According to Tom Roddy from The Sunday Times, Chelsea met with Julian Nagelsmann last week to discuss him potentially becoming the new permanent manager at Chelsea. The report also states the German coach is one name on a five-man shortlist, along with Luis Enrique, Mauricio Pochettino, Luciano Spalletti and Ruben Amorim.
Chelsea Met With Julian Nagelsmann
Exclusive: Chelsea met with Julian Nagelsmann last week.
German coach among the shortlist of candidates being considered and vetted by #cfc recruitment team. https://t.co/qeqmwaGox6
— Tom Roddy (@TomRoddy_) April 16, 2023
German Coach on Five-Man Shortlist
Chelsea have held a first round of talks with Nagelsmann, according to the report from The Sunday Times. The recently dismissed Bayern Munich manager is reportedly on a shortlist of potential candidates for the Stamford Bridge hot seat and has been vetted by the club’s recruitment team.
The ex-Bayern coach has been described by Argentina national team head coach Lionel Scaloni as a “great coach.” His CV also stands up to scrutiny after he took TSG Hoffenheim to the Champions League in addition to guiding Leipzig to a seemingly unlikely Champions League semi-final. He also ensured they pushed Bayern for the Bundesliga title in the following season.
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However, this season it all went wrong for the German coach after winning the Bundesliga and the German Super Cup in his first season at the Allianz Arena. Bayern are struggling to retain the league title, with Dortmund breathing down their necks. The increased pressure from their rivals seemingly led to the club parting ways with Nagelsmann.
What Qualities Nagelsmann Would Bring to Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have rehired Frank Lampard to steer the troubled club until the end of the season when they will look to hire a new permanent manager. Nagelesmann is not afraid to make changes and experiment with tactics and team selection. He is always looking for ways to improve his team from game to game.
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Nagelsmann likes fluidity in his formations. He encourages his defenders to play out from the back and this could be great news for Levi Colwill, who excels in possession and is viewed as an elite-level prospect at Stamford Bridge. He encourages rotations between his players, and this evolution occurred at Leipzig, where his players excelled in their movement off the ball, making them a nightmare to track and play against. He then used a 4-2-3-1 formation at Bayern Munich, where the wide players stayed very wide, which created space for the number 10, and the striker to exploit.
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Naglesmann’s teams always seem to press well from wide areas and from the lone striker position, where they look to press the opposition and steal the ball back. It seems there will be more twists and turns in Chelsea’s search for a new manager, but it appears the German coach is very much in the frame.
