EA return to the German national soccer team is currently not an issue for Thomas Müller. That was “in the phase in which we are, very far away,” said the former world champion of FC Bayern Munich after the top game against RB Leipzig on Saturday evening on Sky (3: 3). Müller had scored two goals, then pointed out that the next international matches would not be due until March.
“I’m trying to help the team I’m on the field with, so that we are at the top of the table and advance in the Champions League,” said the 31-year-old, who is headed by national coach Joachim Löw together with Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels was sorted out in March 2019. That works fine. “You can discuss everything else up and down as you want,” said Müller. “I’ll stick with it and then we’ll see.”
The Bayern striker only assessed the decision of the German Football Association that Löw remains national coach indirectly. “This is news that the DFB decided so, so all Germans have to stand behind this decision and do everything to ensure that we bring momentum back into the booth and with Joachim Löw we bring momentum back into the booth.”
National team captain Manuel Neuer welcomed the decision to hold on to Löw. Of course, it is right that Löw remains a trainer, Neuer told ZDF and added: “We went the way with him, where we tried a lot. For us as a national team, the situation was very different from what we expected. We had to deal with the circumstances. “
Next year the team wants to make amends for the “miserable game” against Spain. “We hope that we can do better in the new year and especially for the European Championship. That is our big goal. We look ahead and are motivated. And I think our coaching team is also motivated, ”emphasized the keeper.
Former world champion Per Mertesacker also sided with Löw. “I am convinced that he can do it. He hasn’t had any training time in the last few months. He needs time with the players to be able to rekindle the fire, ”said the former national defender in the ZDF sports studio. Mertesacker does not expect Löw to bring back the sorted out former world champions Müller, Boateng and Mats Hummels. “I don’t think he’ll do another U-turn.”
The criticism from Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge that Löw made himself too rare in this crucial week was rejected by Neuer. The leadership of the national team with Löw and DFB director Oliver Bierhoff are “in exchange” and have therefore “planned this approach together. Accordingly, they considered this solution to be the right one. You have to accept that. “
Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp assured Loew of his support and advised more calm in the loud public discussion. “Obviously the situation for the national team is not always that easy. People always think that the next coach will do it better immediately, “said Klopp (53) of” Welt am Sonntag “. Löw had been extremely successful as a national coach for many years. “Coaches are not always the only reason when things are going well. And they’re not the only reason when things don’t go quite so well, ”said the former Bundesliga coach (Dortmund and Mainz).
The DFB announced last Monday that Löw will remain national coach. The 60-year-old came under massive criticism after the 0: 6 in Spain at the end of the Nations League. “From my perspective, and all the other coaches will see it that way: There is a huge chance that Jogi will just turn things around,” said Klopp. “Next year is the European Championship. Maybe he’ll win or go far. By the way: nobody is perfect. “
Klopp had been named as the most suitable successor candidate for Löw over the past few weeks, but the 53-year-old is still under contract with the English champions until mid-2024. “Most of us are relatively good, and Jogi is definitely one of them,” said Klopp. “I gave 0.0 percent criticism because I see no reason to.” The point is to initiate developments at an early stage. “Usually it jerks at the beginning and the big effect can be seen later,” said Klopp. “I trust Jogi that it is planned the same way.”
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