Hansi Flick (national coach): “I’m very disappointed, I’m sorry for the fans. We wanted to try something, but it didn’t work out. The arguments are not on our side. In September we have to show a different performance, one different willingness. The Colombians have put their bodies in place, we’re missing that. It’s a cycle that we have to break. I can’t deny anything to the players, they want it. But we need more speed and pace up front, we don’t have enough depth runs, they make us strong. From September we will get used to it, then the results will come.”
Rudi Völler (Sports Director DFB): “In the end you have to say that Hansi Flick is a bit of the poorest sow. He’s trying everything to ensure that we’re successful, he’s trying out a bit. After the three games you have to say that “The quality isn’t the greatest it was a few years ago. There were a few who we might not see again in September. Ultimately, that’s also a question of quality. If we don’t have them in Germany, we have to line up and vary tactically that we will play a good European Championship next year.
Ilkay Gündogan: “We didn’t manage to get into the rhythm, we weren’t brave enough, especially when building up the game. Some of the whistles are justified, you can understand that. That’s not our benchmark. We know, I know exactly what wasn’t good and needs to get better. You have to address that mercilessly. If you don’t manage to call up your suspected potential over a longer period of time, then it’s normal for the question of quality to come up, and you have to ask yourself that.”
Leon Goretzka: “I don’t know if worrying is enough. It’s dramatic, you have to say that very clearly. It’s missing at every nook and corner. All in all, that’s far too little. It feels like last season at the end at Bayern Munich.”
Lothar Matthäus (record national player and TV expert): “The team is unsure. We have no solutions. Bad up front, bad development game, no order, too many mistakes. There is a lot of helplessness, even from the outside. Nothing worked. It It’s a matter of the head, of attitude, but also of security, which they don’t have because of the many changes – like before the World Cup.”
