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National coach Joachim Löw is under heavy pressure after 0: 6 against Spain, the calls for the return of the three world champions are getting louder. Mistakenly.
Not that Joachim Löw faces a possible return of Thomas Müller, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels to the German national team for the first time. This desire of the public now, after the thunderous 6-0 draw against Spain, has only been downloaded with more force than before.
Even before that, the national coach was constantly being advised to change his mind, a DFB comeback of the trio, which was sent off in March 2019, was constantly being sold as the ultimate solution, both by experts and fans and former players. And yes: while the DFB-Elf has been doing it moderately at best for some time, Müller, Boateng and Hummels often showed up at their clubs as in the best times leading up to the 2018 World Cup.
What is a lack of respect to the successors
But: The ongoing public appeal for the three old heroes is not only wrong, it is also disrespectful to their young successors. How must Niklas Süle, Robin Koch, Antonio Rüdiger, Kai Havertz and company feel when they have to constantly read and hear that everything would be much better with their predecessors? A young team must also be able to meet, which has been difficult in recent months for known reasons.
What is often lost in discussion: at the time of their landing by Löw, Müller, Boateng and Hummels were not a loss to the national team from a sporting point of view: all three were in bad shape at the time , and certainly reasons can be found why the national coach still is at the time. The same should have said goodbye to other 2014 world champions who not only lacked format and leadership personality in the Spain game.
Sure, Löw was completely lacking in tact and interpersonal skills when he showed up unannounced at Bayern’s training site in 2019 and told his top three long-term players about the decision roughly between door and hinge. But the disorder that was not expected of him was at least partially complete. Now millions are demanding a U-turn from the national coach back to the players who played leading roles in the 2018 World Cup debacle.
Expectations would be high
Thomas Müller, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels are perhaps important to make the public feel good about seeing three seasoned heroes in the German national team again. Expectations would be high immediately. But what if things don’t work out right away again, like in soccer’s best times in a row in 2014? Should Löw go back to Süle, Koch and Co.?
The German national team should not be an oasis of well-being for undoubtedly worthy players who, however, do not help in the future. Loew was once accused of being loyal to Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski in the Nibelungs, due to an unwillingness to change. And now that things are not going as usual, is the old way suddenly better?
Müller, Boateng and Hummels are not saviors. A return would destroy more than repair it.
