Another no. Another refusal. Even if well packaged and decorated. Ralf Rangnick has decided not to coach Bayern Munich. This despite President Hainer having stated on Tuesday evening that “the negotiation is at a good stage”. Not for the German coach evidently. “I am coach of the Austrian national team and I do so with all my heart – explained Rangnick through an official press release -. This role gives me incredible joy and I am determined to continue the path we are on. I would like to state categorically that mine is not a refusal to Bayern, but a decision in favor of the national team, my team and our common objectives. We are focused on the European Championships, we will do everything to go as far as possible.”
the situation
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Indeed Rangnick created a euphoria that has rarely been felt around the Austrian national team. Between Bayern and the German coach there were, among other things, some details still to be sorted out: Rangnick wanted to bring his entire staff with him: including trusted men in the medical area. However, the Austrian coach is not the only one to have rejected Bayern, on the contrary. And this is the problem that Bavarian society must face and solve.
waste
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Max Eberl, who became general manager in March, explained that the club is looking for a coach who masters German or English. “Communication is important.” However, with the various wastes the circle becomes increasingly narrower. Bayern’s first target was in fact Xabi Alonso, who however decided to continue his work with Bayer Leverkusen. Then Nagelsmann: “The wound from the dismissal a year ago was still too fresh”, commented Eberl. And so Nagelsmann also decided to continue with his current employer (he manages the German national team). He even obtained a renewal until the 2026 World Cup. The Bavarians also like Emery and De Zerbi, but they don’t convince everyone in the club. A compromise will probably have to be reached.
problems
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Years ago, before going to Germany, Carlo Ancelotti said, in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, that in Bavaria “the championship is won with your hands in your pockets”. Today, however, Bayern is second, far from Leverkusen who won the Bundesliga weeks before the end of the tournament. The last four coaches (Kovac, Flick, Nagelsmann and Tuchel) have all ended their relationship with the club well before what was initially agreed. Expectations, on the other hand, are always very high and Nagelsmann (for example) in 2023 was sacked in March being second in the league (-1 behind leaders Dortmund), in the Champions League quarter-finals having won eight out of eight matches in the competition (of which six against Inter, Barcelona and PSG) and in the quarterfinals of the National Cup. But it wasn’t enough. In recent years the company has seemed more emotional than forward-thinking, some decisions have been taken a little too hastily. The locker room has had too much power for some time and the various coaches are often at the mercy of the players’ moods. In short, unlike a few years ago, taking Bayern is a risk. And you no longer have the certainty of winning the championship (or other titles) “with your hands in your pockets”. Internal confusion, therefore, means that one rejection after another arrives in Bavaria.
