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  • Bundesliga: Bayern Munich hires Thomas Tuchel to exchange Julian Nagelsmann as coach

    Bayern Munich employed Thomas Tuchel as coach on Friday to exchange Julian Nagelsmann after shedding the lead of the Bundesliga. Bayern chief govt Oliver Kahn blamed “big fluctuations in performance” and stated the squad wasn’t exhibiting its true potential underneath Nagelsmann.

    Tuchel will take over coaching from Monday with a contract till the top of the 2024-25 season. The choice got here after the staff misplaced at Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 within the Bundesliga on Sunday.

    Bayern’s home league type over the past two months has been blended, however the removing of Nagelsmann was extensively seen as a shock, particularly following an assured win over Paris Saint-Germain this month to achieve the Champions League quarterfinals.

    In an indication of loyalty to Nagelsmann inside the squad, midfielder Joshua Kimmich praised him as an “outstanding” coach on Friday.

    Last week’s defeat to Leverkusen dropped Bayern to second place, one level behind Borussia Dortmund. Bayern’s subsequent recreation is in opposition to Dortmund on April 1 and will play a key position in deciding the title race. Tuchel led Chelsea to the Champions League title in 2021 and beforehand coached PSG — the place he misplaced the 2020 Champions League last to Bayern — and Dortmund.

    Tuchel has been with out a job since he was fired by Chelsea’s new American possession in September after a shock loss to Croatian membership Dinamo Zagreb. Bayern faces Manchester City within the Champions League quarterfinals on April 11.

  • Kingsley Coman out for 2 weeks after minor coronary heart surgical procedure: Julian Nagelsmann

    Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman underwent minor surgical procedure this week to repair a coronary heart drawback however shouldn’t be anticipated to be out for greater than two weeks, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann mentioned on Friday.
    The Frenchman, who got here on as a late substitute of their 3-0 Champions League group-stage win at Barcelona earlier this week, will resume coaching as early as subsequent week after going beneath the knife on Thursday.
    “He had a faint additional heart beat, a minor hearth rhythm issue,” Nagelsmann advised a digital information convention. “He briefly had a bit less air. This is why we decided to do the surgery. He was operated on yesterday.”
    “On Tuesday he will start cardio training and will not be out longer than a week and a half or two weeks. It is not that serious. Many people have this issue. He feels well, has no pain.”

    🗣️ @J__Nagelsmann: “Kingsley #Coman underwent surgery yesterday. His heartbeat rhythm had a slight disturbance with a minor added beat. At times he had a slight shortage of breath. That’s why we opted for long-term ECG monitoring and went ahead with this procedure. ” pic.twitter.com/IM3IME12sD
    — FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) September 17, 2021
    Champions Bayern Munich, with three wins from their opening 4 Bundesliga matches, tackle promoted VfL Bochum on Saturday following their confidence-boosting win over Barcelona.
    “I don’t feel I have to motivate my players,” Nagelsmann mentioned. “In every game it is about achieving our goals. In the Bundesliga we are not there where we want to be. We are in second place.”
    Bayern are second on 10 factors, two off leaders VfL Wolfsburg with 4 matches performed.
    “No matter who the opponent is we have always got to reach our limits and we will do just that tomorrow. Our goal is the three points,” Nagelsmann mentioned.