Nagelsmann grumpy after defeat: Kimmich receives a ruffle live on TV

Created: 01/08/2022, 06:43 AM

By: Patrick Mayer, Alexander Kaindl

Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann saw Bayern bankrupt at the start of the year.

© Imago Images / Sven Simon

FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach faced each other at the beginning of the second half of the Bundesliga.

We summarize the voices for the game.

Munich - FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach open the Bundesliga year 2022!

At the start of the second half of the season, the two teams faced each other in the Munich Allianz Arena.

And of course there was a lot to talk about beforehand.

The focus of the discussions was the corona situation at the record champions.

There were a total of ten cases recently on Säbener Strasse, and the league leaders' squad has been weakened accordingly.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann still had a team with world-class potential.

Finally, players like Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Müller, Serge Gnabry or Joshua Kimmich ran up against the foals.

What do those responsible say about the current situation?

And what is your assessment of the game?

We summarize the votes around the 1: 2 bankruptcy of Munich.

Julian Nagelsmann (coach FC Bayern Munich) on ...

... the bankruptcy: “We played very well for the first 25 minutes, we were very dominant.

Then we get two situations.

The 1-1 draw is very annoying, not a good cross, we defend it badly.

We want to clear it up with the hoe ... if you clear it up simply and cleanly, nothing happens. "

The 1: 1 is shown again, Nagelsmann sees the ricochet from Kimmich again and says

: “It doesn't get better if I look at it again, to be honest.

Actually easy to defend. "

... the cast: “A Marcel Sabitzer in the left-back position defends differently than a Davies.

When we're down, we don't currently have the most suitable player profile, but we don't have any more at the moment.

We did well in the pressing high.

In my opinion, it's an undeserved defeat, even if Gladbach still had counter-chances.

We didn't do that badly today. "

... the performance: “I think we performed well.

Kimmich and Sabitzer in unfamiliar positions, nine to ten weeks without a game.

It's a different profile physically.

Besides the 15 minutes before the break, we actually played a good game. "

Adi Hütter (coach Borussia Mönchengladbach) after the game over ...

... the game: “It wasn't undeserved.

If you add up the chances, we had quite a few too.

I would like to give my team a huge compliment today.

She fought against it in a fighting, running and playful way. "

... Florian Neuhaus: “He played a very good game.

He can play well in attacking midfield, I don't really like to see him on six.

It has its quality up front and it has proven that again today. "

Thomas Müller (midfielder FC Bayern Munich) after the game over ...

... the 1-1 and the rest of the game: “At least it was an unplanned event. We actually had everything under control, deserved to be ahead, we were overweight. Gladbach did not take place. We weren't able to clear the ball properly, and then the Flo clears it well. Suddenly it's 1: 1. Then we get a standard situation. We were weak in the first half. We didn't defend well. You could see that Gladbach came into play in the last quarter of an hour of the first half. We made our contribution because we weren't that confident on the ball. Then we tried again after the break. We're not doing it badly, of course not perfectly, after all the omens were anything but rosy. We were good enough to be competitive, but it wasn't like that today.Yann Sommer kept it neat himself, but there was also aluminum in it. We still had a lot of quality on the pitch. And then it mustn't happen to us that we had so many ball losses in the last third. Gladbach is not our favorite opponent this season or basically in recent years. "

... the question of whether Bayern would have won with a full squad: “I don't know.

A lot can happen in football.

We might have had more options.

I don't know, there is no point in discussing hypothetical matters.

Nobody will say that Gladbach played a poor game here.

But ... I don't think it was deserved. "

Christoph Kramer (midfielder Borussia Mönchengladbach) after the game over ...

... the win against Bayern:

“You didn't take the chances.

We didn't get in wrong.

We mentioned during the break that we would find a lot of holes in their half where we could have played.

Then we let them come back into play.

But if you want to win in Munich, you need luck.

(...) At the beginning we started with a point and two tens, then we started with two points and a tens.

These are the little things that matter.

Then it looks like more intensity. "

... decimated Munich: “We don't have to talk about the fact that seven very good players were missing.

Nevertheless, there were eleven players on the field that 17 Bundesliga clubs would be happy about.

We didn't play against the best Bayern team, but against a very, very good one. "

Yann Sommer (goalkeeper Borussia Mönchengladbach) after the game over ...

... the three: “Bayern put a lot of pressure on, of course they try everything when they are behind.

We were lucky in some situations.

But it was very important to get three points here.

It is extremely important that we now get consistency.

It's great that we won against Bayern.

But now we have to continue. "

... the “real” Gladbach: “In many phases we were the way we want to be.

Brave, aggressive in duels and counter-pressing.

That is what we need. "

Florian Neuhaus (midfielder Borussia Mönchengladbach) after the game over ...

... the victory: “It was important to show a reaction.

We succeeded, we didn't win here undeservedly. "

... the victory in the cup against Bayern: “That was of course discussed in advance.

Today it was a new game, we had problems at the beginning.

Bayern do not take an undeserved lead, but we were able to come back before half-time. "

... his goal: "The ball jumped a little happily in front of my feet, but of course I'm glad it went in."

... the game: “We implemented our match plan.

Bayern had a lot of failures, but we weren't worried.

Of course we really wanted to play, I think you saw that too. "

Hasan Salihamidzic (Sports Director FC Bayern Munich) before the game over ...

... a possible rejection: “We discussed with the DFL whether it was right to play today.

