Laut DFB sports director Rudi Völler weighs in the public criticism of national coach Hansi Flick, above all, the early failure of the World Cup in Qatar.
“Of course you don’t like how it went in the last three games. Hansi knows that a coach who has this mortgage of leaving under his belt is viewed particularly critically in public and especially in the media, »said Völler on Sat.1 before the U21 European Championship game in Batumi Against england. “A new coach would probably have had a little more credit. But that’s professional football. He has to go through it now, »said Völler.
Dry spell before the summer break
The German national soccer team, which had to travel home after the first round of the World Cup, recently lost 1-0 in Poland after beating Ukraine 3-3 and conceded 2-0 at home against Colombia. “Of course, everything will not get better in the short term. The important thing is that it will be much better next summer, »said Völler. In September, the DFB selection will play home games against World Cup terror Japan and runners-up France.
When asked if he already had in mind that he might have to pull the ripcord, the former long-time sports director of Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen replied: “I often had to answer questions like that in Leverkusen. I think we’ll get the hang of things in September with two good performances and hopefully wins. The way we present ourselves is important.”
Völler, himself a world champion in 1990, is optimistic that the DFB has creative players at a very high level. The 63-year-old named Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, Julian Brandt or Kai Havertz. There are also experienced players like Joshua Kimmich or Leon Goretzka. “Of course, they have to lead the young players.” And they would have to go ahead and say, “We’ll get the curve now”.
2023-06-28 16:35:26
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