Bayern Munich’s signature of highly rated 1. FC Nürnberg Campus director Michael Wiesinger has already been confirmed, with the 53-year-old set to take over on 1 May. But even before his arrival, the former Bayern youth player is putting plans into motion ahead of some huge changes in the summer. Many of Bayern’s coaches find their position under threat, with U-23 head coach Holger Seitz to reportedly step into a different role in the summer.
Alongside Seitz, Florian Plettenberg reports that U-19
head coach Peter Gaydarov seems set to be relieved of his duties:
FC Bayern’s U19 head coach Peter Gaydarov will step down from his current role this summer. 34 y/o Gaydarov has received enquiries from professional clubs in Germany and abroad, so a departure from Bayern is a real possibility. Like Holger Seitz, he enjoys an excellent reputation.
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Who knows whether this move is being made to bring in Wiesinger’s own guys or if this move is being made on sporting merit. On first glance, however, there is some sporting merit for this decision. Gaydarov is a good manager and there are no real complaints about his management from the players, but there is always the feeling things should be a bit better. The team has a good offensive structure and has the ability to move the ball around the field in a competent manner. But the defense just seems to crumble so often.
Meanwhile, the Bavarians have truly struggled on the biggest stage, the UEFA Youth League. Sure, last season Bayern made it as far as never before by reaching the quarterfinals, but they were also outclassed and torn apart by Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (as well as Benfica, even if the scoreline did not reflect it) along the way. This season, they failed to make it out of the group stages entirely.
Of course, the results are secondary to player development and players such as Felipe Chávez, Deniz Ofli, Maycon Cardozo, Roko Mijatović, Ljubo Puljić and more developed under his care. Whether or not the results and coaching set up matter all that much is up to any one individual.
