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Julian Nagelsmann is one of the most highly rated managers in world football and linked to huge clubs like Real Madrid and Chelsea, despite being controversially sacked by Bayern Munich. In this video, Jon Mackenzie explains how the German achieved all of this by the age of 35, explores what his tactical philosophy actually is, and looks at just what exactly makes him such a great coach.
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Patience is what big clubs dont have anymore.
Arsenal (I know they aren't as big as they were seasons ago... yet), seem to have a bit of patience.
Who told u Liverpool don't have patience 😅
Milan sit back and wait for 3-4 seasons before getting back to UCL
being patient with the right man is way to go
All clubs tbh
His biggest failure was being unable to score 8 against Barca. That's unacceptable for Bayern.
😂😂
😂😂😂
I think it was not dominating the local league as Bayern did for the past 10 years winning without almost opposition.
they had lewandoski clown
@@RRomeoM Tuchel is about to lose it
As a Bayern fan, I’d say his best quality was the ability to make in-game adjustments that could win the match. For example- the games against Barca(were getting dominated in the first half but made a few changes and won), or PSG (taking Cancelo off, shifting Coman to the right, from where he scored the goal)
so he makes good changes to win against PSG then sacked lol
something like a bayern fan does not exist
As a fan. Were you disappointed that Bayan sacked him?
Lucky wins nothing more city putting you're farmers league of team back where it belongs
@@imdrowning463 City will be facing Tuchel, not Nagelsman.
This might be a bit too Germany-centered for Tifo, but it's still an interesting topic: the DFB (German Football Association) is changing the rules on how to qualify for the highest coaching licenses (tldr: they become more expensive and there is a point system that favours Bundesliga ex-players). With this new system someone like Julian Nagelsmann might never gotten the opportunity to qualify for coaching licenses at the highest level. Wondering how this will change the coaching landscape in Germany, as it becomes very hard, if not impossible, for coaches at smaller clubs or youth levels to work their way up.
Surely it's clear that the best managers CAN be only decent footballers, such as Klopp, Narglesman, Mourinho... We all know that! They must have there reasons. I wish I knew what they were!
@@thomasvoller6295Tuchel as well...
Very interesting! Do you have an English source that explains this in more detail?
Wow. When license & price of something goes up, you know we are moving towards automation. When car prices goes up, the automated public transportation is the replacement. When art prices goes up, AI generated images become the replacement. And when AI can already beat chess & online game champions, who knows if they are going to replace football coaches next. Edit: Knowing German people & their love for efficiency & automation, no wonder if they are at the forefront of pushing the automation of football game. When other aspects such as tactical analysis & physical performance already automated by AI and easily publicly accessible, one of the way to keep coach job competitive & still valuable is to increase the price of coaching license. To me this all make sense.
@@faithhopecharity2843 Well, I guess your AI better be an ex-player to qualify for the license 😅
He's an unpolished genius. His ideas are sometimes a little non-conventional which shows his creativity and craziness. He could be the next generation Pep Guardiola
pep is less adventurous though, he's more of a "by the book" type of coach that have strict principles on how his team wants to play, nagelsmann however is still a wildfire, only time will tell if he'll settle on a style or became a super flexible coach (tactically speaking) like spalletti or ancelotti
@@nakiyame2606 in big games Pep Guardiola is very adventurous and it often backfires lol like when he played against Chelsea with no CDM in the Champions League final
Pep gets so much credit and hasn't won a CL since 2012 , it's just odd to me ,managing 2 or the best sqauds in Europe for the last 8 years
@@blaquenguni9249 I think too much is made of winning the CL. It is the most prestigious trophy at club level - but much like the world cup (which is the most prestigious trophy in all of football) - there is alot of luck involved. In league football, the best team almost always wins, since results are spread over 38 games. But knockout football has so much unpredictability, and all it needs is one bad day for the team or a poor refereeing decision to end a run. Just look at Leicester winning the FA cup 2 years ago. Leicester were good - but no one is gonna say they are a better team than Chelsea, City or Utd that year. But they rode their luck and grit and won. If a Super League sort of football ever materializes, it will be a far more accurate indicator of thr strength of the top clubs across europe.
his idea is basically "clog the box, hope and then get countered" truely a genius.
