HOW Germany lost its football identity

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3 жыл бұрын

Germany are struggling like never before, and their winning football identity is nowhere to be found. How did one of the strongest teams in world football suffer a significant fall from grace? Coach Jogi Löw, who lifted the 2014 World Cup, seems to have overstayed his welcome, but will have one final shot at glory in the coming Euros. What happened to Germany, and can they right the ship in time for the Euros?
Report by: Dave Braneck
Camera and Editing: Joe Wright
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@simone-zt6jj 3 жыл бұрын

As an England fan I know this about Germany .When they 'fall' it's usually onto a trampoline.

@flusenbart 3 жыл бұрын

@WESSELS JOHANES PETTRACK Er schreibt was Postives über die Nationalmanschaft und du hast nix besseres zu tun als ihn zu beleidigen.....

@ishowresho1810 3 жыл бұрын

@WESSELS JOHANES PETTRACK england hat wohl das beste Team der Welt neben Frankreich momentan

@martinblumenroth454 3 жыл бұрын

@WESSELS JOHANES PETTRACK cringe

@justhuy7960 3 жыл бұрын

@@ishowresho1810 ein bisschen überbewertet aber doch sicherlich besser als Die Mannschaft momentan :)

@ishowresho1810 3 жыл бұрын

@@justhuy7960 besser als die Mannschaft auf jeden haha

@sfwgsteiny1422 3 жыл бұрын

Germany's great decades come every 20 years: 1950s, 1970s, 1990s, 2010s. We just have to wait a few years.

@dwkickoff 3 жыл бұрын

Alright, maybe we'll take 10 years off and get back to it!

@jonasstrunk1273 3 жыл бұрын

You can't really put them in these decades... Here's why: 1954 was a one time event back then... (1958 Semi Final, 1962 Quarter Final)... 1970s I agree, but only until 1976 And from 1980 to 1996 (European Cup Winner 1980 and 1996, Final 1992; and World Cup Win 1990, Final 1982 and 1986), they just didn't get into the Final with Group Stage in 1984, with Semi-Final 1988 and Quarterfinal 1994... Also after 1996 until 2006 Germany were just bad (Exeption 2002 WC Final)... Better would be 1966-1976, 1980-1996, 2006-2017(Confed Cup Win)

@a.e.a. 3 жыл бұрын

@5 years ago Germany finished second in the 2002 world cup though so I'd say the only bad teams this century are the ones from 2000, 2004 and 2018

@Schnipp08 3 жыл бұрын

@5 years ago 1986 was one of the worst German Teams

@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting another decade bro? 🤤😟😢😭

@missbond7345 2 жыл бұрын

Literally here after Germany lost to England and the only thought in my mind when Muller missed that goal was like- this is NOT Germany I know! Think they exchanged their souls with the Swiss- who literally played like Germans, fighting till the last min, clinical passing and iron willed Penalties!

@siempresonrie5924 2 жыл бұрын

The swiss played incredibly good, better than France, they really deserved the victory.

@seb_5969 2 жыл бұрын

@@siempresonrie5924 sadly they got that red card they didnt deserve, although the win of spain was deserved

@MonstaTrapz 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an England fan and you're only just beginning to feel how we felt for the last 50 years. Hopefully we can experience some of the highs you guys have had in the past. All the best 👍

@seb_5969 2 жыл бұрын

@@MonstaTrapz the new coach will set things right. Next year we will see

@MonstaTrapz 2 жыл бұрын

@@seb_5969 On a fan to fan basis, I hope so but as an England fan, I hope not 😁 Is he not just a Joachim Low lite? I don't know anything about him but I gather he was Lows number 2?

@ruttatata2023 2 жыл бұрын

"When your appetite is satisfied, you lose your hunger" - Joachim Low.

@diverman1023 2 жыл бұрын

"That's why I sniff my balls on the field. That way I'm always hungry" - Joachim Low

@jacopofolin6400 2 жыл бұрын

@@diverman1023 ahahahah

@prateeksahoo10 Жыл бұрын

"When you get money, you're no longer poor." - Joachim Löw probably

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, not many German fans showed up to support their team because the German fans were exposed to a campaign of disinformation by German associated media about the reality on the ground in Qatar. A team without fans is a team without spirit. A lot of surprises in FWC in Qatar 2022 , best World Cup ever.

