“He made demands on me that I could not meet”

The German coach Julian Nagelsmannwho will lead this Friday in Germany against Bosnia in the Nations League, explained that in his conversation with the goalkeeper of Fulham Bernd Lenowho admitted a few days ago in his resignation to participate in the international break, that the goalkeeper made “some requests” that he could not “meet.”

The goalkeeper refused to appear as the third goalkeeper on the call because, according to him, the coach had informed him that he would not play in either match, prompting Nagelsmann to offer his version.

“I showed him a very interesting vision, which was not short-term, but moderate. But he was not satisfied with that, so he decided not to go. In the end, everyone must find out for themselves how they want to do I won’t close the door on him if he plays well and the others don’t, the door can continue to open again,” the coach said.

Amid the debate for the ‘Mannschaft’ goal following a serious injury to FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen, Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Nübel will cover against Bosnia and Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann against in the Netherlands, Nagelsmann also responded to the opinions expressed by former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who sided with Leno in statements to the newspaper ‘Bild’.

“If I were Leno, I would have done the same. I thought he and Ter Stegen would be fighting for the position after Manuel Neuer’s resignation. He plays with Fulham in the Premier League, the most demanding league in the world .And he has better training in how to organize a defense So I wonder what is happening now in the national team.

Faced with those words, Nagelsmann chose to respond in a gentle way: “It was commented on by many so-called experts. Another expert this morning. It is always good to know the background before saying something.”