Hoffenheim Nagelsmann

But for an untimely knee injury nagelsmann would still be out there playing rather than patrolling the touchline.

Hoffenheim nagelsmann. Many would not have given a second glance to the assistant manager in the dugout with his side swept blonde hair studious look and unassuming exterior that belied the passion and energy that lurked beneath. On that day in may 2013 the focus was rightly on hoffenheim s performance. Nagelsmann went from deploying a very structured defensive formation when he first arrived in hoffenheim to playing a high intensity high tempo counter press system in his second season to adapting a more patient possession based system towards the end of his stint at hoffenheim and now he has converted rb leipzig into a ruthless fast paced. 25 year old julian nagelsmann had already started making waves when in 2012 he was.

Hoffenheim will attempt to surpass last year s performance on international soil which ended in a disaster in the europa league. Hoffenheim are already one of the few clubs in the world to use the footbonaut to fine tune their players touch and control but nagelsmann has taken the use of technology in training even further. Julian nagelsmann left had his playing career cut short by injury. This season hoffenheim will even compete in the champions league.

Nagelsmann was just 28 and had never coached at senior level while hoffenheim a village with a population of just 3 300 in southern germany were deep in relegation trouble seven points from. If the decision makers at leipzig required any proof of that they need merely cast their minds back to. Hoffenheim defended in a compact 4 5 1 shape with the three central midfielders in particular dropping in to defend the space just in front of the defensive line. Hoffenheim on the other hand are exceptionally well coached by nagelsmann with every player being fully aware of their roles and responsibilities when out of possession.

He coached hoffenheim s u19 junior team to win the 2013 14 under 19 bundesliga title. The possession based approach hardly blunted the threat of nagelsmann s hoffenheim either. As he admits without any air of arrogance he was the youngest manager in bundesliga history and his success at hoffenheim when he took up the reins there in february 2016 paved the way for other younger managers to follow suit. Nagelsmann joined 1899 hoffenheim s youth academy in 2010 and managed different youth teams the following years.