We have few players, but the DFL decided that.

We accepted that and we will try everything to win the game today.

We didn't really discuss a possible catch-up date, it's ultimately about the health of the players.

We have been in contact with the health department the whole time.

That works fine.

Of course, I informed my colleagues that we have few players.

But now you have to push that aside and play. "

... the infected players: "There are slight symptoms, we are in exchange.

Everything is going smoothly, everyone is fine. "

... the stars' Christmas vacation: “We spoke to the players before the break.

But they have taken their well-deserved vacation to meet with their family or to rest.

I don't blame them for the fact that some players have become infected. "

... the bank: “We have top talent on campus.

Ari Ibrahimovic, Paul Wanner, Lucas Copado - they're all there.

We are sad that our professionals are not there.

But that can also be an opportunity for one or the other. "

... about his nephew Lucas Copado: “I'm just as proud of him as I am of the other young players.

That's good for the guys when they can show themselves.

Let's see if someone comes in.

The trainer will decide that. "

Lucas Copado (17) is the son of the former Bundesliga player Francisco Copado.

His sister Esther is the wife of Hasan Salihamidzic.

... a rematch after the cup failure: “We have something to make up for, we want to win.

We have a good team on the field. "

Oliver Kahn (CEO FC Bayern Munich) before the game about ...

... a possible cancellation of the game against Gladbach: “I've already seen a lot in football.

But that's also an absolute novelty for me now.

That eleven of our regular players are not there, also due to the corona.

There are DFL regulations that we accept for today.

I just believe that these regulations were made at a time when there was no corona.

I think it would make sense, if things got quieter, to revise these regulations again. "

... the regulations of the German Football League (DFL): "As an athlete, I cannot understand that players who, like Josip Stanisic, have been injured for a long time, or a Leon Goretzka, are considered fit for action."

... the many corona cases at FC Bayern: "First of all, we worked very, very intensively on the corona situation.

Also on the new variant.

We tightened our hygiene concept with the health department before Christmas.

This is not a corona outbreak that happens within the team.

The players have just returned from their well-deserved vacation and were infected.

We haven't had any major outbursts within the club or within the team.

(...) You just have to look to England.

ManCity has, I think, 20 infected - players and supervisors together. "

Julian Nagelsmann (coach FC Bayern Munich) before the game over ...

... the failures: “We have to reorganize, of course, but we still have a good first team - even if not all of them play in their favorite positions.

We have some talented young players on the bench, but we also have experienced players.

However, it is difficult to get in against a good Bundesliga team from Gladbach, we know that.

It goes without saying that the first team has the task of steering this game in the right direction.

We don't want to put pressure on the boys, they can risk something, dare to do something. "

... his understanding that the game is taking place:

"I do not know that. I still think that I don't have to judge that. I have to take care of my job. (...) We are at a point where you have to think about health. Joshua Kimmich, for example, hasn't played a game in a long time. (...) We try to change very little. But maybe we still have to so that we have our top players available in the next few weeks. (...) As a coach, I also want to make a Bundesliga debut for one or the other player. That is already a milestone in your life. "

... the tactics against Gladbach

 “We play with a lot of midfielders.

Like Barcelona before, with what feels like nine midfielders.

We have to get behind the chain faster than in the cup.

(...) If someone expects that I have contrived today, I have to disappoint them.

It's a simple plan that we have.

It's kept as simple as possible. "

Max Eberl (Manager Borussia Mönchengladbach) before the game over ...

... the botched first half of the season: “We started with a new coach, it was relatively bumpy.

The 0: 6 against Freiburg shook us to the core, knocked us apart.

This flood of goals conceded - we have to prevent that.

The previous derby against Cologne wasn't the crux of the first half of the season for me. "

... the discussed Corona cancellation before the game: "I spoke to Brazzo once on the phone.

He briefly described the situation at Bayern Munich to me.

I have no influence on it, Bayern behaved in an exemplary manner and tried everything.

And that's why we're playing today, we're happy about that. "

... possible Corona cancellations like in England: "If we watch the Premier League, we would see 70,000 spectators here.

We in Germany do it with a different consistency.

We have shown that we can play with spectators.

We assume that we will hopefully be able to play with spectators again soon. "

... Bayern's strengths: "If you look at the first team - it's still a great squad, that's why they have been at the top for years.

But we also showed in the first half of the season that we can keep up. "

... the expiring contracts of Matthias Ginter and Denis Zakaria: “It was clear to us that they would choose a different path.

They want to stand in the shop window now and they also have the duty to step on the gas again for Borussia Mönchengladbach. "

Adi Hütter (coach Borussia Mönchengladbach) before the game over ...

... the historic victory in the DFB Cup and today's game: “You can't compare the two.

But of course we will try to repeat the things we did well back then today. "

... the first half of the season: “We were on the right track up to the Cologne game, we only conceded seven goals in ten games. Then we gave up the derby, then came the Freiburg defeat, which threw us off track. If we don't bring the intensity to the pitch, it's just really difficult. We have to bring that, we saw that. But now a new year begins with new hope. "

... Borussia as a possible favorite against Bayern: “Anyone who sees us as favorites doesn't really know their way around football.

Bayern still have a top team, but we also have a couple of failures.

For a long time it was uncertain who could play and who couldn't.

Do you play with a back three with Kimmich in the center, do you play with a back four with Kimmich on the right?

Those were the questions before the game.

But they still have a very good team. "