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“It wasn’t the farewell we all imagined”
The Joachim Löw era also ended with the European Championship against England. For 15 years he was on the sidelines as national coach. You can see his farewell press conference together with Oliver Bierhoff in full here.
On his last day at work, Joachim Löw is also approached about the falling out with Mesut Özil. After his resignation in 2018, there was no longer any contact with the national coach. Löw deeply regrets this.
JAfter leaving as head coach of the national team, oachim Löw is expecting a discussion with Mesut Özil in the future. “The time will come when we will talk to each other again and meet again. At some point the day will come, ”said the 61-year-old in Herzogenaurach after the European Championship round of 16.
Özil resigned from the national team after the disputes over the controversial photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the subsequent failure of the World Cup in 2018. Among other things, he had accused the DFB officials of failing to protect him from racist slurs.
Löw later reported unsuccessful attempts to contact the 92-time national player who now plays for Fenerbahce Istanbul. It was “a great human disappointment” that he and Özil did not speak personally in Russia in the weeks after the World Cup three years ago, Löw now reported.
“An incredibly important player for Germany”
“Of course Mesut was an incredibly important and great player for us, for our national team, for Germany,” said the outgoing national coach. “How many games can we remember when he really showed his great skills and carried away all the fans and enthused them.”
Photo from 2014: At that time, Löw and Özil became soccer world champions
Those: pa / GES-Sportfoto
Özil was a regular on the way to winning the joint title at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The day will come when everything will be put aside in a debate, said Löw.
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