Nagelsmann's Bayern Munich Tactics

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Julian Nagelsmann joined Bayern Munich from RB Leipzig in the summer, and with a few tactics tweaks have made the Bavarian club look even stronger.
So what does Nagelsmann’s Munich look like, tactically?
Explained by Alex Stewart.
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[@CaptainSw4g]

This guy's a genius. Knows half the video is us looking at his hands, so he gives us pretty colours to keep us entertained. Top stuff from this lad

[@sagniksadhukhan]

A gentleman bathed in a yellow-orange glare👽

[@MindThe_Gab]

Nagelsmann translated from German literally means "nail's man" so...

[@trashmonster2293]

Matches the background too hehe. Lmao amazing shirt as well

[@mattgoodyear6841]

Thought this comment was about Nagelsmann after reading the first sentence lol

[@bassfaceinspace]

He’s painting with all the colors of the wind.

[@steliosmouratidis3829]

I'm a simple man, I see an Alex tactics video, I get a feeling of deep existential uncertainty

[@fudududududatkho6847]

ok

[@Apfelstrudl]

Nagelsmann explained his tactics very precise in a DAZN Germany special.. Everyone should see that.. Tactics section lasts about half an hour!

[@izuchukwuoruche9218]

Where can I find it?

[@dougieanderson5854]

link?

[@Muxammadamiin]

Waiting for link please

[@MichaelCronan49]

Where that link homeboy?

[@bradleynelson8754]

Have u got link ?

[@youknowwhatDKstandsfor]

as a german i just wanted to note that this mans kimmich pronunciation is a 10/10 and i have never heard an english speaker nail the ch sound this perfectly

[@jodenmintoor]

He definitely had to practice! 😂

[@Ahmad-rc6vu]

As a German, I have to say it's more like an 8/10. But he gets Joshua quite wrong.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

What about Sane? Is it pronounced more like Zane?

[@sidimanne]

The mark of a great manager/leader in any form of life is someone who can take over a well run and performing club/company and improve them by making small tweaks instead of massive overhauls. It not only takes in depth tactical understanding to see what can be improved but also the humility to accept that the previous manager had a good setup already and that wholesale changes are not needed. Too many managers come in and try to stamp their authority when it is not needed and often end up being counter-productive (Villas Boas at Chelsea, Moyes at Man Utd).

[@telikanatik5799]

Well said my friend..... 👍👍

[@davidcunningham9282]

moyes was the perfect example. i'll go in here and remove all of the people who have been instrumental in the success of the club for years. what could possibly go wrong

[@faithhopecharity2843]

A little bit disagreement. The grand design was already made by Bayern directors. So they just need managers to run their project and improved it over time. So the same thing can be said about Flick, Uli, Guardiola, etc who previously coached Bayern and improve their system. Bayern director like Kahn, Hasan, etc already have long term project they are developing. They work like a machine learning computer. The basic algorithm/source code/masterplan is already made, then they just improve it over time according to the environment (input from coaches who come & go)

[@paochongloi596]

So Sane is back in his Original Position where Pep used him. 👍 As a city fan I am happy for him.

[@MrGts92]

Hahaha City "fan"

[@umavasu766]

@@MrGts92 probably he is one of the six city fans

[@thewand3r3r45]

@@MrGts92 if city don’t have any real fans then Bayern definitely don’t

[@MrGts92]

@@umavasu766 started "supporting" them a year ago 🤣🤣🤣

[@027calvinjose4]

@@thewand3r3r45 Bayern are literally owned in majority by fans moron😂

[@sawarunan]

Amazon just announced their Bayern 'All is Nothing' series will be available Nov. 2nd. Should be good.

[@regulatorsmountup4931]

Should be called All or All

[@mukul863]

It's called "Behind the Legend"

[@seyamrahman1002]

All or nothing? More like win the league by 10 or 20 points

[@delronmackay1473]

what about on Netflix

[@seyamrahman1002]

@@delronmackay1473 its an amazon exclusive

[@starredjelly4172]

I have been waiting for this video glad it out. Great work!

[@miistercrayon]

Who thought Sane was finished last year? Whatever Naglesmann is doing it’s pretty damn good.

[@kapepe9028]

Who is here after chelsea sacks

[@wogbog]

I'd love a video on in-game tweeks! Feel like they get mentioned, but I don't often see a lot of detail on successful vs unsuccessful tweaks and the effect they have

[@rohannaval1621]

Alex is in hell with all of Joe's skeletons, hence the fiery background

[@ptptpt123]

Nagelsmann is a genius. Also, Football fandom has surely changed. Comments from a general football fan thirty years ago might not have been very progressive upon seeing a man with painted nails.