@marcelgolsteijn6047 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I mean this sounds just like my Dutch side to me. Germany, like us, had to renew and start over almost from scratch since an entire generation all left at once. After losing players like Robben, Sneijder and Van Persie, you don't just instantly replace them, that takes time.

@davis7099 2 жыл бұрын

Damn right. Silly headline to get the clicks. Germany are a massive side with new players and a great future. They were off the boil last night and played unfairly ( imho) against a hostile crowd at their home stadium. How did that happen?

@merulasnyde8038 2 жыл бұрын

@Marcel Golsteijn I mean, Germany are U21 Euro Champuons. Future looking bright for them.

@manswind3417 2 жыл бұрын

@@davis7099 Tbh the current german squad compared nowhere in talent to what they had half a decade ago. Imagine going from prime Muller, Ozil, Kroos, Klose, Neuer and Lahm to damned Rudiger, Hummels, Werner, Havertz and old Kroos, Muller. There is this vast gulf of quality that just can't be easily bridged.

@SantomPh 2 жыл бұрын

@@davis7099 they are not as powerful as they once were. not even making the Euro 2020 quarters and squeezing out of their group in second to a lousy France side and losing to North Macedonia earlier in the year was a big dip. They're still a major team, no doubt.

@SantomPh 2 жыл бұрын

I can't think of a key Dutch player at any top team other than Virgil van Dijk (who was injured most of last season). The Dutch team were strongest when their members were all top string pullers at their clubs, like the men you mentioned. The best Oranje team were all aces and legends at club level, now most of team need to be googled by most fans, which is kind of sad. The parallel in Belgium's current crop of the Hazards, Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne etc is telling. Even having said that, the Belgians are also struggling to replace that greatness as well. I mean they had de Bruyne at Manchester City playing alongside Thomas Vermaelen at Vissel Kobe. The slip is coming

@alina4354 Жыл бұрын

as a German seeing this after we got kicked out again in the group stage of a world Cup hurts. I want 2014 again :(

@dwkickoff Жыл бұрын

@Alina No problem, here you go, Alina! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebaoi9p9r5nJfZc.html

@tarikelnageh511 Жыл бұрын

World Cups where Germany isn't in the semi-finals( let alone not making it out of the group stage) + Italy not even qualifying...Is just weird to me...Doesn't feel right...in my childhood, the champion was either Germany...or the team that beat Germany

@aminr4281 Жыл бұрын

@@tarikelnageh511 i am still shocked they Italy 🇮🇹 didn’t qualify in the last two world cups and they Germany 🇩🇪 didn’t get out to their groups in the last two worlds hep. I’d love to see both countries qualifying In the next world cup and both making it to the finals! ❤

@davidrenteria9585 Жыл бұрын

Well deserved. Gay team 🖕😂🖕🖕

@alina4354 Жыл бұрын

@@aminr4281yes especially because Italy won the EM

@covariance5446 2 жыл бұрын

Watching the German team in the 2010 and 2014 world cups was such a treat. It was always so thrilling to see Miroslav Klose score a goal!

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@abdassalammazzine2869 2 жыл бұрын

got this recommended just after Germany lost to England today, well-done youtube algorithm

@dwkickoff 2 жыл бұрын

Why don't you treat yourself for this one then: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebaoi9p9r5nJfZc.html

@abdassalammazzine2869 2 жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff WOW! what a lovely watch, thank you very much

@Twocat5side 2 жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff well played DW , well played 👏👏

@barriot14 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think I would come onto a DW Kickoff video and hear ‘Where da hood at’

@idkjustchangingmyname7343 3 жыл бұрын

RIP DMX. Man was a beast. Gone too soon.

