Hansi Flick (national coach): “I’m very disappointed, I’m sorry for the fans. We wanted to try something but it didn’t work out. The arguments aren’t on our side. In September we have to show a different performance, a different willingness. The Colombians have it We’re missing that. It’s a cycle that we have to break. I can’t deny the players anything, they want it. But we need more speed and tempo up front, we don’t have enough depth runs to make us strong. From September If we get used to it, then the results will come.”
Rudi Völler (Sports Director DFB): “In the end you have to say that Hansi Flick is a bit the poorest sow. He’s trying everything to ensure that we’re successful, he’s trying out a bit. After the three games you have to say that the quality isn’t the greatest a few years ago. There were a few who we might not see in September. Ultimately, that’s also a question of quality. If we don’t have them in Germany, we have to line up and vary tactically so that we have a good one next year play EM.
Ilkay Gundogan: “We didn’t manage to get into the rhythm, we weren’t brave enough, especially in the build-up. The whistles are partly justified, you can understand that. That’s not our standard. We know, I know exactly what wasn’t good and has to get better. You have to address that mercilessly. If you don’t manage to call up your suspected potential for a longer period of time, then it’s normal for the question of quality to come up, and you have to ask yourself that.”
Leon Goretzka: “I don’t know if worrying is enough. It’s dramatic, you have to say that very clearly. It’s missing at every nook and corner. All in all, that’s far too little. It feels like last season at Bayern Munich at the end .”
Lothar Matthäus (record national player and TV expert): “The team is unsure. We don’t have any solutions. Bad up front, bad build-up game, no order, too many mistakes. There’s a lot of helplessness, even from the outside. Nothing worked. It’s a matter of the head, of attitude, but also the security that they don’t have because of the many changes – like before the World Cup.”