[@wwanimator]

Youll still find loads of these less progressive fans, but they probably arent drawn to this channel's level headed analysis

[@9snaga]

I wouldn't say that I think they are sadly still the majority I just think as the other commentator mentioned those type are not drawn to this kind of higher level content.

[@8wayz2shine]

Is there a reason why Alex has been painting his nails in such bold colours in the last few videos?

[@sebastiaanvanpraet43]

@@8wayz2shine He just likes it

[@SuperGoldenGhost]

Also, isn't it a pun? Isn't Nagelsmann "nails man" in Deutsche?

[@dashuntas.m4045]

Only thing is that more often than not Goretzka is the one that acts as the pivot while Kimmich is the link due to his better passing.

[@darkwing4]

There are some things he recently does a little Bit different. Nagelsmann tends to use his right back more like a defensive midfielder next to kimmich and Goretzka (like Guardiola sometimes does With City). He used the young german Stanisic for that who cut inside, forming something like 2-3-2-3. Gnabry and Davies are covering the flanks with gnabry and davies dropping to the full back position. He explained this in an Interview with Ralf Rangnick on DAZN very detailed.

[@thomaswood721]

Thought you guys would of talked more about the build up in terms of the short passing to out from the back to draw opposition team forward so can quickly play the ball around and or through the middle in to more space with less players behind the ball. But I do feel like the 3 back creates a vertical style to the attack but still is going to take a lot of work.

[@9snaga]

Would love to see a Budesliga coach who doesn't aspire to become the Bayern manager but to crack their dominance like Klopp did or at least bloody their nose.

[@liveforfm8965]

Klopp once said in an interview that he would prefer to manage either Bayern or the German NT after leaving Liverpool.

[@dude99844]

@@liveforfm8965 he didn't say bayern, he only said german national team

[@Chaotic-God]

@@dude99844 to be fair, they are almost the same team

[@liveforfm8965]

@@dude99844 He talked about Bayern too.

[@liveforfm8965]

@@SJ.Analysis I didn't say he never tried.

[@itsmebenb]

Loving the orange nails Alex 👌🏼 The analysis is also pretty great as well! 😊

[@elvernaranjo1773]

Gotta love the background matching the nails

[@porpiknala]

Naw that’s hella gay

[@rafaelalmazan9735]

What’s that software/tool you used to draw on the touch screen ? It looks pretty easy to handle

[@JamesPCroad]

This guy looks just like I imagined someone working for Tifo, to look like :D Hat of some description - check. Beard - of course. Douche bag necklace - yes. Novelty kitsch T-shirt - naturally. Retro wrist watch - standard. Painted nails giving suggestion to some form of ambiguity - why not. Great content - ALWAYS.

[@billybobthefraud412]

Come to spurs

[@jodellkesterseegobin2039]

One other thing Nagelsmann is doing is making great efforts to preserve his players stamina and fitness. He doesn't hesitate to make substitutions and rest key players (except Kimmich of course). And the players don't exert themselves as much as they did under Flick. They slow down the game sometimes and conserve energy.

[@thelenkayser6925]

Cool lighting

[@aaronwalker5588]

Top video!

[@kamvamaholwana5832]

Could yall an analysis on dortmund next. I could be wrong but the way Marco Rose uses the three advanced midfielders, in the diamond, is an interesting way to pin back the opposition defensive line. The rotations from that are interesting as well. Otherwise love the nails and the content

[@danielh4295]

I actually disagree with his explanation on Davies. I noticed his new positioning is much more central than the LW and advanced than Hansi Flick's setup in the final 3rd. Almost like a inside forward once he's close to the box since he's very good at playing a short pass into the box and also it's easier and effective to track back in the middle of the park vs when you're out of position on the flanks. Similar to how Pep deploys his fullbacks.

[@iszybeethefirst]

Do a "Solskjaer Man Utd tactics" video, please 😀

[@liambowen8179]

Will you do a video covering the 70% that isn’t tactics?

[@bananarama3624]

People always react too much to pre-season friendlies. Last time a big team lost so many friendlies to the point that social media went crazy saying how they were going to do badly, they went and won the CL-treble. Goes to show that only people who don't know what they are talking about base their games off friendlies.

[@barletbeqiri1125]

True, but are you talking about Bayern there? In the beginning of that season they had Kovac, who was terrible for Bayern and almost lost the league the season before (while also messing up in UCL). It was only whrn Flick came that they became an absolute powerhouse

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@barletbeqiri1125 out of nowhere Flick rush in to the scene

[@barletbeqiri1125]

@@lexkanyima2195 exactly

[@saladaufdieeichel]

In the meantime I would see Sane moved to a little bit more offensive left sided 8 position.

[@odurchris]

Please do Ole’s “tactical” play as well

[@HaiLeQuang]

That would be less than 1 min length.

