Löw in a state of alarm before the game of Switzerland: “the players are flat”

The first competitive victory against Spain in the Löw era was almost fixed. But then the DFB-Elf collects the late compensation. Jogi Löw doesn’t want to linger long with this annoyance. The coach warns of general problems.

Joachim “Jogi” Löw got over the disappointment of the Spaniards’ last second equalization quite quickly. After the 1: 1 in the ghost crown game of the former world champions, other issues were much more important to the national coach than the upsetting result. “In general, I have to say that some were on vacation, some were new and the team had never played like this before, we did well,” said Löw, praising his national team for their first appearance after a forced hiatus for months at the start of the League of Nations.

Löw is much more concerned about the tight match schedule and the heavy load until MS in the summer of 2021. He saw alarming clues for his permanent warning after the first game of the season in Stuttgart. “We have to be careful: the health of the players is paramount,” said Löw, admitting: “Some are really flat.”

In the next Nations League game on Sunday (8:45 PM) in Switzerland, Löw wants to shift his starting eleven to some positions to spread the loads. “Obviously we will bring some fresh forces to Switzerland”, announced the national coach for the second game of the new season in Basel. Löw doesn’t see an opportunity to tactically adjust his team. «It was an intense match. We can’t do that much in training for the next few days. We will regenerate. “

Löw expressed his great displeasure that the UEFA European Football Federation does not allow five instead of three changes as in other competitions such as the Champions League. “Right now, right now, you would have needed it because the players now have the gigantic program and it would have made sense because some really ran on the gums,” Löw said energetically.

The aptitude of his players through a ruthless pace is the theme of Löw. “When there are problems, the quality of football suffers. And that is not going to be dealt with for many years. This is why I am extremely sensitive when you know what kind of program is coming up. If you are not careful, we will have problems in April and May. I’m trying to avoid that, ”the 60-year-old said.

The Spanish had equaled Timo Werner’s advantage in Stuttgart through Luis José Gayà in the sixth minute of injury time. “It was a question of strength and concentration,” said Löw before the level of training of his team.

Löw gave the go-ahead to Leroy Sané, his key witness to the perceived dangerous development. The new FC Bayern signing had played for Germany for the first time after a 15-month international hiatus due to a torn cruciate ligament and the crown crisis, but had to leave the pitch after around an hour.

“Leroy has had cramps. You have to see where it comes from. He has barely played a game in the last four or five months. It was clear that the strength was decreasing, “Löw said:” I told him to report if he felt tired. Although he would still have been good in the fast break game, we had to switch before risking injury. You have to be careful with him. “