@barriot14 3 жыл бұрын

@@idkjustchangingmyname7343 well said mate

@deandrewilson8734 3 жыл бұрын

they always have crazy rap instrumentals 😭😭 i heard drop it like it’s hot in a klopp video

@dabalotelli6610 3 жыл бұрын

They always have the best songs in their videos

@thomasmahoney4991 3 жыл бұрын

They're unpredictable

@yagesh287 3 жыл бұрын

This video won't age well when Hansi Flick takes charge and brings Muller back (after he has 45 assists in his last two seasons). Edit:Yeah I know Germany was knocked out in group stage of world cup. Flick plays high line and don't have wing backs for that. The last coach left after losing euros less than one year back, and Flick got his chance very late. Should have been a coach from 2018 world cup humiliation. I still believe he will bounce back.

@Lucarinho 3 жыл бұрын

He never retired from Germany, he was kicked out.

@ultimatemachine457 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lucarinho Low is a movie villain

@CaesarCassius 3 жыл бұрын

What Germany needs is a strong leader, one who is patriotic and can make rousing speeches and is also vegetarian and has an artistic background

@yannick245 3 жыл бұрын

Müller sucked in 2016/18. I wouldn't put all my hopes in him.

@BadDayLp 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaesarCassius Yeah man! That sounds dope! Hope this person loves dogs too.

@PrabhuKaranSelvamani 2 жыл бұрын

Who's here after Germany's lost against England

@hiiambarney4489 2 жыл бұрын

Very sad display. I can tell you NO ONE, not even the goalie would've missed that opporturnity that Thomas Müller had. That was rookie class.

@grodeutschland762 2 жыл бұрын

I hate my life

@missbond7345 2 жыл бұрын

They exchanged souls with Swiss! So sad to see Germany fold like that

@zenmonk6456 2 жыл бұрын

England has an insane squad. Idk why people act like they lost to a bunch of preschoolers.

@reccco 2 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Barton in every of these tournaments, Germany was better and stronger team than england, so what's your point?

@Milos2804 3 жыл бұрын

How Germany lost its football identity? Two words : Oliver Bierhoff

@MrMichaelEsser 3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't these two words not Jogi Löw?

@Milos2804 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrMichaelEsser Löw didn't change everything around the national team including officially calling the Team "Die Mannschaft", Bierhoff squeezed the soul out of the national Team and Sold it.

@CASHPABLOG 3 жыл бұрын

@@Milos2804 4 words jogi löw, oliver bierhoff

@vselenautika 3 жыл бұрын

@@Milos2804 Whaaat? What is it called now?

@TS-qv1jf 3 жыл бұрын

@@vselenautika They gave it a fancy marketing name, "die Mannschaft". Literally just German for "the Team", and no German football fan calls the national team "die Mannschaft" unironically.

@brendanrodgers9753 3 жыл бұрын

Don't necessarily think they're on the downfall, look how German teams Managers and Players dominate European football. Trust me they'll be back twice as good

@dwkickoff 3 жыл бұрын

Good point! Why do you think the national team is struggling while German players and coaches are doing so well?

@Emmanuelminerin18 3 жыл бұрын

@Werner Loerts me too, and im from Brazil. There clubs are good because they buy latin american players and germanic coaches. There National Teams besides Italy are not good at all. And France players are all from Africa or Middle East. Even Zidane is argelian.

@Emmanuelminerin18 3 жыл бұрын

@Werner Loerts are u a Bremen fan?

@Emmanuelminerin18 3 жыл бұрын

@Werner Loerts i like every german club besides Bayern Munchen and Dortmund cause im a Cruzeiro fan looool.

@stevenlang9849 3 жыл бұрын

@@mrbobby6841 - first Part is.. ???? And the second part is just false^^ Don't comment on things you know nothing about

@rajeendranmampatta2415 2 жыл бұрын

When no expectations they rised up every major tournaments, when high expectations they collapsed... Once current coach steps out they will come back and prove their heritage...

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@adibrahman4633 Жыл бұрын

who is here after their disastrous performance against Japan yesterday?

@dwkickoff Жыл бұрын

😢

@dumfriesspearhead7398 Жыл бұрын

And now a draw with Spain to keep their hopes alive.

