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Joachim Löw goes to MS in the summer. With this announcement, the German Football Federation (DFB) surprised the country this Tuesday morning. The German team without Löw, without “Jogi” – hard to imagine. After all, the 61-year-old national coach has been on the sidelines in 189 international matches since 2006.
“I have great respect for Joachim Löw’s decision. That you have informed us of your decision at an early stage is extremely decent. It gives the DFB the time to name his successor calmly and with a sense of proportion, “said President Fritz Keller in the DFB announcement.
In fact, those responsible now have a long time to find a suitable successor. But the pressure is immense because the decision sets the trend.
Joachim Löw to resign as national coach after MS in summer
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The national team is in the throes of turmoil after the shameful World Cup in Russia in 2018. After Löw’s farewell next summer, there will only be a year and a half until the 2022 Winter World Cup in Qatar. Two years later, the European Championship is played in his own country. WELT provides an overview of the candidates for Löw’s successor:
Hans-Dieter Flick
With FC Bayern, Flick immediately won the championship, cup and Champions League triple last season. There was also the DLF and Uefa Super Cup, as well as the Club World Cup. Bottom line: Flick won everything in Munich in a year and a half. The position of national coach would be a new challenge.
Additionally, Flick is said to have had more disagreements with sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic in the past regarding transfers. Also, CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the coach’s great confidant, who always supports him with sports questions, stops at the end of the season. According to information from “Bild”, it is by no means certain that Flick will fulfill his contract, which is valid until 2023. At the end of the season he wants to reassess his situation in Munich.
Hans-Dieter Flick has won six titles with FC Bayern and knows the DFB down to the last detail
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The 56-year-old knows the DFB like no other, after all, he was Löw’s assistant coach from 2006 to 2014. Most of the younger players who joined the national team after his tenure were known to Flick for working with Bayern. Thanks to the six titles with the Munich team, he is sure of the respect of the players.
What also speaks for Flick: the national coach must be able to work constructively with the Bundesliga. The Bayern coach is considered simple and popular in the league, so it would be the common denominator.
Jurgen Klopp
Jürgen Klopp has also been considered something of a royal solution for the position of national coach for some time. The Liverpool FC manager capped his already successful career with victory in the 2019 Champions League and the English championship last year. For many fans of the national team, the former Bundesliga coach with his euphoric manners is seen as a savior for the reeling DFB team.
For many, Jürgen Klopp is the ideal solution as a national coach
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But he will stay with the dream. Klopp immediately ruled out becoming Löw’s successor. “No, I will not be available as a possible national coach in or after this summer,” said the Liverpool FC manager.
“I have a job, a three-year contract in Liverpool,” Klopp said before the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against RB Leipzig on Wednesday. “You sign contracts and you try to fulfill them. It is an easy situation. Life is always about timing. If it doesn’t fit, you don’t have to get mad, you have to deal with things. “
Ralf rangnick
The soccer teacher, as Rangnick is called because of his fondness for tactical formations, has been on the line time and again as a possible national coach since the DFB-Elf’s disastrous 0: 6 against Spain.
“In principle, the national coach’s office is not an office for any German coach who is not interested in him,” Rangnick said recently. Unlike Flick and Klopp, you are currently not bound by contract anywhere. The job as a national coach would be the culmination of his career.
For Ralf Rangnick, the job as a team manager would be the culmination of his career.
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Rangnick, now 62, is a certified specialist, has a lot of experience and the necessary authority. Born in Swabia, he has built successful football projects over the years in Hoffenheim and Leipzig. Since then, he has been considered a reformer who likes to combine the positions of manager and trainer.
But that is precisely the reason why Rangnick is only partially compatible with associations in football circles. At DFB, a single project manager putting everything to the test would be hard to imagine because of director Oliver Bierhoff. His position is not affected by Löw’s decision.
International record player Lothar Matthäus sees Rangnick as “a big favorite” for the successor to national coach Löw. Ralf Rangnick is free. Do not expect that the results in Liverpool will continue to be bad and that Jürgen Klopp will be criticized, “the 59-year-old coach told TV host” Sky “on Tuesday afternoon.
Stefan kuntz
Stefan Kuntz, currently the U21 coach, would be the internal solution. The 58-year-old has been working for the association since 2016 and enjoys a high reputation in the DFB due to his success and loyal appearance.
Stefan Kuntz coaches DFB under-21s since 2016
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Löw himself had raised the former national player a year ago as a possible successor: Kuntz did an “excellent job” and had “a very good direction for the team” with a lot of empathy. However, the friendly nature could quickly disappear with the stars. His work is highly valued in the association.
The foreigner
Julian Nagelsmann is expected to have a successful future as a coach. The job as national coach would come too soon for the 33-year-old RB Leipzig manager. Especially since Nagelsmann is still at the beginning with his work in Leipzig. He put Klopp on the line himself on Tuesday.
When asked about the Liverpool manager as a possible successor to Löw, Nagelsmann said: “Jürgen Klopp is an exceptional coach. But I think both Liverpool and Jürgen are extremely satisfied with their respective partners. The DFB has a great staff to find coaches, so I’m not involved. “
Thomas Tuchel is also one of the most respected German coaches. Professionally, the current Chelsea FC manager is out of the question, but he’s also seen as a very demanding guy when it comes to dealing with him. In addition, he recently took over in London and will be under contract there until the summer of next year.
Löw’s assistant coach, Marcus Sorg, is only considered an outsider to the job of national coach.
Source: dpa / Christian Charisins
The promotion of current assistant Marcus Sorg would be the classic form of DFB. Löw also replaced his former boss Jürgen Klinsmann as national coach in 2006. Sorg knows the team, but so far he has hardly been noticed by the general public from the second row. The 55-year-old worked briefly in the Bundesliga at SC Freiburg as head coach, and Sorg was the European champion with the Under-19 team in 2014. Prior to Euro 2016 in France, he rose through the Löw squad.
