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Saturday 5 September 2020
Before the game against Switzerland, national coach Joachim Löw openly criticizes in an unusual way the situation of one of his national players, who does not like him at all. However, Löw is almost unreservedly happy about the recent record changes for his offensive stars.
All major transfers are good news: National coach Joachim Löw revealed at a press conference ahead of Sunday’s second Nations League game (8:45 PM / ZDF) against Switzerland in Basel that he sees himself as a beneficiary of the recent bleeding of German national players abroad. “It is a training of the personality, that I have already seen with some players. That is where they take the next leap in the career, that also helps us,” said the national coach. More recently, four national players left the Bundesliga in Havertz and Werner (both Chelsea FC), as well as Robin Koch (Leeds United) and Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica Lisbon). Abroad, Löw said, these professionals “have to prove themselves again, start over from scratch, regardless of what they have shown or achieved before.”
But Löw also sees the downside. “The downside is that when players and great talents like Kai leave the Bundesliga, you like to see players like that, including the fans.” Havertz, Löw is convinced, will succeed in taking the big step on the island. “Kai’s time has come. I don’t have the feeling it’s too early. With his class and maturity, he will prevail, just like Timo Werner,” he said.
Julian Draxler, on the other hand, surprisingly openly suggested a farewell to Paris St. Germain. “It would be important to take a step (to a club) where he plays regularly. It would be good for Julian if he works week after week,” Löw said on Saturday after a “long talk” with the 26-year-old. Rio world champion Draxler had only played 22 competitive matches (without a goal) for PSG last season, also due to a foot injury and a viral illness.
Warning in Sané
At the press conference, Löw also revealed that, as expected, he will enter the match against Switzerland with Bernd Leno in goal. The 28-year-old Arsenal FC player is preferred to Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt), who played 1-1 against Spain on Thursday. “We discussed it that way,” Loew said.
“According to the doctors, all the players are ready for action,” Löw said cheerfully. This also includes Leroy Sané, who was replaced after a good hour on Thursday. “He has not suffered any muscle injury,” Löw said of the new FC Bayern signing, who has yet to practice the match after a long knee injury. “It was clear that the forces would not last more than 90 minutes,” Löw said.
The 24-year-old himself said he felt “very good. I am very happy to be back on the field after such a long time, my injury and of course the rupture of Corona.” With Löw he agreed “that I will let you know tomorrow, shortly before kick-off, if I am ready or not,” said Sané and added directly during the press conference: “I recovered well. Now I also have to say, I feel very, very much better and I’m ready for tomorrow. “
Spain’s game “of course left its mark,” Löw said. “The players have already felt that they have played against an opponent of this level for the first time in a long time. (…) Let’s see who can recover so much that it can be assumed that they are in full power.”