@TunaStrata Жыл бұрын

@@dumfriesspearhead7398 and win 4 2 againts costa rica. Finally, germany come back to their best form.

@spectrest3435 Жыл бұрын

@@TunaStrata but they have still disqualified

@yoshiwoollyworld Жыл бұрын

VS the same japanese side who caused a bigger upset by losing to costa rica?

@josephwright6042 3 жыл бұрын

Never write off Germany in a tournament

@niklassule-unofficial4200 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, no

@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312 3 жыл бұрын

But now Germany has played like Sane 🤣😂😂

@wobblybobengland 3 жыл бұрын

It's always the same before every tournament. England 'this time, look at the talent we have', Germany, 'oh we are really poor'.

@robertlefou 3 жыл бұрын

gladly there´s no south korea in the euros

@omnivorous65 3 жыл бұрын

That is a clichée. There were quite a few German teams who performed poorly in tournaments. In '78, 2018 to name two teams that were just awful.

@dymd3z 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent content. As an English speaking Germany fan, it’s difficult to find such interesting pieces, it’s really appreciated! I surely hope Germany can at the very least have a respectable showing at the Euro’s, I live in a very Portuguese area so I don’t need anymore embarrassment, I want to put out my Germany flag proudly!

@stevensiegert 3 жыл бұрын

I guess you have German ancestors or relatives.

@dymd3z 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevensiegert yes indeed. Lived in Berlin for a year, too, back in 2006. My Germans gone to shit over the years though

@yobamos2158 3 жыл бұрын

At least it would be a pleasant ending for Löws career

@CASHPABLOG 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevensiegert he is prolly from brazil

@bigguy8435 3 жыл бұрын

@@CASHPABLOG How do you made that call? Just out of curiosity

@SNP-1999 2 жыл бұрын

After Germany lost 2 : 0 to England's Three Lions last night in Wembley, this video was indeed prophetic and Löw has indeed gone out with a whimper, not a bang ! Müller failed to score a 100% chance at scoring, and Hummels, Rüdiger and Ginter - the defenders - have been made the scapegoats for the debacle, as always. But if you ask me, Manuel Neuer in goal had a lousy Euro, letting in more goals than he saved in the four matches Germany played.

@backtofall323 2 жыл бұрын

In a lot of cases there wasnt much he could do

@Drigallski 2 жыл бұрын

i dont know where you are living, but there are literally no scapegoats. probably 90% of all germans know that this failing was Löws fault, especially (for this match) substituting way too late. The main coaching problem of this tournament was to suddenly introduce a new system to a team that still seemed confused by playing it (since they just didnt play it before at all). For single players, you can only give a few real bad ones this tournament, mainly being Gündogan and Sane, but still they arent to blame for this.

@clark4813 2 жыл бұрын

Well there was also the overwhelming support the english team got from its fans. It wouldve been a bit more balanced if they did play on a more neutral ground.

@Drigallski 2 жыл бұрын

@@clark4813 even though i usually enjoy fan support i was really annoyed by the english fans literally booing every single pass played by germans

@clark4813 2 жыл бұрын

@@Drigallski the only thing I heard during the German national anthem was yelling, screaming and booing. It was very insulting. And I thought the English would honor the phrase "Sportsmanship".

@berkayaksoy52 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 20 years old. I was playing in Germanys national youth teams from 13 to 17. I was a classical number 9, and all the coaches told me that this position is not modern anymore and not needed. Kinda feeling sad now. :(

@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442 3 жыл бұрын

Erdogan could need you.

@berkayaksoy52 3 жыл бұрын

@@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442 I would play for the country but never for him

@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442 3 жыл бұрын

@@berkayaksoy52 Na dann: Yallah! Yallah! Gehst du heim und spielst FuBa für Türkiye!

