Tom Baack

Central Defender - Nürnberg
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21 Edition

The Nürnberg Post

21 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad21 Dec 2026

The knee: Christian Mathenia out for 66 days

66 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Nürnberg lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

The dugout21 Dec 2026

Styopa Mkrtchyan: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Nürnberg have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad21 Dec 2026

Words exchanged at Nürnberg

Alexander Bernhardsson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad21 Dec 2026

Words at Nürnberg training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Adam Markhiev is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match19 Dec 2026

Schalke 04 take the points off Nürnberg

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Loan watch21 Dec 2026

Piet Scobel keeps scoring at Roda

15 appearances away from home and 13 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

The dugout21 Dec 2026

Robert Hartmann: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

The dugout21 Dec 2026

No hiding place for Eryk Grzywacz

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Eryk Grzywacz, and the manager let it.

The dugout21 Dec 2026

Nürnberg keep their word to Tom Baack

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

In brief

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16 Edition

The Nürnberg Post

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad16 Nov 2026

Christian Mathenia damages knee ligaments — 107 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 107 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

Cristián Cañozales keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Nürnberg may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Market16 Nov 2026

Nürnberg may not be able to give Alexander Bernhardsson what he wants

It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Alexander Bernhardsson wants continental football; whether Nürnberg can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.

Squad16 Nov 2026

Tempers go at Nürnberg

Alexander Bernhardsson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad16 Nov 2026

A row about effort at Nürnberg

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Pascal Stenzel was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

Nürnberg keep their word to Felix Platte

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

The manager makes an example of Tom Baack

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Looking ahead16 Nov 2026

Adriano Grimaldi goes back to face Preußen Münster

Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Adriano Grimaldi’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Nürnberg needing him to play as if none of it matters.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

A door opens for Styopa Mkrtchyan

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

In brief