Julian Nagelsmann sees FC Bayern in a “good situation” right now – which is not necessarily an advantage for Kingsley Coman (25).
For Julian Nagelsmann, Kingsley Coman is on the one hand “an outstanding person with an unbelievably great personality”, but above all also “one of the top wingers on this planet, that’s just the way it is”.
But it is also the case that this top winger has only been on the pitch from the start in two competitive games for FC Bayern this season. After undergoing minor heart surgery, Coman celebrated his comeback the previous week and crowned it on Saturday against Hoffenheim (4:0) with the final goal.
Nagelsmann is “just happy that he”, i.e. Coman, “is healthy again because he is outstandingly good”; now, however, Bayern’s coach must also moderate a squad in which not a single player is injured. And especially on the attacking outside positions, “currently actually all players have top form; whether it’s Leroy now; whether it was Phonzie before his short break; whether that’s Jamal or whether that’s Serge, who now has six Bundesliga goals after nine games – he hasn’t managed that in the last four years. “
“He always used a bit too much power. “
NAGELSMANN ON COMAN
How does Coman, whose contract expires in 2023, get past this quartet? His coach, at least, believes there is room for improvement in his goal scoring. “That’s the point we want to work on. In training he has an unbelievably good and soulful finish with both feet, and in games – not now this year, but in the last few – he’s always used a bit too much power in one situation or another, even though he has outstanding technique.”
Coman could also start – in the cup at Gladbach on Wednesday, for example – if Nagelsmann opts for the “brave option” and “simply calls up all” wingers. The coach also knows that it is only possible “with a lot of courage or with a lot of risk” to “let everyone play”. A regular rotation would be more realistic. “That’s not always easy, not everyone always agrees with that, I can understand that.” But: “We are in the good position right now that everyone is healthy. That wasn’t always the case in the last few years. We shouldn’t complain, we should take advantage of it. “