@berkayaksoy52 3 жыл бұрын

@@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442 deine unterschwellig rassistische Äußerung gefällt mir nicht. Mein Heim ist Deutschland, ich und viele die aussehen wie ich sind das neue Gesicht einer diverseren BRD. Passt dir nicht? Kannst gerne das Land verlassen. :)

@sirbonobo3907 3 жыл бұрын

@@berkayaksoy52 HAHAHAH geiler Konter. Ich mag Erdogan auch überhaupt nicht aber man sollte nicht gleich ein ganzes Volk diskriminieren. Es gibt sicherlich viele verschiedene gründe warum den menschen wählen. so nun zum thema ich finds schade das du als 9 nicht weiter gefördert worden bist. der dfb ist echt ein absolutert kackverein. wünsche dir eine schöne woche und vielleicht findest du ja im amateur bereich einen verein der dich glücklich macht. Ich fänds mega wenn wir einen deutschen stürmer mit dem namen berkay aksoy bei der em jetzt sehen könnten! liebe grüße von der Mosel!

@somerandomedgyguy1723 3 жыл бұрын

Still getting goosebumps from Götze's winning goal

@dwkickoff 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe you want to check this one out then: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbCFkpVjt6zSqmw.html

@bigguy8435 3 жыл бұрын

Would you believe if I say many brazilians celebrated Gotze's goal as well?

@somerandomedgyguy1723 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigguy8435 Sure, rather have Germany win it than seeing rivals Argentina celebrate in Brazil

@bigguy8435 3 жыл бұрын

@@somerandomedgyguy1723 Exactly

@NERDINDIAN-gz9bp Жыл бұрын

But getting nightmares as an La Albeceleste fan😐

@sayeedakram4798 3 жыл бұрын

The retirement of many star players made Germany lost their killer image. Specially Basti and Klosers departure made a scarce of quality goal scorers in the team.

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@Joe-cr1yq Жыл бұрын

One year later and this video aged like wine with Germany being one of the worst teams in the wc.

@yoshiwoollyworld Жыл бұрын

They ranked 17th which isn’t that bad especially compared to 2018

@marksanders2168 Жыл бұрын

Fast forward to 2022 and Germany is more concerned about a armband than their national identity. Lol

@dwkickoff Жыл бұрын

Nope, but most Germans are more concerned about human rights abuses than being successful in a World Cup.

@marksanders2168 Жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff Nope. I think this is just another one of those western virtue signaling shows.

@dwkickoff Жыл бұрын

...the derogatory term for "standing up for one's values"?

@marksanders2168 Жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff Deflection is another derogatory term for you aswell I guess. Lol

@dumfriesspearhead7398 Жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff If Germany (and the other European nations) really wanted to make a point, they could’ve stayed at home. The lack of LGBT rights is part of a bigger cultural picture of very strict laws against what is seen as sexual licentiousness. Sex outside marriage is illegal for both same sex and opposite sex couples, pregnancy outside marriage and adultery are crimes punishable by imprisonment. Living together outside of marriage is also illegal. Rape and sexual assault victims are treated as criminals and can be imprisoned for seven years and get 100 lashes. FIFA’s security committee’s document actually tells the Qataris to not treat victims of sexual assault as criminals. Qatar has also said that one night stands/flings/ hookups between supporters and visitors to the WC will be subject to the same laws. What I’m saying that the rules on LGBT+ people are part of a much more sexually conservative (if not repressive) society. None of this happens in a vacuum, but is being treated as such.

@elliot3197 2 жыл бұрын

If there’s one thing I know about the Germans, it’s that they do not give up. They analyze what they did wrong and come back better and stronger. They truly are a team to be reckoned with

@casiusshorts7087 2 жыл бұрын

🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪😍😍😍

@MARKCRASTO Жыл бұрын

Haha this aged well🤣🤣

@benzo___ Жыл бұрын

@@MARKCRASTO transition phase isn't over, it just started

@richardle6200 Жыл бұрын

Not this time 🌈🌈🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🤮🤮

@releasethekraken8503 Жыл бұрын

Nippon 🇯🇵 be like...NANI??

