Julian Nagelsmann arrived at Bayern and started the season with two ‘allies’, two ‘right eyes’, Dayot Upamecano and Marcel Sabitzer. Both the French central defender and the Austrian midfielder shone under the coach’s wing at Leipzig and thus landed in Munich, with a great endorsement, after a joint outlay of 57 million euros (oops, 42 and 15 by Marcel). They seemed like pieces that would make it easier for the young coach to fit his particular puzzle at Allianz. However, when the moment of truth has arrived, Nagelsmann cannot count on them to build his new house of cards. Authoritative voices support this dubious performance.
Lothar Matthäus has signaled to the centre-back, who should be Alaba’s replacement and suffers from comparative grievance, boosted by the great form of the madridista in his first year with the white team. “I think some players have not yet reached what is expected of them in Munich, especially for the price-performance ratio. We are talking about Upamecano. He still seems to be wobbly a bit, he’s a foreign body both in the beginning of the game and in defensive behavior.” asserted the Mannschaft legend. He alternates promising performances with much more volatile ones, an irregular performance that he must correct if he wants to ward off ghosts. But more alarming, if possible, is the Sabitzer situation.
Despite having enjoyed some continuity, he has not been able to display that football that made him one of the top players in the Bundesliga and he has only started five times. Used to scoring and assisting (9 goals and 7 assists last year, 16 and 11 the previous one), tAfter 20 games, it is still zero in both sections. Statistically, according to the portal SofaScoreis Bayern’s fourth worst footballer with an average grade of 6.64 only surpassing Ulreich, substitute goalkeeper, and Wanner and Stanisic, two kids.
criticism and defense
Even Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, former president of the entity, has charged against his performance. “It was a luxury signing. It hasn’t improved the squad in the way we would have imagined”said two weeks ago in Sky Germany. Roger Wittmann, agent of the footballer from Wels, replied. “If you compare his performances in Leipzig, I think there is a lot of room for improvement. He has to complete the season. Now the first half of the first year is over. He could not participate in any pre-season activities. Everything was done on the last day. I think we will see a new Sabitzer in the second part of the season.”he argued hopefully.
for nowSabitzer has not managed to start 2022 on the best foot. His versatility was one of the factors that led him to Munich and this made Nagelsmann ‘pull him’ against Gladbach on January 7. He occupied the left side due to the absences of Alphonso Davies and Lucas Hernández and the result, both collectively and individually, left much to be desired. Bayern lost at home (1-2) and our protagonist was not successful. He lost possession 29 times, won four of 11 games, committed three fouls, was unsuccessful on all five crosses he attempted and made only 74 percent of the passes. It was the last ownership of him. He has time, but, until now, his ‘little right eyes’ have gone frog to Julian Nagelsmann.