Wataru Endo (left photo) and manager Jurgen Klopp (right photo) Photo: Getty Images
Midfielder Wataru Endo (Liverpool) of Japan’s Japanese national soccer team Moriyasu Japan played the entirety of the international friendly match against Germany in the early hours of the 10th, Japan time. While he contributed to the team’s victory as captain, there are rumors that Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp will be appointed manager of the German national team.
Endo will be playing double duty with midfielder Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP) in their first rematch with the German national team since the Qatar World Cup. FW Junya Ito (Stade Reims), FW Kiyo Ueda (Feyenoord), FW Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum), and MF Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Düsseldorf) found the back of the net, as they displayed outstanding stability in both offense and defense. .
On the other hand, the German national team lost in the group stage at the Qatar World Cup, and since March of this year they have played five games with one win, one draw, and three losses. After losing to the Belgian and Polish national teams, they suffered an unexpectedly crushing defeat in their home country’s game against Japan. Locally, coach Hansi Flick has been criticized one after another, and there are calls for him to be replaced.
Meanwhile, former Bundesliga referee Manuel Grefe updated X (formerly Twitter) after the match. As a candidate to succeed Coach Flick, he declined, saying, “I don’t mean to speak ill of other managers,” and added, “I’m a coach who has experience, expertise, is recognized by star players, and has an extraordinary level of enthusiasm.” In my opinion, Klopp is the only solution.”
Mr. Klopp also coached midfielder Shinji Kagawa (currently Cerezo Osaka) during his time with Borussia Dortmund, and also praised midfielder Takumi Minamino (currently AS Monaco), who did not have many opportunities to play at Liverpool. Last month, Endo was welcomed to Liverpool.
Also, according to the club’s specialized site “Liverpool.com”, manager Klopp paid attention to Endo during the 2020 summer pre-season tour between Liverpool and Stuttgart. He also told Minamino that he had asked him about Endo’s characteristics.
The German national team is preparing for EURO 2024 (European Championship) to be held in their country next summer. Ahead of the match against France on the 13th of this month, the debate over the dismissal of Coach Flick is heating up, and there are also negative opinions regarding Endo locally.
2023-09-09 21:56:00
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