[@thewand3r3r45]

He doesn’t have any tactical ability

[@doobie3992]

tifo don't do 3sec video

[@shitvideoquality4856]

😂😂😂,especially as a United fan,when seeing clubs get tactical coaches I always get jealous,all I can describe about his tactics is,play a low block when lost possession,playing long balls from the defense to try to pass it to Ronaldo directly instead of a possession style of football like all the top clubs do,when playing against strong opponent he was just playing a low block and counter attacking style of football,and even in normal games relying on individual moments,he did play more possession based against low block,but it’s impossible to not get more possession against low block right?and he is very weak against low block,he couldn’t figure how to break down a low block

[@araidhzkun]

He's just blessed with good squad, better you ask SAF's tactical play than Ole

[@colescott2111]

Love the shirt

[@isaiahnoreiga9153]

What platform does he use for the lineups?

[@cosmicbaggy9637]

Would love to see a video on OGS tactics at United...

[@benjog26]

with the ball "go out and express yourself lads..... Not you McFred you stay there" without the ball "Contain, Contain, Contain"

[@isaiahnoreiga9153]

I need to know what app he uses for this tactical analysis 🤔

[@cloudxz92]

When you see how Bayern is playing this Season, you see that Nagelsmann is something special. They played 19 Games and scored already 70 Goals. This is sick.😅

[@tredaviousbowser7931]

They eventually slowed down but I blame most of it on key injuries

[@ts6005]

Nice shirt!

[@delronmackay1473]

what I've been waiting for 😍 although wanted j bull anyway good stuff

[@willmullins7925]

Great video as always, love the new background!

[@minimead368]

It clashed with his nails though

[@maxkrumm2423]

Absolutely love the shirt!

[@KarenTookTheKids364]

Nice nail polish bro

[@salthepal]

When Nagelsmann says social interaction is more important that tactics he’s a genius, but other managers get slandered for “no tactics, only vibes” 🤔

[@Crumboot]

Easy to have 30% tactics when you have a team like Bayern’s! Not discounting Nagelsmann’s ability but he’s certainly not short on quality.

[@yonatankarya]

Because with 'only' 30% tactics, he did so much already, his team did good both mentally and tactically (Hoffenheim and RB). While other manager didn't do much even with ̶ ̶U̶n̶i̶t̶e̶d̶ decent team.

[@EpicVideoMaster11]

Thank youu

[@xone420]

I had to pause the video to see if i was correct. Those are nail polishes, yeah ? Wow, I didn't expect that.

[@LukeBraithwaite]

Love the nails ! Great video!

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Almost a smile from Alex, almost.

[@AaronnMan]

This made me think that Man United have potentiels and everything and could do the same and they're only lack the like of Kimmich in holding midfield position and of course the lack of a manager

[@PranjalVyas1507]

Yeah they take up similar positions but we clearly need an elite number 6 for this, also pogba when in the double pivot doesn't take up the goretzka position and moves closer to Ronaldo that lets opposition run through the midfield

[@AeolianMusica]

Also, Bruno doesn’t play as intelligently as Müller. Müller always finds space, links up well. Bruno can be incredible, but the super high positions he takes in possession don’t help ball progression.

[@anshulsunkari7306]

You also don't have muller who is a spatial awareness genius.

[@PranjalVyas1507]

@@anshulsunkari7306 @dwemusic You guys are right, but muller is in a league of his own, largely underrated and overshadowed by Lewa. But so essential to Bayern

[@shitvideoquality4856]

We could actually do a similar thing with Matic,but sadly he can’t play every game and Ole won’t play him in the first place anyways

[@tinyhunter7690]

Love the nails

[@apollosolutions9961]

Can we get a Milan under Pioli analysis ??

[@aashishbakhrel5387]

Nice T-shirt

[@hypelucas]

whos here after his sacking

[@thefearhawk8805]

More time past, and now we all know it wasnt Nagelsmanns fault. While he revived the german national team, Tuchel failed miserably at Bayern.

[@clivepalmer3545]

Top work as always

[@juang8360]

What's impressive is that his numbers are even better than Flick's.

[@_bemore]

30% tactics, 70% best players in the world

[@friedrichnietzsche2557]

Wtf you talking about musiala Omar Richard's old muller lewasgolski stanisic this not oil money

[@_bemore]

@@friedrichnietzsche2557 Stop smoking weed bro

[@Kerer]

Okay, sure. But can Bayern paint with all the colors of the wind?

[@fastbreak0822]

FCB culture is the best on the planet. Naglesman is fortunate to be in the position he is in.... Flick is better as you will continue to see with Die Mannschaft..... Naglesman will benefit from having 8 (soon to be more) German National players on FCB... Not too mention the greatest finishing 9.... Appreciate Julians honesty acknowledging the majority of coaching is psychological rather than tactical... This group is unselfish , world class experienced , and comprehend spacial play at the highest level.... Bayern München!!!!!!!

