Nagelsmann shoots down rumors of friction with Muller and praises his ‘outstanding career’

Despite

coming on as a late sub against RB Leipzig, Julian Nagelsmann claims that the media is making too much of it and that there are no issues between him and the Bayern star.

The 33-year-old Muller has struggled with injuries in recent months, which has led to him making only 9 Bundesliga appearances all season but Nagelsmann has shot down any rumors indicating that there is a friction between the two.

"With Thomas, this is a bigger topic in public than it is for us,"

Nagelsmann told the press ahead of Tuesday's match with Koln.

"When you've been injured for so long, you're always challenging [for your place].

"Thomas also wants the competition. He has an outstanding character, but I haven't made up my mind about if he plays."

Even the addition of Muller wasn’t enough to add to Choupo-Moting’s goal from the first half against Leipzig and the match ended in a disappointing draw for the Bavarians. Nagelsmann spoke a bit about their performance and their lack of intensity in attack.

"We didn't build up optimally, it was too slow. We sometimes had good actions after winning the ball, but we made wrong decisions.”

He explained.

"I also warned the team beforehand about Leipzig's strength in transition... There were one or two less-than-perfect situations on both sides."

’s next opponents, Koln, come into the clash, having already thumped Werder Bremen 7-1. But Nagelsmann didn’t seem rattled by that scoreline as he said:

"I think the seven goals mean something more to Koln than to us. They do that very well, they're active and good at counter-pressing.

"[Coach] Steffen Baumgart does that very well. They always play with an open mind, very offensive. We have to be aggressive."

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