Ex-international Hamann calls for the dismissal of Flick

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The German national team lost 2:3 to Belgium on Tuesday, after only nine minutes they were 0:2 behind. The team was heavily criticized for the performance, Lothar Matthäus (62) calling the first 35 minutes “the worst I’ve ever seen”. Another legend now attacks coach Hansi Flick (58) head-on.

Namely Dietmar “Didi” Hamann (49). The 59-time Germany international calls for Flick’s immediate release. “If we believe that in this constellation with this coach we have even the slightest chance of winning the European Championship title, then we are lying to ourselves and all good cheer is lost,” he told the German news agency (dpa).

“With this coach we will not become European champions”

Above all, Hamann thinks the “sweet talk” after the test match against Belgium is bad. “I wonder what the claim is. We muddle through and say it will be fine.” The Sky expert alludes to the fact that the DFB was satisfied with the performance improvement after 35 minutes. “Everyone can start playing when the game is lost. By then we had 0 :4 or 0:5 behind’, he grumbles further.

For Hamann, the matter is clear: “We will not become European champions with this coach. There is no alternative for me to split up.” However, he also knows that there will be no such divorce in the near future.

The German Football Association confirmed after the embarrassing end of the preliminary round at the 2022 World Cup in December that they want to go to the European Championship at home in 2024 with Hansi Flick as coach. Flick will then have to deliver there – and in the best-case scenario, he will also refute Hamann’s thesis. (byl)

Source : Blick