At a recent press conference, Augsburg coach Wagner talked about some of his views on the German media. He believed that some German media put the focus in the wrong place in their sports reports.
Wagner believes that sports reporting in Germany lacks attention to the content itself to some extent: "There are reporters like this, and there are reporters like that. Many people are really interested in reporting on the content level of football. That I think is really cool. But there are also many people who are not. There is such interest."
He also pointed out that the reasons behind this are: "First, they don't want to do this; second, they think these are not welcome. I think this is an underestimate of the audience and readers, because there are many people who are very willing to learn more about football. I find football very interesting because it is a great sport in itself. "
Compared with foreign media, Wagner clearly saw the difference: "If you look at other countries, you will find that the content itself is significantly more reported there. But this is of course a matter of preference, as well as a matter of work attitude. It depends on what each person wants to do. But everyone has the right to do it their own way. ”
When asked whether he pays attention to media reports about himself, Wagner gave a surprising answer: “Actually not at all.” Yes, because I've barely seen anything for weeks. "
The 37-year-old coach explained that he wanted to focus on his work: "I always look up to my peers who are more experienced and older in my industry. A lot of old coaches have said to me over the years: when you get to the Bundesliga, you can no longer watch any reports. ”
Because: “When you win, that affects you. And when you lose, that affects me too. I followed this and it worked really well. ”
As a result, Wagner avoids reading current media reports, allowing him to focus entirely on substantive work and acting on faith, “and that gives me a good sense of calm,” he says. ”
In his first Bundesliga season as coach, Wagner has already experienced many aspects of the job: he was praised after convincing performances in the first away win at Freiburg (3-1) and at home against Bayern Munich (2-3), but after the next three defeats, he was increasingly criticized by the media.
One of the widely discussed issues is whether Wagner's confident way of acting creates too many unnecessary points of attack, and whether he should be more restrained. Before the international break, he led his team to a 3-1 win over Wolfsburg. Wagner then made headlines for making a "bla-bla-bla" gesture to the audience.