break records in what appears to be his final year at Dortmund?

The Netherlands (Photo: Reuters)

No matter how you look at it, the new season in the Bundesliga is a season of renewal.

Everyone has changed coaches, the staffs are undergoing changes, and all the top teams are expected to present offensive football.

It promises many goals and dramas - and if we also get a real fight for the crown, then it will be the best bonus of all.

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