{"id":629229,"date":"2023-09-12T14:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=629229"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:40:44","slug":"julian-nagelsmann-head-coach-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/12\/julian-nagelsmann-head-coach-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Open to Releasing&#8217;: Germany Free to Approach &#8216;Great Coach&#8217; Over Vacant Managerial Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The sacking of Hansi Flick as head coach of the German National Team occurred following their embarrassing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/soccer\/germany-freefall-after-4-1-shock-loss-japan-euro-2024-looms-2023-09-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">loss to Japan<\/a> in an international friendly. After an unimpressive World Cup in Qatar last year, Flick seemed to be on thin ice for the coming matches. According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1701605117978693695?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Julian Nagelsmann could be approached to replace Flick.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Julian Nagelsmann an Option for German National Team Coach<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Bayern\u2019s Uli Hoene\u00df confirms club open to releasing Julian Nagelsmann to the DFB for German national team job \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeal would certainly not fall through because of FC Bayern\u201d, Hoene\u00df told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mano_bonke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mano_bonke<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SwkmZpY6xY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SwkmZpY6xY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1701605117978693695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Statement Comes from Bayern Munich Executive<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>According to Bayern Munich executive Uli Hoene\u00df, Bayern would release their former coach to the national team. Nagelsmann was dismissed during a string of good results, and his replacement, Thomas Tuchel, narrowly avoided an almost near disaster, causing the move to be criticised.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/26\/how-germany-beat-brazil-7-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How Germany Beat Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 Fifa World Cup?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It was later revealed by Bayern and other sources that Nagelsmann was released due to the fact he did not &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bavarianfootballworks.com\/2023\/4\/24\/23694862\/bayern-munich-nagelsmann-kahn-brazzo-termination-tuchel-lewandowski-transfer-mane-sane-kimmich-coman#:~:text=There%20is%20some%20good%20evidence,game%20before%20the%20international%20break.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fit with the team&#8217;s culture.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; The Bavarian outlet still hold him under contract, but according to Hoene\u00df, a \u201cDeal would certainly not fall through because of FC Bayern.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">String of Poor Results Leads to Sacking<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Under Flick, Germany exited out of the World Cup at the group stage and only won one match out of six UEFA Nations League fixtures. Notable results include losing to Hungary at home in the Nations League, a defeat that guaranteed they would not be moving on to the knockout rounds. After Qatar, losses to Colombia and Poland in friendly matches brought further woe to their fortunes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/12\/former-manchester-united-star-paul-pogba-dopin-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ex-Man Utd Star Now Faces Massive Suspension After Shock Update Revealed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nagelsmann, previously described as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/bayernstrikes.com\/2023\/02\/28\/bayern-munich-lionel-scaloni-heaps-praise-julian-nagelsmann\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">great coach<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,&#8221; should he take the role, joins a German National Team in desperate need of a saviour. The next major competition, Euro 2024, will take place in Germany, and the hosts will need to perform well to avoid the wrath of their supporters. Nagelsmann seems a great option to help return this footballing powerhouse to its previous glory days.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sacking of Hansi Flick as head coach of the German National Team occurred following their embarrassing loss to Japan in an international friendly. After an unimpressive World Cup in Qatar last year, Flick seemed to be on thin ice for the coming matches. According to\u00a0Fabrizio Romano, Julian Nagelsmann could be approached to replace Flick. 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