Bayern manager Nagelsmann has apologized after the defeat at Borussia Mönchengladbach for an outburst of anger towards referee Tobias Welz, who sent Dayot Upamecano off early in the game.
Upamecano was shown a red card after eight minutes for bringing down the broken through Alassane Plea. At the time of the incident, Nagelsmann could not agree with that decision at all and also sought a confrontation with Welz in the arbitration dressing room after the match. “This must be a joke, are you kidding me?” Nagelsmann said according to Sky. The coach of Bayern then also called the arbitration a ‘weak mess’.
“It really wasn’t a red card for me and nobody can tell me that it was,” Nagelsmann said at the press conference. “I would have liked to hear from the arbitration that they thought it was a difficult decision, but they said nothing at all.”
Nagelsmann later backtracked on his criticism through Bayern’s club channels. “Emotions are part of sport and I vented my heart about that red card after the game. But I want to apologize to Referee Welz and his colleagues for my language. I went too far in that,” said Nagelsmann.
After the 3-2 defeat at Borussia Mönchengladbach, many arrows in the German media were aimed at Julian Nagelsmann, who in turn complained mainly about the arbitration after the new blow. The German coach was furious about the early red card for Dayot Upamecano.
Mario Götze sympathizes with trainer Julian Nagelsmann
“Well, eventually that will also be resolved,” said Götze after he won 2-0. Against Werder Bremen with Eintracht Frankfurt. There will always be incidents like that. It is important not to draw too many conclusions from this. Julian is a young coach and it is important that he gets time,” the former PSV player told Sky.
Bayern could lose the lead in the Bundesliga this Sunday. If Union Berlin wins at home against Schalke 04. The club from the capital will be the new leader in Germany. Bayern’s wavering creates a crisis mood in Munich. ‘I know how things are there and what the environment is like. Of course, a lot is always demanded. You have to win there, years in a row. That is a huge challenge. It is a difficult situation,” said Götze, who expects that things will eventually turn out well at Bayern this season.
“They are still first and you have to understand that it is not easy to always be top and perform to the maximum. I have no doubts about the qualities at Bayern,” concluded the thirty-year-old playmaker, who himself won the national title three times with Bayern.