You need thick skin to be the coach of a club like Bayern. Julian was a strong character, but our board ran out of patience. Slipping up in the Bundesliga was pretty hard for them take in. I loved Julian. He was a talented and very experimental coach, always made adjustments according to the opponent we're playing. He observes and analyses the game like no other. That's why we won against teams like Barca and PSG this season in ucl. Hate the board for this
And now bayern season is over. Could lose the league to BVB
He's a young very talented self driven manager. He's going to make the necessary mistakes as required to succeed long term. Which means a high likelihood of improving as he becomes more experienced. Of course clubs will be interested in him.
I think he's a big coach for the future once he learns the right balance of strategy and tinkering. Might have been a bit too soon for him at bayern
Definitely too soon. He should have stayed in Leipzig. Might have even managed to win the league title with them. Just imagine: being the first coach to win the league title in the history of a given team. How many people get a realistic chance of pulling that off? Claudio Ranieri did it with Leicester in 2016, but I'd argue you can't even call that a "realistic chance", for how miraculous and completely bonkers that Premier League season went. And now compare that to being the who-the-hell-knows-what-number-th coach to win the title with Bayern Munich. (Seriously: does anyone know off the top of their head how many different coaches won the league title with Bayern?)
I think it would also be too soon for Chelsea (given that they sack managers often) or Tottenham (Levy is an expert at wasting good managers). Real Madrid may be as they don't sack their managers as often, but that dressing room, for such a young coach, who knows. Liverpool would be ideal if they sack Klöpp at the end of the season, as they have proved they have patience to rebuild.
@@pozsoz Liverpool is never gonna sack Klopp..
@@justinchundakkattil284 yeah. If anything, Klopp is going to leave. Just like he did in Dortmund
It's good that he's flexible cos I suspect minimum width won't work well against mid table and struggling prem teams that defend very narrow
Also, he's still just 35. If he wants to have a long career as a football coach he better be flexible, as football will definitely change over the next 2 to 3 decades.
Was he really sacked because of team performances or was it because of off-field issues ( too many players unhappy , his gf being a news reporter , and the "snitch" situation )
Def also the performance, but you will see that nothing will change under Tuchel for the rest of the season, because the real problem was never the coach. Imo the management failed because they didnt sign a replacement for Lewandowski, didnt have a reliable backup keeper despite Neuers age and injury record, spent money on transfers that we dont need, and neglected the need for a solid midfield (Kimmich is good, but Goretzka is def not world class and doesnt complement him well)
@@botten4187 goretzka is world class.probably the best box to box in the world alongside sms
@@botten4187 kimmich is much better than good but hes much more a pirlo than he is a kante/makelele. hes world class when it comes to creation but having a player next to him that can do a lot of the defensive dirty work would be very good for him. goretzka is also very good but hes more like an 8 in a 433 not double pivot player who gets forward.
He was younger than some of the Hollywood FC stars and stepped over Neuer and others. He was under heavy scrutiny but had managed a perfect CL campaign so far and was only 6 points behind last season's result at this time as well as only 1 point behind Dortmund this season. It is definitely more of a personal thing against his off field stuff rather than his results.
It's both. Some German pundits believe that the youthful, rollerblading look wasn't what was expected from a Bayern manager. He's made outspoken comments after some matches which have shown his immaturity. He wasn't as close to the finished article as Bayern would've expected at this stage. The mole has been around for some time. Guardiola was complaining about it so it limits the no of players it could be........ As for JN's girlfriend, Bayern knew that she was BM expert at Bild and should've asked for her to leave as it represented a conflict of interests. She only left her position, but stayed at Bild. Even if she had nothing to do with it, players are naturally going to be wary of saying things in the dressing room knowing that it could go to Bild.
Being super versatile would really help with Chelsea training sessions where they can have their 15 vs 15 'first team' matches.
Even now, Chelsea was dominating in their last 5 games chance wise and even more on the Liverpool game. The problem is some players that got most scoring opportunities didn't score. They need to address this more than the tactics for now. They need to addres Harvertz, Felix, Kova, Kante scoring techniques individually for each of them especially Harvertz and Felix they both have big flaw on their scoring technique and mindset on these scoring situations.
