Germany failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the tournament for the second time in a row. For this reason, coach Hansi Flick had to explain himself to the president of the German Football Association (DFB) Bernd Neuendorf and vice president Hans-Joachim Watzk at a special crisis summit. The selector retained his position, but there was some friction. Not all DFB activists are satisfied with the atmosphere in the German team.
Hansi Flick retained his job. How was the meeting?
According to the German “Bild”, the meeting went as follows. The focus was on Hansi Flick’s sporting analysis of the defeat at the World Cup, which was to catch the Germans in the group. As expected, the national team coach once again referred to the many chances and shots his team created in three matches against Japan (1-2), Spain (1-1) and Costa Rica (4-2) (more than any another team in the group stage). But six days after leaving, Flick also admitted his mistakes. We missed a great opportunity there. We will draw conclusions from this – announced the selector.
– Flick and the team felt left to their own devices by the DFB management as they discussed wearability
“One Love” wristbands. The team saw a decision as to whether captain Manuel Neuer should risk a yellow card and further national sanctions, said national team director Oliver Bierhoff, who resigned.
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As “Bild” previously reported, during a visit to the Zuzal hotel where the German national team was staying, employees of the German Football Association (DFB) were shocked because of the scenes they had to watch. The team was supposed to be in a “holiday mood”. – While the players’ wives were busy taking selfies in the pool, their husbands were playing with their children. – reports the journal. Some players were also dissatisfied with this approach.
However, Flick sees nothing scandalous in this. As he claims, family visits were not the reason for the defeat of the German team in this tournament. Despite allegations about the atmosphere at the Flick Hotel after the two-and-a-half-hour DFB crisis summit near Frankfurt, he still left as national team coach. “We have full confidence in Hansi Flick. We know that together with his team he can handle it.
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