Two test kicks determine Hansi’s future: is Flick running out of time with the Germans?

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In the past 365 days, the German national football team has won three matches. Three out of eleven. Against Oman, Costa Rica and Peru. football gnomes. There were five losses.

Because of this horror balance, Hansi Flick (58) is at a crossroads. The German media are unanimous and also Federal Director Rudi Völler (63) reacted accordingly after the bankruptcies in June against Poland and Colombia: If the DFB team also shows its bad side against Japan and France, Flick flies. And Germany needs a new national coach nine months before the European Championship at home in the summer of 2024.

TV documentary ruthlessly exposes the shortcomings

After the 15-year era, Jogi Löw (63) took over after the round of 16 at the EM 2021. Full of praise in advance after the triple victory with Bayern Munich the year before. But instead of an upward trend, the 2014 world champion fell even further. Preliminary round for the 2022 World Cup.

In the recently released documentary ‘All or nothing’, for which a film team closely accompanied the DFB stars before and after the World Cup in Qatar, the shortcomings are ruthlessly exposed. Disputed players. With Kimmich, Neuer, Rüdiger and Co. supposed leaders who are in a huge layer of form.

And with Hansi Flick, a trainer who cannot reach the staggering team. His speeches for the team? Loud but without force. “I don’t know, maybe I speak differently or have a different language,” he shouted to the blank faces of his stars after the opening World Cup defeat to Japan. The trade magazine “11 Freunde” judged bitterly: “Flick looks like an unbroken, still committed social studies teacher for an apathetic upper school.”

Irritation about dealing with Bayern star Goretzka

So now the fateful matches against Japan and France. Without Leon Goretzka, the star of Bayern, who did not nominate Flick to everyone’s surprise. That looks like actionism, as if he wants to prove that he can not only be the sweet Hansi, but also the tough Hans-Dieter.

Flick justified the unpopular measure by saying that from now on he only wants to nominate based on performance. But Goretzka was undisputedly Bayern’s best midfielder in the three wins at the start of the competition.

Nagelsmann is available as his successor

Another example of how confused it all seems: Flick has nominated Thomas Müller to replace the ailing Niclas Füllkrug. At 33 years old, he is just a supplementary player in Munich. And after the World Cup in Qatar said goodbye to the German fans via the TV microphone.

Now the experienced star should turn the tide. Müller is the last straw for Flick. If that also tears, Julian Nagelsmann will be the successor.

Source : Blick