Definitely. I was watching the game yesterday and all I could think was "Felix needs coaching". He's an incredible talent. He just needs to play consistently and get proper coaching like Arteta did for all the youngsters at Arsenal or even Pepe with Rico, Foden, Palmer, Alvarez, etc.
They're both classic no. 10s...
@@insertname8451 yeah Felix always in drible stance which is great for opening up play but he needs to practice when to switch to proper stance to shoot. Prime Hazard is a good example of a player who knows how to do both. Also he's scared to shoot when there's a defender coming which is a bad habit and mindset that can be trained and eliminate. Kai is the same, he's scared, he's better at his shooting stance but he lack power on his shot because his stance is always going for placement but this makes it easy for goalkeeper time and time again. Lacking conviction. I don't know what they do in training but they need to be addressed individually and told and coached right in their face to better this scoring techniques. If Chelsea could create as many chances as the last 5 games while fixing this scoring problems. Chelsea would win games with lots of goals.
just a quick heads-up: for the league placement chart around 1:30, you're showing the Bundesliga going down the 20th position. There's only 18 teams in the league though, so that makes it slightly disleading, especially considering just how close to relegation (16th spot) the 15th place really is
Interesting, but it sounds like what Jon identified here about Nagelsmann, the ideas of positional play and using possession to draw out opponents to create space, are the same things that he found exciting about De Zerbi's Brighton.
This man has been coaching for as long as Klopp has been at Liverpool
This season for Bayern in the Bundesliga was crazy, I thought Jon "Underlying Numbers" Mackenzie would have noticed some weird stats. For example, having the biggest goal difference with both the best defense and attack, and at the same time not having the most wins, nor the most clean sheets. Defensively there were many ties that came from last minute fouls, handballs, and so on, I think the weak spot in Nagelsmann's tactics was going for that 3-1-5-1 that often left defenders hugely exposed and playing lots of 1v1 that led to silly mistakes and conceding goals which probably shouldn't have happened. I don't know if it was the right move to sack him but there were dressing room issues and it is said many players didn't really respect him, which is important in big clubs with players and directives with big personalities. I don't think Tuchel is very different tactically but he is certainly more conservative and a bit more defensive.
Really good comment and analysis
About the rumour that he's losing the player trust, that has never been the case, many bayern player already gave their answer to that matter and NOONE said that he's losing their trust. Except maybe young player like Gravenberch, but again he's still so young and should earn his place in the lineup.
One thing worth mentioning here to provide some context for his dissatisfaction with Bayern's performances and the frequent tactical tweaks, is that he mainly had to do this because the club failed to address a number of vital gaps in the squad. At the bare minimum they needed a replacement for Lewandowski and a pivot player who is good at defending defensive transitions. On top of that, Thiago had never been properly replaced and it seems that Gnabry as well as Sane are now better in slightly more central areas, which means that a further winger with similar qualities to Coman was needed. However, even if they had only brought in a defensive midfielder and a striker to replace Lewandowski, I don't think Bayern would've had as many problems. Ultimately, the Bayern management was lucky to have Nagelsmann who was able to come up with solutions to problems created by gaps in the squad. But those solutions couldn't solve the underlying problems. That isn't to say Nagelsmann isn't without faults or hasn't made some mistakes, who doesn't, but I don't think this level of constant tweaking is something he necessarily thrives to do. As broadly hinted at in the video, it merely means that he is actually capable of coming up with wide variety of tactical solutions and as such, is capable of working with all kinds of different squad and player profiles.
What a great in-depth analysis!
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Please do one of these for Wiegman’s England!
Such high level philosophy need skilled and smart players. Only few teams can accommodate such demand.
Nice vid Keep going bro
Can you do a video on the new sensation Will Still manager of Reims!!
Thanks for the vid
Amazing video
Please do a video on Luis Erinque🙏
I just need to know where I can get hold of some football shirt prints like these in the background?
as a Bayern supporter, I have to say we made a severe mistake sacking Julian Nagelsmann.
I hope for his own sake he gives himself time, mainly for his own mental health, past month has been pretty hectic for him
Great analysis..tifo
Great video
Wow. He knows his football . Great video
I was only looking at the Bielsa tshirt. Miss that man.
