After the poor performance of the German national soccer team in the last phase of the international match, national coach Hansi Flick probably doesn’t want to leave a stone unturned. Apparently, there was internal criticism of him most recently because of his secrecy. Is this over now?
The last three games of the DFB team were bleak, the anticipation of the home European Championship in Germany next year has completely evaporated.
There was only a flattering draw against Ukraine, and they even lost against Poland and Colombia. In any case, Germany has only won four of the last 16 international matches – against an Italian B-Elf, Oman, Costa Rica and Peru. So time for Hansi Flick to question himself? In any case, according to “Bild”, the DFB stars show a lack of understanding for the actions of the national coach.
According to the tabloid report, it is a hot topic within the team that Flick reveals the line-ups for the respective games relatively late. The national coach is therefore afraid of the betrayal of secrets, nobody should know in advance who is playing – not even the DFB kickers, so that nothing becomes public.
This went so far at the last World Cup in Qatar that Niklas Süle only found out on the day of the match that he was unexpectedly planned as a right-back in the opening game against Japan, so it is said. It is quite possible that Flick will say goodbye to secrecy, at least towards the players.
National team: Flick wants to give core of the DFB team certainty
In any case, the potential regulars should know one thing with a view to the home European Championship 2024: whether they are currently number one or number two and therefore the challenger.
Because as “Bild” further reports, Flick wants to name a group of 14 players (not further named) who should become the new core with a view to the upcoming starting eleven.
After that, it should be clear to every DFB star whether he has to either defend his place or fight for a chance when the player comes off the bench. So far, there has apparently been a lack of clarity about who Flick is really counting on and who has which standing.