Former Bayern Munich and Germany star Lothar Matthäus had an fascinating tackle Germany’s World Cup failure in Qatar.
Matthäus, who has been very vocal in assessing what went unsuitable for Germany, thinks it’s time for FC Barcelona’s Marc-André ter Stegen, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp, and even Fulham’s Bernd Leno to mount a problem to Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer.
“We have now the standard, you may check out Ter Stegen, Trapp or Leno within the subsequent few video games, give them the chance to point out whether or not you may depend on them. Particularly after the Costa Rica recreation, the place Neuer made uncommon errors,” informed Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “All three (Neuer, Ter Stegen, Trapp) are world class. Even when Manu is out, I’ve no worries relating to Trapp or Ter Stegen.”
It’s true that each Ter Stegen, Trapp, and Leno are succesful, however eradicating Neuer from his perch because the nationwide workforce’s beginning goalkeeper is one thing that will surely ship a shockwave by means of whichever workforce is cobbled collectively for Germany’s subsequent worldwide break.
When Joachim Löw lopped Thomas Müller, Jerome Boateng, and Mats Hummels off the squad, it was alleged to signify a altering of the guard, but it surely was actually solely a half measure — and in the end failed as a result of Germany by no means actually absolutely or aptly changed any of the three gamers.
As well as, Löw stored different under-performing veterans on his roster, which additional muddied the waters. Flick’s method, in the meantime, was to simply put collectively the very best workforce no matter age.
Whether or not he acquired it proper stays up for debate, however the outcomes on the World Cup present a touch that perhaps Germany’s “finest” remains to be not adequate nowadays.
Flick’s method his some bumps within the street in addition to the previous Bayern Munich boss misplaced Timo Werner earlier than the match, entered play with Müller not absolutely healed, after which misplaced Leroy Sané for a spell throughout the match attributable to harm.
Ought to the subsequent iteration of Germany characteristic a clear slate with the subsequent technology names placed on the marquee whether or not they’re prepared or not? Or, ought to Flick proceed with a mixture to assist proceed a gradual transition to a brand new core group?
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Predictions
I used to be initially going to launch these in a Schmankerl, however in the end simply determined to attend till one other Heat-up could be printed:
Netherlands 3-0 United States*
Argentina 3-0 Australia*
France 3-1 Poland*
England 2-1 Senegal*
Japan 1-3 Croatia*
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
Morocco 1-3 Spain
Portugal 2-1 Switzerland
*Predictions had been recorded by not printed till now
Prediction Data
Final World Cup match day file: 10-6
Final Bundesliga match day file: 4-5
General Bundesliga file: 64-69
DFL-Supercup file: 1-0
DFB-Pokal file: 2-0
Champions League file: 5-1
World Cup total file: 28-20
WWU total file: 100-90
Visitor predictions: 7-4