Beautiful T shirt bro, he's a big one
His wide players are wide when ball is with defenders when ball reaches midfield his wide players go narrow
You got his D.O.B. wrong. It's actually the 23rd of July 1987, not the 27th. I know this for a fact because it's exactly the day of my birth as well ;)
Love that Bielsa shirt! Does anyone know, where I can get it? Thx!
You might have to do one for Enrique🌚
Cool t-shirt!
Where will the Nagelsmann t-shirt be out for sale?
Didn’t get lost at the back 3 back 4 and back 5 systems bit at all
Could you please refer to RBL as "lawn ball sports Leipzig" please. :D
Perfect fit for Liverpool
Nevertheless Excellent analysis brother. Thank you.
Make a video on nagelsmann vs guardiola
His tactics actually remind me a lot of what Ancelotti and Madrid do. They can play multiple systems and ways (onball/offball) and still be successful. I do think Nagelsmann needs another Leipzig type club instead of an elite one for the next couple years though.
Tottenham hotspurs. Those fans would be happy anywhere over 5th and anywhere after the ro16 in competitions.
@@lolhi3105 He might need a club that won't stain his CV as much as Spurs though 😂 I was thinking more like Atletico if Simeone left or in Italy.
@@ANGELOFDARKification 🤣. Spurs ate every manager they had since poch
I think the Freiburg game showed that the occasional slip up is not a managerial problem and more of a squad problem
Yes it's is a problem of a missing number 9 which has the highest level. And also a Number 6 which is better then Kimmich and Goretzka.
@@1981ledzep ohhhhh boy… missing number 9 issue when Chelsea have Havertz and Felix leading the line…
@@sosman747 He got timo to score over 30 goals in one season at leipzip. As José once said "Respect man"
Do one on luis enrike
His approach is excellent as it makes players understand at a fundamental level so they can apply the basics to any situation. If you have a complex plan it needs everything to consistently work and, to use a famous military quote, the first casualty of any battle is your plan. This way the operate a principal rather than a specific plan which can fall apart as soon as the opposition react to it.
Come to Liverpool bro. We need a coaching change
The presenter should improve the hand movement situation. It is confusing seeing his arm on the left in the front view and the same one one the right in the top view. Also, a lot of visually distracting movement.
Everyone wants Nagelsmann. The club that already has him: „Let’s get rid of him!“
Because of Hassan and Kahn
Where can I get that Bielsa shirt? 🙂
Meanwhile Tuchel still has a job after nearly bottling the Bundesliga, getting fuckin hammered by City in the UCL and now getting smoked by Leipzig in the Supercup.
not sure about his ability to breakdown low blocks, with his teams very compact it plays into the hands of low blocks.. especially the type you see in the poem
Are there any good online courses where I can learn about football tactics?
just watch the analysts enthusiasts you will start developing the tactical sense and you will start thinking about your own tactics like I myself have been watching all the videos these enthusiasts post hence I learnt alot simply by understanding different coaches tactics and hence I also analyze them while am watching live football and everyone from my place where we watch football together adore me because when it goes to halftime I start breaking it to them and with the help of galaxy note 10 plus I even draw on them pictures 😂 even when the match ends after that I come on yt to check what these enthusiasts have found then be proud of it
Basically you gotta play Jumpers for Goalposts 3 brother. Will teach you too much.
Need a similar video for luis enrique
The early description of his tactics sound very Wenger
Jonathan Dog Mackenzie!
His philosophy will really work well if he were to coach Man City
A lot of things are much easier if you have the best team possible and all the money you want. Is called cheating 😂.
@@RomeoRehn yeah we can see that in united who outspent every team in last 5 years and also in last 10 years. Also city having 100m net spend in last 5 years
@@skrskrskrr5033 united make their money, city don't. I don't get why people put us and city in the same sentence.
@@skrskrskrr5033 In reference to City with 100m - in terms of whole club net spend? Maybe that would make sense but not just transfer spend only, surely.
Tactically he's got it all, it's the men management that drags him down.
Tottenham need a world class manager like this! Someone who has so many different ideas! To change the tactics or personal on the pitch during the games! get this man to a 10 year contract! he can get us back competing again!
