The lost look of the coach Joachim Loew during the press conference, with his voice covered by the unstoppable chants of about one hundred Macedonian fans celebrating an unpredictable and unforgettable triumph outside the empty Duisburg stadium with horns and flags, was the most distressing detail – the adjective of the Frankfurter Allgemeine– of the umpteenth witches’ night of the German national team, whose planning and results crisis appears increasingly serious. For two years now, Germany has no longer frightened anyone. The victory in 2014 was the flash before dark: first the flop at the Russian World Cup, now this series of heavy failures. The Mannschaft on the ground, spread without mercy by the Italians Pandev and Elmas. Third in the qualifying round behind Armenia and Macedonia, now also abandoned by its fans. The gap between the astounding growth of Bayern but in general of the Bundesliga and the sinking of the national team makes the scenario even more disturbing.
Harsh criticism, the team and Loew, explicitly invited by picture to get out of the way already now and not in July after the European Championship, as already decided: over, Jogi,they should have Rangnick or Kuntz arrive immediately the invitation from the Berlin tabloid. Many think so: the still bleeding wound of the shameful 6-0 with Spain in November in the Nations League had obviously not yet closed, but that was at least Spain, not a team in 65 place in the world ranking. Already after that defeat, the federal technical director Bierhoff had confirmed the confidence in the coach in charge since 2006 and the impression that it will be so again this time. The Germans do not like emotional choices, but the decision to go on like this now seems to be dictated more than anything else by the tight deadlines: from here to the European Championship there are two months left, too little, better to wait for the summer and maybe try to convince one from Flick e Klopp.
Certainly many of the coach’s choices were unsuccessful, starting with the massive generational change operation in 2018 which led to the expulsion of people come Boateng, Hummels e Mller, regrets from everyone today. With no more thirty-year-olds, the indisputable but immature talent of guys like Havertz, Ginter, Max, Wirtz, Musiala it is not enough. In fact, this Germany does not lack class, but personality, character, the ability to get up, in short, the real added values of Mannschaft.
The obvious problem. So much so that, albeit guilty late, Jogi also noticed it. That in fact in view the European is starting to reflect on the opportunity to change plans and recall the old champions. A kind of national crisis unit. But at this point will it suffice?
April 1, 2021 (change April 1, 2021 | 23:22)
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