{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Matchplug Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog","author_name":"Matchplug Blog","author_url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog","title":"Bayern players surprised by Julian Nagelsmann's sack - Matchplug Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PWCkYy9S5P\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/bayern-players-surprised-by-julian-nagelsmanns-sack\/\">Bayern players surprised by Julian Nagelsmann&#8217;s sack<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/bayern-players-surprised-by-julian-nagelsmanns-sack\/embed\/#?secret=PWCkYy9S5P\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Bayern players surprised by Julian Nagelsmann&#8217;s sack&#8221; &#8212; Matchplug Blog\" data-secret=\"PWCkYy9S5P\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/images-94-1.jpeg","thumbnail_width":739,"thumbnail_height":415,"description":"Bayern Munich players Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich have stated that the club&#8217;s players were shocked about the sacking of former head coach Julian Nagelsmann. The 35-year-old German tactician was relieved of his duties by Bayern on Friday, despite what appears to be a successful season with the Bavarians still in the title race and the Champions League quarter-finals. In his place, former Borussia Dortmund, PSG and Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel have been hired, with club CEO Oliver Kahn claiming that a change was needed after Bayern began playing less successfully and less attractively. Read more: Man City make move to keep Haaland Following Naglesmann&#8217;s sacking, there were widespread rumours that the Bavarians sacked him because of a rift between the manager and board and several players seemingly losing faith.&nbsp; However, midfielder Joshua Kimmich has rubbished those claims, insisting that Nagelsmann is one of the three best coaches he has worked under. &#8220;No, I wouldn&#8217;t say that,&#8221; Kimmich said. &#8220;&#8216;The reasons are that we didn&#8217;t win enough games and weren&#8217;t successful enough.&nbsp; &#8220;Of course, we are represented in all competitions. You could see that we didn&#8217;t perform properly in the Bundesliga. We only won five out of ten games.&nbsp; &#8220;But I can say that the coach has not lost the dressing room. I&#8217;ve already been through a couple of coaching changes: it wasn&#8217;t the case that it was indicated internally in the dressing room because the players were dissatisfied. We were surprised.&#8221; Fellow Bayern midfielder Leon Goretzka echoed Kimmich&#8217;s sentiments, revealing that he and several players were shocked about the news. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t have any problems with Nagelsmann. I don&#8217;t know how it was with others \u2014 but I can say that he didn&#8217;t lose the dressing room. The news of Julian being sacked was a shock! We (players) were all surprised. &#8220;I would be lying if I said the last few days hadn&#8217;t affected me. It was extremely difficult. We&#8217;ve had a very close relationship with Julian. I probably saw him more than my family.&#8221;"}