@thegreaterone7305 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Lewandowski was German

@moonman9227 3 жыл бұрын

they already took Podolski cmon hahah

@giorno6086 3 жыл бұрын

@@moonman9227 Klose too, it's kinda their tradition to take Polish striker lol

@minetlav5110 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine messi ronado Ney kylian Hallaand salah Ramos Virgil Marcelo are German

@emmettshea 3 жыл бұрын

How are those blackhawks doing

@thegreaterone7305 3 жыл бұрын

@@emmettshea 🖕

@pascalplenge1882 3 жыл бұрын

I remember 10 years ago, I watched literally every game of my national team, even against opponents like San Marino and I really celebrated every goal. But since 2014, I really had enough of the hype. It got boring since the world title. I only watch the games at the big tournaments. No one wants to see Nations League games or else.

@dwkickoff 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think this feeling is common with other Germany fans?

@marmeir.1720 3 жыл бұрын

@@jackmellor5536 not true to be honest, we never won the Gold medal at the Olympic Games

@GamesCourier 3 жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff What lost me was not just the bad play, but also the arrogance. When I saw the slogan "The best never rest" for the last world cup I just lost it... I like a lot of the players on the pitch, but the only one where I really feel like he cares his Kimmich and maybe Neuer (but he seems to get used to the defence being full of holes so he can't do to much)... I really think the team is missing someone like Müller who gives them personality and someone to pull them up again. Just look at how he talked to Choupo-Moting against PSG, that's the football we want.

@fishbrodt1820 3 жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff it’s a common thing rn in Germany. There’s low interest in our team. Löw is only nominating the usually ones since 5 years and just reacts way to slow. I think actually the commercialisation of the DFB did have the biggest impact on us fans

@cesarinho22584 3 жыл бұрын

You have one of the best national team in this world, you should be proud because you are always in the top 10, my national team is Guatemala and the games make you want to go to sleep

@mcatze1000 2 жыл бұрын

Its dissappointing to see that Jogi Löw didn‘t had the courage to go after 2018... and by that not giving the team a chance to create a new hype around them

@franco1188 Жыл бұрын

well, this 2022 WC confirmed everything in this video

@thepreacher6150 3 жыл бұрын

The euro won't be merciful towards Germany. Everyone is hoping for the real change to come after the euros. However, failures won't stop us fans from loving and supporting our team. 🖤

@arndbrack2339 3 жыл бұрын

I hope it will be a big failure - right now european football can only be rescued when investors see that this "market" is oversaturated so i guess we need a big popularity meltdown

@sciocaflad-al9883 3 жыл бұрын

Germany's probably gonna surprise everyone by winning the euros

@thepreacher6150 3 жыл бұрын

@@sciocaflad-al9883 really hope that will be the case in the euros😃

@mrkipling2201 3 жыл бұрын

No team can be at the top and winning all the time. Football is all about cycles. All teams, whether a club side or a national side, have up and down cycles. Winning and losing cycles. Germany are on a down cycle at the moment. They’ll be back though. They produce too many top quality players not to.

@Xasiliao 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-yr4vp1jk7j the fact that you call it soccer shows that you probably don’t even live in Europe so how do you wanna know that it saves football? Because all football fans over Europe are against it. No fans = no money = definitely not safing it

@marvellousmeatball123 3 жыл бұрын

What they miss? A disciplined Phillip Lahm. A full-hearted Bastian Schweinsteiger. A good-mooded Lukas Podolski. A quiet but clever Mirosklav Klose. An unstoppable Thomas Müller. Let's be honest, the 2014 team won't ever be reached again. It was a mixture of unique and different characters that all (and yes, really all!) created an unbelievable harmony. This perfectly matching diversity was the key factor to their success!

@mariobasler3221 3 жыл бұрын

The Bundesliga is full of foreigners

@hoebertrabeck1621 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariobasler3221 so is every leauge in europe.

