After “only” 1:0 against Bielefeld: Julian Nagelsmann registered a clear improvement of his Bayern in time for the BVB match.
FC Bayern go into next Saturday’s Bundesliga top match at Borussia Dortmund as leaders. But another column in the current table was also important to Julian Nagelsmann after the 1-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld.
“Now we are also the most stable defence in the league “, the Bayern coach registered immediately after the final whistle. While Freiburg and Mainz were still ahead of the reigning champions in this respect before the match day, no team is better now, with Freiburg and Leipzig (who host Leverkusen today) also tied with 13 goals conceded.
Nagelsmann likes the “discipline in possession of the ball “
Nagelsmann also rated the “nil” against Bielefeld as “valuable” because it captured a few discussions about compactness that have been with his team for weeks and which the 2-1 defeat in Augsburg had just fuelled anew.
“In many points that we didn’t do so well in Augsburg – and why we also got two goals – we improved today,” Nagelsmann summed up with satisfaction on Saturday evening, referring in particular to counter-pressing and “discipline in our own possession. “
He even went so far as to say: “In terms of structure, the positioning, it was one of our best games.” That, he said, was essential against deep-lying opponents in particular. “When it’s 0-0 for a long time, it’s important that you don’t get a counterattack or don’t concede many standard situations against you.” So Leroy Sané’s goal (71st) was enough for three points. It was Bayern’s first 1-0 win in the league since the one in Leipzig at the beginning of April.
Nagelsmann sees “extreme individual improvement” in trio of players
What Nagelsmann also liked: “We have had an extreme individual improvement from some players. Benji Pavard played super today, Coco Tolisso played well today. And Jamal did well after his substitution.”
They all ensured that Manuel Neuer had to show little spectacular to remain without conceding a goal for the first time in around a month. “That’s where we’re very happy in the defence,” said the goalkeeper, creating a new term for the narrow but deserved result on “Sky” : “It was a maximum minimum win. “