[@es_fuechsje634]

Apps Name from Digital Board?

[@sihlejali8453]

Hansi's use of Sane did work very well, they wouldn't have won the treble if it didn't work

[@barney172]

Bayern won the treble the year before Sane arrived

[@ShadowElectricity]

Took me a few minutes to realize those were orange nails not a graphics glitch 🤣

[@theearlofmarch]

Pretty bed eh😱😂😂😂😅

[@jackbrownio3]

Lovely wholesome T-shirt this time. Looking forward to seeing JJ wearing a T-shirt with love hearts and puppies

[@nhdarling2]

It's a delicate combo of tactics and man management.

[@Naimira]

Thumbnail makes this an "Ole-in" video in disguise. Love it.

[@daanishdan318]

Great nail polish mate 🙂 Do they have a different system when it comes to Europe? Also, how do they deal with fatigue / late game? Pressing = energy intensive

[@sync232]

Bro, someone painted your nails while you were sleeping!

[@bassfaceinspace]

Your fingers paint with all the colors of the wind.

[@hnaku8748]

Here after Nagelsmann has been sacked by Bayern.

[@bryanugwudike9858]

looks awfully similar to what Tuchel is doing with Chelsea, but Bayern's execution is just better

[@akashmandave8049]

All best German manager do the same but its like robben cut, everyone knows it but nothing can do but one thing is different bayern plays attacking football and Chelsea plays PTB tactics more

[@al_wombat]

Yes!

[@celtic69]

Alex is such a ride

[@zehaanaftabi6014]

Karim Benzema's English has improved

[@montyshield8876]

Thanks for another brilliant video! Love the nails! Do mine too but they’re always a bit more uneven than that 😂

[@MarquisdeSuave]

I mean, they were one of the best teams in Europe before they hired him so the fact that they're "one of the best teams in Europe" during his reign isn't surprising. Let's take a look at them around midseason and look at their analytics from this season compared to last as their roster has remained somewhat the same outside of losing Alba and gaining Upamencano and Sabitzer.

[@cashews1000]

They're pressing less aggressively and more balanced compared to Flick..

[@flyfishingguide1991]

The extra arrows on the board are not near as confusing as the orange nails, the Pocahontas shirt in a Bayern tactics video, or the beanie with a short sleeve shirt (is it cold or not cold?). Is the video about the soccer or the analysist's style?

[@abolfazl2623]

Beautiful nails Alex.

[@krishnanandnair6274]

Nice Pocahontas shirt

[@TheDarkKnightGamesUK]

Fancy seeing you here, spurs fans 👀

[@johannesheld6107]

May I ask which software you use?

[@theearlofmarch]

Nah obvi not

[@coachtechnique]

Taking over a new team, need some inspiration

[@davrothelegend]

7 minutes in until spotting the nails.

[@jamesmackay4529]

The enigma

[@clivepalmer3545]

Love the nails 👏🏾👏🏾

[@bruhstoise]

Pocahontas shirt kinda 🔥 ngl anyone else?

[@geedisvr2637]

4-1-2-3 Only Front 3 pressing I can Beat with this System anyway?

[@HaiLeQuang]

Orange nail?

[@mehullee6384]

Bayern have probably the best Midfield in the world. Kimmich Goretzka Muller with Sabitzer as a sub man that's mental

[@theearlofmarch]

Lol not even close

[@theearlofmarch]

Best in the world…. Like mate. Get real

[@uzomaokeke4245]

I feel like man united have the players to play exactly like this, but the coach is out of his depth and doesn't know how to use the players at his disposal

[@aydennewell61]

Alex: the original football analyst softboi

[@skillednutria5458]

Great video don’t need to watch it to tell you that

[@ratpackcass]

The spooky nails are a big yes Alex

[@rickyfootitt5077]

I know it will never happen but I want Nagelsmann as the next United manager.

[@robertwalker4563]

Where’s the notepad gone?

[@kenzophilippi4258]

As a Chelsea fan I’m likings these comments but watch these opinions change if Chelsea hire him😂 I’m already reading “the German Graham Potter” on other socials😂

[@dennismujic2004]

That’s not the correct tactic dude, he plays 2 at the back and 3 in front of them with gore kimich an pavard, davies lw gnabry rw and sane and mueller as cam

[@papi_torres]

That nail paint is so annoying i am leaving the video

[@JFour4Entertainment]

Welcome to Chelsea?👀

[@4mikky]

at first i thought it was benzema

[@coachhbosoccer]

WELL💡 I think someone got the 70% wrong

[@grumple3277]

I don't know where this trend of dudes with nail polish came from but i like it