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Bayern must still improve after Cologne victory, says Nagelsmann

SoccerNews in Bundesliga 22 Aug 2021

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Julian Nagelsmann insists Bayern Munich have a lot of room for improvement after narrowly defeating Cologne 3-2 on Sunday.

Serge Gnabry’s brace, coupled with Robert Lewandowski’s opener, ensured Bayern’s new head coach his first Bundesliga win at the second time of asking.

The reigning German champions failed to win in their opener for the first time in 10 years, having drawn 1-1 with Borussia Monchengladbach, and Nagelsmann compared the two opening fixtures.

“The result is good,” the 34-year-old told reporters. “It was a wild game that had parallels to the game against Gladbach.

“We still have a lot to do and improve. We lost the ball too often and we could have done better.

“Football is a sport of results, and in the end the result was good from our point of view today.”

Gnabry’s double was his fourth multiple-goal return against Cologne, while Lewandowski equalled his own record 12-game Bundesliga scoring run with a close-range finish.

However, Leroy Sane was hauled off at half-time amid first-half jeers from the crowd.

“We didn’t play a good game in the first half as a whole team,” Nagelsmann continued.

“I heard the whistles [from the crowd towards Sane]. The fans should support their own players – anything else does not help.”

Sane’s half-time replacement, Jamal Musiala impressed to create Lewandowski’s tap-in and Nagelsmann hailed the Germany international’s “outstanding game offensively” and lauded his one-on-one abilities to attack.

Asked whether Bayern would be active in the transfer window, having only spent money on Dayot Upamecano, Nagelsmann responded: “Transfers? We’ll see what’s possible. If there’s something, then we will announce it. If not, then we will work with what we have.”

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