Fifth game without a win: Japanese slap in the face for Flick and his DFB men

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You don’t want to be in the shoes of coach Hansi Flick (58). In the test against Japan, his DFB men were behind after eleven minutes (Junya Ito’s goal). Leroy Sané made it 1-1 moments later. After 22 minutes, Japan’s Ayase Ueda shocked the battered Germans again. 1:4 is what it ultimately means. The DFB gets a Japanese slap in the face.

In Germany, the criticism of Flick will not decrease after this match. The Germans have not won in five games. Flick not only misses the results, but also the arguments. He left Leon Goretzka, who had a strong start to the season at Bayern, at home. Shortly before the match against Japan, he took Joshua Kimmich’s armband and gave it to Ilkay Gündogan. Kimmich also had to play at the unpopular fullback position. A flick tactic that didn’t really work.

The DFB coach desperately needed a good match against Japan. “If this goes wrong, Hansi Flick will certainly not be alone on the edge for me, you will probably have to change position again,” Thomas Helmer (58) summarized before kick-off. The former DFB player (68 international matches) also has a dream successor: “I know that Stefan Kuntz would have really wanted to do that at the time.”

But Flick is still in office. He can still hope. But it doesn’t get any easier. The test against vice world champion France will follow on September 12. The sixth match without a win for the Germans? Who knows. (mom)

Source : Blick