France faces Germany in a international friendly on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 (9/12/23) Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany.
DUESSELDORF, Germany — Germany removed Hansi Flick as coach of the men’s national soccer team on Sunday, one day after a 4-1 loss to Japan deepened the gloom around the squad ahead of hosting next year’s European Championship.
“Looking ahead to the European Championship in our country, we need a spirit of optimism and confidence,” DFB president Bernd Neuendorf said in a statement explaining why Flick was removed. “For me personally it is one of the most difficult decisions of my time in office so far.” A documentary series following the team during the World Cup in Qatar was released this week and included footage of Flick apparently struggling to connect with his squad. He faced particular mockery in Germany over a scene in which he shows the squad a video of flying geese in an exercise apparently meant to improve teamwork.
“Obviously these kinds of games and results don’t help at all. So we feel like everyone is fighting a little bit with himself, and that obviously makes it much more difficult to create a bond between each other, to create a spirit, a good atmosphere, even though we all understand each other. But football-wise, there’s a big lack of confidence. I think every spectator can see it.”
A likely permanent replacement could be 36-year-old Julian Nagelsmann. He was Flick’s successor at Bayern until the club replaced him with Thomas Tuchel in March. After the France game, Germany is next in action Oct. 14 against the United States and Mexico four days later.
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