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Three games, not a single win. This is the meager record of Jogi Löw (60) and his German team in the 2020 international match. His team lost the lead three times. First against Spain (1: 1), then against Switzerland (1: 1) and finally against the Turks (3: 3), against whom the tie had to be accepted three times.
You have not even reached the EM year, the Jogi discussions are already starting in our neighboring country. Sky expert Lothar Matthäus criticizes Löw’s defensive change. Personnel decisions for cadre nominations are also directed by the complainants.
Löw obviously leaves that completely cold, his hairstyle fits perfectly even with the headwind. Criticism does not influence him, he credibly assures. “I haven’t read anything in the last two days because I don’t care who says what. The things I do, I do them with the greatest conviction, ”says the 60-year-old at the press conference prior to the Ukraine game (Saturday 8:45 pm, ARD live).
How it looks inside you can’t see Löw. But one thing is clear: the coach with a Swiss past will be forced to win in the next matches against Ukraine and Switzerland (Tuesday, 8:45 PM).
Jogi’s works
A particular point, or a certain player, is always a controversial topic. Thomas muller. The Bayern star may have had the best season of his career at 19/20. In all competitions, Müller was correct 14 times and scored 26 more goals.
The 2014 world champion is in excellent shape. However, he does not play a role in Jogi Löw’s team. They solved it because Löw wanted to make a generation change with the preliminary round knockout in Russia after the historically grim World Cup of the summer of 2018. In other words: give more responsibility to young players to integrate as quickly possible. So far this project has failed.
Another point Löw has to deal with are the club’s reservists on his squad. BVB players Dahoud, Schulz and Brandt, PSG winger Draxler or Chelsea defender Rüdiger – all tend to sit on the bench in their clubs. But they can play an important role in the national team.
A concept that drives Sky expert Lothar Matthäus (59) crazy. “It amazes me to see that there are many players like Nico Schulz from Germany who sit on the bench in their clubs,” irritates the 1990 world champion and concludes: “That is precisely why nobody turns on the television in Germany.” »
In 2014 Germany remained world champions and wrote the history of football with the legendary 7-1 against Brazil. But these heroic times are now a few years ago. In the FIFA world rankings, the Germans are now only 14th (1602 points) and just two points ahead of Switzerland (1600 points).
Will the Swiss team soon unseat their big neighbors? That would not be good news for Jogi Löw.
