Julian Nagelsmann met with the press before the DFB Pokal final. Leipzig will play against Dortmund Borussia in the final of Pokal.
Highlight of the season
Journalists asked Julian about the impact and mean of the trophy. Julian said that the DFB Pokal trophy will be a perfect farewell for him. As you may know, Nagelsmann is leaving Leipzig at the end of the season. He still has to coach the team in this game and also there are two rounds left in the Bundesliga. Julian is a new coach of Bayern Munich. He will coach the giant of German football from the next season. Hans Flick announced the departure from Bayern earlier, so the management found that Julian could be a perfect replacement for Hans.
Julian Nagelsmann said that it will be a perfect gift from the players to lift the Pokal title. At the same time, there are two rounds left in Bundesliga and Julian noted that they are ready for those games too. Julian said that personally titles don’t make a difference in his career as a coach. He would be happy to lift a trophy with the players because it means that all the dots are connected.
Changing the strategy
As you may know, Leipzig lost the game against Dortmund Borussia on Saturday. Teams were playing in terms of Bundesliga. In this case, they will fight for the DFB Pokal. Julian Nagelsmann said that loss in Dortmund gave him few options of change. He noted that strategy will be different because they tried a few things in Saturday’s game. Nagelsmann said that he is approaching each game with a big interest. So, if something is not working then you’ve to change a little bit and adapt to new things. The coach of Leipzig said that the team will try to put pressure on the defensive line of Dortmund and make sure that they make many mistakes throughout the match.