Updated on 12/3/2022 at 10:50 am
- Philipp Lahm is worried after the DFB team lost the World Cup – especially with regard to the home European Championship in 2024.
- The ex-world champion also criticizes national coach Hansi Flick.
- Lahm still sees potential – and hopes for a trend reversal.
Germany’s last world champion captain
“The team seems to be without a leader. Now it’s a matter of finding the right people, also with a view to the European Championships at home, which will start in 18 months and for which the performance is of course a disaster, so we don’t have to talk about it,” he complained 39-year-old in a column for the editorial network Germany.
omissions flicks the problem?
The former Bayern professional primarily criticized the defensive work: “You always had the feeling that we could overrun an opponent and create opportunities – but there was a lack of defensive structure and stability, the right balance. It was sometimes a nightmare for Manuel Neuer , considering how many times players have appeared free in front of him, even against Costa Rica.”
Lahm referred to the failings of national coach Hansi Flick: “Our central defenders are physically strong, but they have deficits when it comes to tactical discipline. It would have been all the more important to get used to the game in the months leading up to the tournament and to decide on one axis. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case.”
“In the end you need a team you can identify with”
The OC boss of the EM 2024 still sees potential and hopes for a turnaround: “We have a lot of good players, great talents like Musiala, Sané, Gnabry, Havertz. But they have to take responsibility at this level. No matter what the circumstances in Train were, in the end you need a team that you can identify with. And if this is not successful, something is lost. Unfortunately, that has been the case in recent years and has not improved with this World Cup.”
Also read: World Cup debacle: Flick does not let Schweinsteiger’s accusation rest on his players
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