Bend By Gladbch, Nagelsmann Still Praises Bayern Munich's Appearance

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JAKARTA - Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann has no problem with the bad results his team experienced when they hosted Monchengladbach on Saturday, January 8 in the morning WIB. For Nagelsmann, his team continued to play well even though they ended up dropping points.

In the 18th match of the Bundesliga 2021/2022, Munich had the opportunity to host and host Gladbach. However, when appearing at the Allianz Arena Stadium, the hosts were instead beaten 1-2 by the visitors.

In fact, Die Roten had taken the lead through Robert Lewandowski's goal when the game had only been running for 15 minutes. But then, Gladbach responded with two goals from Florian Neuhaus and Stefan Lainer in the first half.

This result was bitter for Munich, because they were defeated in front of their own supporters after taking the lead. However, Nagelsmann still praised the team and said they had played well.

"In my personal opinion, we shouldn't have lost this match. Gladbach did have a number of chances on the counter-attack, but we didn't play badly," said Nagelsmann as quoted from the official Munich website.

Nagelsmann also briefly explained the situation of his team which was considered to have struggled hard. Especially in the appearance towards the end of the first half, the players still received appreciation.

"Overall, we performed quite satisfactorily. (Marcel) Sabitzer and (Joshua) Kimmich did not appear in their original position after a long absence. In the last 15 minutes of the first half, we performed very well, "he added.

Apart from the praise that Nagelsmann continues to convey to his team, the defeat of Munich this time in fact even worsened their situation against the record meeting with Gladbach. Because, in the last six matches, Thomas Mueller cs was only able to pick one victory.

Not only that, this morning's match was also the third meeting between Munich and Gladbach throughout the 2021-22 season. In these three meetings, Die Roten recorded two defeats, including an embarrassing result at Borussia Park in October 2021.

Despite the defeat, Munich remains at the top of the Bundesliga standings this season. They still have a nine-point advantage over Borussia Dortmund who lurk in second place.