DHis reaction is as old as the game itself. When a football year is over, people will look back.So it should also be in German national team beat Armenia 4-1 Yes. But in an interview with RTL, Thomas Müller did not want to review the failed 2021 EM or even the home defeat of North Macedonia in the World Cup qualifiers. Much has changed since the embarrassment in March, not only Mueller can play again. Most importantly, Joachim Löw is no longer the coach of the national team.His former assistant Hans Frick Has taken over.
So want Miller It also only evaluates the time since the September acquisition. Seven victories in seven games is a perfect record. The Qatar World Championships Qualifying Tournament, which started almost a whole year ago, was won before Yerevan “successfully ended.” Kai Havertz, Ilkie Gundogan and Jonas Hoffman scored twice for the German team. The penalty of former Dortmund player Henrich Mchitayan was just a flaw. “You can see that we have done a great job in the past three months,” Mueller said under Frick at the moment.
But this is not just a number representing the new national coach and his team. It’s great to see the national team play again, because even in such difficult conditions on Sunday night, they did not let it go. Many players were absent for various reasons, and the results of the World Cup qualifiers in the small stadium in the capital of Armenia no longer play a role. “The team had a great time. The team wanted it. This is really great. I am satisfied and can only congratulate the team,” said the new national team coach.
“No need to hide”
Flick has been optimistic since his debut, and now he has been confirmed in seven games. The heaviness of the Löw years is gone forever. “We have outstanding qualities in every position,” Flick said Sunday night. “When you see the UEFA Champions League finals in the past two years, there are a lot of German players on the field. I believe we have good qualities. We don’t need to hide. I also believe that the team can win against stronger opponents. Progress. The game shows that we are back.”
At present, sports development work has been completed, and 2021 will usher in the final chapter.But Frick will not stop challenging and promoting his national players like before Interview with FAZ Has been announced. Before everyone meets again for the next international game in March, the national team coach and his team will keep in touch with the players and the club-but be measured. “We accompany the players throughout the year. But when they are with their club, we temporarily ignore them,” said Yerevan’s national team coach.
Flick’s year is not over. Before Christmas, he will travel to Doha to prepare for the World Cup a year later. The most important thing is to find a place to live. The 2014 World Cup demonstrated the importance of this for a successful championship, when Campo Bahia, with a cabin on the Atlantic beach in Brazil, became an important cornerstone of the road to championship. The 2018 World Cup in Russia is completely different. The German entourage did not go to the chic Sochi, but ended up in the dull suburban forest of Vatutinki in Moscow-and returned home after the preliminaries.
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This should be different in the World Championships, which will end in the finals shortly before Christmas Eve in 2022. Qatar is only half the size of Hessen and offers few accommodation options. “The offer is limited,” the head of the German Football Association Oliver Birhoff said after the inspection. In any case, Flick’s thinking is very clear. “Good training conditions and a hotel where you can stay alone,” he said of his standards. It’s like a short distance between the dormitory and the practice area. The DFB team is likely to be attracted to a facility north of Doha, away from the hustle and bustle of the World Cup in this small country.
It will take some time for the ball to roll in Qatar. In March, the Germans will play against two famous opponents. “We have a request for one or two test matches. Our goal is to get a real high profile in March,” Flick said. North Macedonia, Romania, Armenia, Iceland and Liechtenstein are not severe tests. “Of course, you always have to take the fact that we don’t have any very difficult opponents in our group right now,” Mueller said. Germany is not the best lottery for the World Cup. A heavyweight player is already waiting in the preliminaries.
Opponents for the March test match will be announced after the national league draw on December 16 to avoid duplication of the schedule. There are four games in June and two controversial games in September. There, at least one famous opponent is waiting because of the poor performance in the first national league. There will be no training camp before the World Cup. The Bundesliga will be suspended after November 13, and the game will begin in the warm winter of Qatar eight days later.
