As of: March 23, 2024, 1:57 p.m
By: Manuel Bonke, Philipp Kessler
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Julian Nagelsmann's contract ends after the home European Championships.
But in the background, the poker over the future of the national coach has long since begun.
Frankfurt - The fact that Julian Nagelsmann is a game child was once again clearly visible on Thursday morning at the DFB.
Long before the national team came onto the pitch, the national coach grabbed a ball and challenged his colleague Sandro Wagner to a duel.
The task: Shoot the ball through the mini hurdles set up.
Nagelsmann squealed loudly with laughter several times when a shot attempt by Wagner failed.
Contract poker has begun: This is how Nagelsmann is gambling for his future
It fits into the picture that the contract poker over the future of the national coach has been in full swing since Wednesday evening - and here too the 36-year-old is proving his gambler qualities.
When the football teacher was asked by a supporter about his coaching future at a fan press conference, Nagelsmann replied bluntly: “I can't decide that, you first need someone to offer you a job (laughs).
There is currently no offer ready to be signed.” Previously, the national coach emphasized with a mischievous grin that he could imagine two future scenarios: “Association or club.”
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf gratefully accepted this pass and left no doubt that the Frankfurt association headquarters would like to continue with Nagelsmann after the European Championship in their own country: “The chemistry is right,” said Neuendorf and emphasized: “Julian has said that he would like clarity about his future before the European Championship tournament.
We certainly won’t turn our backs on such a wish.”
Julian Nagelsmann.
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Nagelsmann future at the DFB?
Actually, both parties had always emphasized that the full focus was on a successful performance at the European Championships, but now the national coach and his employer are in a greater hurry than originally thought.
“I learned to give myself a little peace and then decide.
In general, I am a young coach, a young person who also needs a job.”
What Nagelsmann likes about the national coaching job: He can put the team together completely according to his own ideas and is not dependent on transfer money from possible club superiors.
According to his own statement, it's about the decision-making options: "I don't want to be a monarch, but I don't want to be a puppet in the club either."
The Landsberg native is not so happy with the fact that he can only work on tactics and game ideas with his players irregularly.
He sees the daily work on the pitch as his greatest strength as a coach.
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That's what DFB managing director Rettig says
If Nagelsmann sets his sights on the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, he would have enough time to develop his team according to his ideas.
A kind of long-term project, while the upcoming EM is only managed as a short-term project due to the short lead time.
Interesting: According to
kicker
, a long-term collaboration could possibly be tied to conditions: The extension of Nagelsmann's employment contract should only come into force if he and his team do not fail prematurely at the European Championships.
DFB managing director Andreas Rettig said: “You don’t send successful coaches away.”
Manuel Bonke, Philipp Kessler