Miroslav Klose has described how Nürnberg balance opportunities for young players with an experienced core. In an interview published by the Bundesliga on 13 November 2026, the coach discussed assessing when prospects are ready and helping them become consistent, rather than stopping at praise for their early performances.

A finisher and the work around him

Klose also stressed the need for a player who can finish inside the penalty area, alongside training the final pass and understanding teammates’ strengths. His explanation combines collective preparation with a specialist scorer’s role; the two parts support each other.

Following one academy player’s path

Marc Kornwachs Barjuan provides a documented example of the development background. Nürnberg announced his long-term contract on 13 November 2025, reporting that the midfielder had joined their under-nine side from SK Lauf in late 2017 and progressed through the academy. He was captaining the under-17 team when that agreement was announced.

A later club training report, dated 29 June 2026, included Kornwachs from the under-19 team in the first public session of the senior side’s summer preparations. These reports establish successive steps from the academy towards first-team work, while keeping each stage’s original date clear.

Patience before the latest home win

In the 2–0 victory over Darmstadt on 7 November, Piet Scobel and William Bøving scored after a goalless first half in front of 40,284 spectators. The club’s report also records Kornwachs coming on in added time. That was a brief appearance in this particular match, rather than evidence that he played a leading role throughout it.

Miroslav Klose during Salzburg against Altach on 19 March 2023; archival from his Altach coaching spell, not the November 2026 interview. Image credit: Werner100359 — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0.