German newspapers have vented their anger at their football team, which nostalgically advanced to the first round of the World Cup in Qatar despite beating Costa Rica 4-2 on Thursday in the third round of the Group E competition.
Kicker magazine criticized those responsible for the German Federation and the national team in the most vehement terms and wrote: “The German national team has gradually become a dwarf, and worse, our lack of development and the next European Cup (hosted by Germany from 14 June to 14 July 2024) is just around the corner.
And she talked about the fact that “the German federation has completely drowned, which cannot continue. Responsibility extends to some high-ranking officials, from coach Hansi Flick to sports director Oliver Bierhoff to federation president Bernd Neuendorf.”
As for the Bild newspaper, it said: “Without a doubt, this is the end of a large spherical country.
She added: “This early exit is one of the worst nights in our history. It is not necessary to look far for those responsible for this fall: the federation, the coach, the players and no one else. The date of December 1, 2022 will be remembered and will mark the end of an era for a country that was great and proud in football, having won the World Cup 4 times and the European Cup 3 times. It is far.
She added: The reality is bitter, out of the group stage at the 2018 World Cup, and out of the final price at the European Cup 2021, then again out of the first round at the 2022 World Cup.
And Bild fears the moral impact of this departure on one of the most prominent players in the German national team of recent years, Joshua Kimmich, and writes about this: a hole. He has gone through a lot of ups and downs in his career, but he has also witnessed some downturns that have had an impact on his second time out in the first round and its mental consequences for him. This is very frustrating.
And Kimmich declared after leaving his country: “This is the worst day of my life.” I’m afraid to fall into a hole. It makes you think that these failures are related to you.
He continued: I joined the national team in 2016, so the association of your name with these failures is something you don’t like to hear about.
The focus was the same, saying, “We are no longer a team that shines in major tournaments. The list of reasons for the decline of our football is long. From now on we have to use binoculars to see the pinnacle of international football and that’s what hurts us more than anything.”
