We all know we need a new manager. Julian Nagelsmann seem to be one we are looking at. Will most likely be available after the World Cup.
View: https://x.com/bayernspace/status/1993060801100571036?s=46
Julian Nagelsmann's coaching style is defined by
tactical versatility, high-intensity pressing (Gegenpressing), role-driven attacks, and innovative use of technology, focusing on fluid formations (often 3-at-the-back) that prioritize quick, vertical progression and player movement over static possession, demanding high strategic intelligence and emotional connection with players. He excels at evolving tactics to suit his squad, using data and experimentation, and implementing complex pressing schemes like the "pendulum effect".
Key Characteristics:
- Tactical Fluidity: Adapts formations (e.g., 3-4-3, 4-2-3-1, 5-4-1) and roles based on opposition, often switching between 3-at-the-back and 4-at-the-back systems.
- High-Intensity & Pressing: Employs energetic, coordinated high pressing and gegenpressing to win the ball back quickly, often in wide areas or specific zones.
- Role-Driven Attack: Focuses on players understanding specific roles and interactions rather than rigid structures, creating dynamic attacking patterns with quick forward passes and third-man runs.
- Innovation & Data: Uses technology like giant video walls and drones for tactical feedback, constantly experimenting to improve training and performance.
- Gegenpressing/Pendulum Effect: A unique pressing tactic where the team collapses on the ball carrier in one quadrant, limiting options while maintaining a stable defensive shape elsewhere.
- Social Competence: Believes a significant portion (70%) of coaching is social intelligence, building strong relationships, and motivating players individually for shared belief in tactics.
- Verticality: Aims to move the ball forward quickly to create chances, even if it means less possession, utilizing central passing lanes and combinations.
I like it!