@BaDHabitS4 3 жыл бұрын

and now you have a team full of Prima Donnas who are only offensive oriented and don't wand their shirts dirty :)

@numanmansoor3196 3 жыл бұрын

and a reliable Benedikt Howedes

@ahmoehrendorf 3 жыл бұрын

That a team won´t ever be reached again is a phrase that I have heard so many times. They also say it about the german teams at Euro 1972, at World Cup 1990 and now at World Cup 2014. In the 70s you could hear that nobody ever will be better than Pele, then they said it about Maradona, then they said it about Messi. There will always be ab better team and there will always be a better player. It always depends what you´re focussed at.

@_mirage_ 2 жыл бұрын

Any1 here after it was 2-0 to England?

@chillingcapybara8528 Жыл бұрын

Also known as the 7x1 curse

@diegomorata2885 11 ай бұрын

It is not curse but woke. Replacing your players with mercenaries ooops i meant immigrants you will lose that spirit and drive. Just like mercenaries will run when they realize the money doesn't worth sacrificing their lives for another person country

@giovannifreitas2533 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! You hit the nail on the head when it comes to team identity. National teams never wanted to play against Germany back in the 2000s, 2010s, etc. Nowadays, things are different. Germany have the talent to become a powerhouse in the World, just need to regain their identity in which made them the greatest national side. I'm from Uruguay and we had this issue (lack of team identity) in the 1990s and 2000s where we only qualified for one World Cup.

@jzlnz 3 жыл бұрын

Uruguay had Recoba back then, i feel that they should at least make pass the group stage in every World Cup - I'm surprised to learn they didn't make it in 2006 and 1998 despite the talent they have. Anyway i as a fan always fascinated how 3 millions population could compete with bigger nations. Uruguay have my respect.

@alfredoalejandro87 3 жыл бұрын

@Worldvoyager 2005 Can you explain to me how social and political issues have anything to do with the downfall of German football? And how has Covid had an effect on this? I am genuinely interested to hear this.

@michaelmohrle1773 2 жыл бұрын

Uruguay is due for a big title.

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@rajthapa9006 3 жыл бұрын

When timo werner is your poster boy , you know something's off

@abulaisbagwan8595 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@lagavulin7194 3 жыл бұрын

he's not though

@nkululekomfono4739 3 жыл бұрын

@@lagavulin7194 who is?Havertz?Sane?😂🤡🥴

@stevensiegert 3 жыл бұрын

We just need Volland.

@i_like_chomp6382 3 жыл бұрын

@@nkululekomfono4739 Toni Kroos or Thomas Mueller.

@Reformatt 2 жыл бұрын

@1:50 Am I hearing Aphex Twin in the background?

@palegrayenoaz8780 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. It’s me

@davidcopson5800 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the track entitled Flim.

@omarkabbara3857 3 жыл бұрын

been a die hard fan for 40 years when i was a baby..the future will be bright again..mark my words.

@beatds 2 жыл бұрын

It already is

@Gaphalor 2 жыл бұрын

After Löw

@omarkabbara3857 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gaphalor def

@thewonderer9551 2 жыл бұрын

Flick says yes 🙂

@eviljared11 3 жыл бұрын

DMX' Beat is a great way to start this video, I am looking forward to see it

@forresto9766 3 жыл бұрын

love the grounded backyard interview with fans! & who's this handsome young reporter? solid footwork! rest in peace DMX 🙏

@dwkickoff 3 жыл бұрын

thanks forrest☺

@adrianahnkinzi8080 3 жыл бұрын

Run Forrest! Sorry I couldn't resist.

@matthias4 3 жыл бұрын

@@dwkickoff, thanks for your video! I think it would be useful if you would let somebody check the translations/subtitles before uploading the video. I noticed some seemingly wrong translations, for example translating „Europameisterschaft“ as „winning the European championship“, although it referred rather to the whole tournament than to winning the tournament.

@user-bx6vy1se1f 2 жыл бұрын

@Worldvoyager 2005 stop vomiting all over the place troll

@MARKCRASTO Жыл бұрын

Mesut Ozil says hi from Qatar!🤭🤭🤭

@prateeksahoo10 Жыл бұрын

No one's talking about Özil, they underestimate his impact on the team

@abdalla9814 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it is Crazy 😆

@slysken.4010 3 жыл бұрын

DW KickOff is one the best football channels/documentaries in the world.