He’s not world class he’s done absolutely nothing to be even be considered world class
He's got balls, not afraid to make decisions, I give him that, but I wasn't impressed with his Bayern Team. Good coach for sure, but he has to prove that he's a great one first.
For me the best coach tactically maybe only pep ahead: he’s very flexible
This VERY much sounds like perfection for a club with a year patience
2 years at least, 1st season to get used to the squad and 2nd to really get into heavy tactical stuff. In Bayern the 2nd season was where things broke down, but I think mostly for non-football reasons.
You say that but at every club he's managed (Granted it's only 3) he has hit the ground running.
He would do well at tottenham with a good rebuild.
God bless
I think his style is similar to Pep in how he wants his teams to control the match through possession and not just attack mindlessly
They are completely different
nope he's super rigid, opposite to pep - city have no positions really... Nagelmann likes set positions... very very inflexible. That's the red bull way - super organised.
@@joven_ Pep is super rigid lol...
@@infamouscfc793 Lmao Pep is the most flexible manager in Europe, WTF are you waffling about
@@joven_ No he isn't lol. The only reason you think he is is because you associate flexible with good so therefore Pep must be flexible... in reality he's one of the most rigid managers this decade.
I might be late but I just realised how much Jon looks like Luke Shaw.
Except Bohely of course... Mr. Know it all
If he goes to a PL team he's not gonna be able to play between the lines as much as this, pressing intensity is waaaay higher than bundesliga
I want that shirt.
2:28 Bayern has no owners.
Broo madrid desparately needs him
The decision was very very unpopular with the fans and came out of nowhere. if Bayern get kicked out of the CL now, it could very well be that the board is sacked by the members. As a member, I would. The elite clubs like Bayern, Real Madrid .and usually Barcelona are a meritocracy as much as they are about passion & love for the club. You have to love the club and perform at the highest level. One of the two isn't good enough. Nagelsmann did.
Came true lol
He will love Kovacic
You meant to say if he moves to ANOTHER elite club next... You missed the word another, which suggests that Bayern Munich aren't elite
Love 😍 that music on the background, it's like PORN football analysis
Perfect for Chelsea
So his tactics wont work with spurs.
😂
true 😂
Nothing will work at Spuds
Lads, it's Tottenham
Even Pep's tactics wont work with spurs
Nagelsmann the right name for Liverpool
Pochettino next video please.
can you make a video on the work Xavi Alonso is doing with Bayer Laverkusan
Bielsa shirt ftw!!!!
Who knew how similar John and Bielsa looked.😂😂
Looks a Bayern's CF... Nagelsmann is a miracle worker!
I think the point on Nagelsmann's sacking was missed entirely. The 2nd half was a desaster in both seasons at Bayern. Just look how they crashed out of the cup against Gladbach or against Sevilla and them losing a 9 points lead this spring. All indicators, CL against PSG aside, pointed to another crash and while the timing sure was bollocks, it's utter bullshit to point at the loss against Leverkusen and claim it was the sole reason. Also in this video the fact that Nagelsmann has no clear cut longterm system, caused frustration and confusion within the locker room as we know from Lewandowski himself. Him being flexible isnt always benefiting the team.
Talk abiut watkins and emery
its almost like klopps liverpool tactics
all i gotta say as a Bayern fan.. seeing him skateboard to training…🤦🏻♂️ good luck to any club who signs him.
Must've left his car at your mums house
@@infamouscfc793 she isn’t into younger men 🤷🏻♂️ especially the ones who skateboard to work
Welcome to Chelsea💙
Why Bayern DOESN'T wants Julian Nagelsmann
Bielsa explaining to us perfectly 😁
It's luke Shaw without his wig with a bielsa shirt
Short answer: He‘s great.
Have the Chelsea owners seen this, someone please show them so they won't make the wrong decision.
"The manager everyone wants"? Chelsea don't want him. Nor do Spurs.
not everyone
I can´t understand why would anybody want him. He is the German Graham Potter.
Irish Guy, is that you?
He's the opposite of Potter. Young energetic laptop coach with balls.
I said it when it happened and I'll keep saying it. Appointing Kahn was a mistake...
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