Julian Nagelsmann says his fashion choices may have hastened his downfall at Bayern Munich.
Though his team was only one point behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund and still in the running for the German Cup and Champions League, the notoriously fashion-conscious coach was thinking back on his brief tenure at Bayern Munich, which ended abruptly in March of last year. Nagelsmann was abruptly removed by Thomas Tuchel, who led the team to an 11th straight championship, despite this. Nagelsmann thinks that when things become hard, his colorful wardrobe choices might have worked against him.
Nagelsmann said to Der Spiegel, “As a coach, you shouldn’t draw too much attention.” “However, I don’t want to apply for a job by totally pretending to be someone else. Compared to Jupp Heynckes, for instance, I am not the same person.
Just by my youth, I simply do some things differently. I don’t wear a beige trench coat and stand in the queue at FC Bayern games because some of my predecessors did. The authorities back in Munich were well aware that I would also be sporting a red jacket. And they were unaffected by it. However, these little things are frequently used against you when you fail.”
The board decided to fire Nagelsmann, which surprised everyone, following a less-than-stellar but still manageable run of play. Since Bayern announced Tuchel’s resignation in the middle of a season that looks like it would conclude without a trophy, and with the Bavarian trailing his Champions League last-16 match against Lazio by five points and behind an excellent Bayer Leverkusen team, it’s safe to say that things have not gotten any better.
The 36-year-old is concentrated on helping Germany get ready for the European Championship in the summer. Expectations will be high since they are the hosts, and Nagelsmann pulled off a remarkable feat this week by luring Toni Kroos of Real Madrid out of retirement from international competition.