A sort ofls Hans Frick When he arrived in front of the camera on Thursday night, he did a strange thing: he laughed. Before that, scenes of humorous people in St. Gallen Kybunpark were more likely to be handled by others. Liechtenstein players, unknown faces from unknown communities such as Balzers, Luger or Dornbirn, waved their exchanged jerseys and got plastic cups with beer from the stands. They were exhausted, but the fans were so exhausted. They cheered proudly.
At that time, Flick would suspect that the football country was actually expecting something different from him, and RTL expert Lothar Matthäus didn’t seem to know how to deal with Flick’s laughter. But the new national team coach has obviously decided to beat Liechtenstein 2-0 because it was the first victory of the first game.
When asked why the German team is struggling so much when ranked 189th in the world, why everything seems so unimaginative, where there is so much enthusiasm, so many people talk about the courage, Flick gave a balance, Sometimes there are some evasive answers, but above he is full of praise for the effort and quality of training. “I really can’t blame the team,” he said.
“It just continues”
The football coach and former player Flick knew: It would be nice to say a few good things on TV, but more importantly, it is to give the team a correct signal. Putting them in the pot after the first game, even if only a little bit, may not be the right approach. But he clearly expressed a shortcoming: “For this team, it is not a matter of course that they are convinced that they will score.” I saw the amiable Mr. Flick on TV.
Football history teaches us to do the same BayernThis never-satisfying football empire was not built in a day. Flick remembers that his first game was 2-0 in the Champions League against Olympiacos. Was it a difficult game? In any case, he will not give the impression that he is worried on Thursday night. Not even as if he was particularly dissatisfied. “It just continues,” he said. “We still have a long way to go, this is the beginning.”
The next specific step is this Sunday (8.45pm Live broadcast of FAZ World Cup Qualifiers And RTL) in Stuttgart against Armenia and Wednesday in Reykjavik against Iceland, both participated in the World Cup qualifiers. Flick knew: For the benefit of the football country, it would be helpful if his laughter could also be supported by funny football and some beautiful goals in slow motion. Otherwise, his unwavering optimism these past few days may soon disappear.
On Monday afternoon, the training ground of the kickers in Stuttgart, Flick and the team’s first training. The rain was heavy, a large puddle formed in the square, and the ball passed by the goalkeeper to the opponent stopped suddenly. On the edge of the square, it was down a small slope, and one or the other reporter slipped and it now looked like he himself was being trained as a goalkeeper behind him. Flick wants to say a few words to reporters, but cameras and microphones should be kept away. This is about trust, so there is only so much here: it is about what you can get from each other, maybe not, and then briefly explain that Flick training should be about the same.
