Salihamidzic: “There were disciplinary problems under Nagelsmann”

A lack of discipline in the team was apparently one of the reasons for Bayern’s “divorce” with Julian Nagelsmann, as the Munich club’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has pointed out.

“That was his style. Of course there were problems, we had some discipline issues. Julian Nagelsmann is a very good coach. But we had some problems“, he said, while when asked if he considers it his own failure that the “marriage” with the 35-year-old coach did not work out, he replied: “We had a good relationship with Julian. He has a great idea for football. We are sorry that things turned out this way. We wish we had gone further. But we have a responsibility».

As for how the Bavarians came to the decision to change managers? “We flew in on Sunday night from Leverkusen and sat down on Monday, Oliver Kahn, Marco Nepe and myself. We analyzed everything. Last season, these phases, the current situation, especially in the second half from January and then we won five out of ten matches in the league. Yes, we eliminated Paris, it wasn’t easy, we did well. However, we had this dip in our performances and they kept going down. At one point, when the performances were not good and the results were getting worse, that was what prompted us to make the decision. On Tuesday I called Tuchel, the four of us sat down in the evening and had a good talk, at least five hours. He was convinced that he can successfully lead the team. Of course, first we called Herbert Heiner and told him the reasons, and we also informed Uli Hennes. When we make such important decisions, it is important that we all get behind it“, he emphasized.