@dabalotelli6610 3 жыл бұрын

DW Kickoff always has the best songs in their videos 😤

@IamMrLebanon Жыл бұрын

Just before the 16th minutes: ''Things are looking rough''... Me watching after the Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022... Poor guy, he's has no idea how right he is...

@sandrostutz6143 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting choice for the first background in a video about german football identity ^^ Great video though. Wish I had watched this before setting my bets for the EM xD

@AbhishekMishra-ul2bq 3 жыл бұрын

I have been a German football fan for more than a decade & they have always been most consistent except the 2018 debacle but as a German football fan as whole I have watched them winning World Cup & Confederations cup....The only thing missing is the Euros & I wish we win that too this year......After that Hansi flick is there to take care of the rest.......#Diemannschaft best of luck & Much love from India 🇮🇳🇩🇪

@ominosersudlander14888 3 жыл бұрын

Bobs and vagene

@Lavarusity 2 жыл бұрын

@@ominosersudlander14888 gutes

@19stormbreaker91 3 жыл бұрын

Really a misleading translation of Schweinsteigers interview at 16:24. He said as much as "The only thing that counts is the results and the outcome of the Euros." That was far from saying Germany is a hot candidate of winning the Euros. More likely the focus should lay on positive aspects and if possible positive results aswell.

@d3vilhun732 2 жыл бұрын

Absolut.

@vmsrinivas6230 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Every nation goes through phases of transition after great success and what is happening with Germany's football is no exception. In the late nineties also they suffered humiliating defeats and their rebuilding efforts started paying off from 2002 world cup on to 2006 , 2010 and finally 2014. Germany will bounce back no doubt. But what is puzzling is why rebuilding efforts have to result in dropping a class player like Thomas Mueller an eternally hungry player for goals ? I believe he has been brought back now which is a good thing to happen. Youth and experience is always a good combination

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@lightning116 2 жыл бұрын

How fitting that I found this right after Germany lost to England a couple of hours ago. What an absolute shameful, pathetic display from the Germans. Not just against England but the group stages as well. You expect to win a cup from an own goal loss to France and struggling to tie with HUNGARY? Oh but we battered Portugal. And there lied the problem with this team inconsistency. And until Germany can find the consistency again, they're gonna keep falling down the rabbit hole as they've been since 2018.

@tenshi1160 2 жыл бұрын

aBsOlutE shAmEful, paTHetic DisPlaY

@Drigallski 2 жыл бұрын

i mainly agree with you, but the statement has 2 problems: you cant compare this to 2018, its a big improvement over back then. This isnt meant as an excuse, but a lot of people forget how bad germany actually was in 2018. The other one is thinking with big names, pointing out that Hungary is weak. Hungary was a better opponent against Germany than France was, and probably even England as well. They played an insanely good tournament. id rather blame th3e inconsistency more on the france game than the hungary one.

@ippoipper6391 Жыл бұрын

no one here expected to win the Euros, we didnt even expect to come out of the groupstage lol... and, about Hungary, they are not that weak, as England probably knows by now

@SpecimenKE 3 жыл бұрын

Youssoufa Muokoko is coming to take that number 9 role for sure

@louis-olivierst-pierre5591 3 жыл бұрын

He’s arrest for abusing his girlfriend he locked her in his basement 😂 mounoko is overrated

@SpecimenKE 3 жыл бұрын

@@louis-olivierst-pierre5591 does his footballing ability have anything to do with his actions with his girlfriend??? They don't fucking correlate! Ffs he isn't shit at football. Separate the on pitch vs off pitch actions you wimp

@arandomguy3288 3 жыл бұрын

@@louis-olivierst-pierre5591 bruh what?

@frederickgentle9360 3 жыл бұрын

@@louis-olivierst-pierre5591 he was never attested. Turns out the girlfriend was the odd job. He's just injured atm

@hi-ls6lt 3 жыл бұрын

He’s a day younger than me

@yunahr4120 3 жыл бұрын

WE DO NOT NEED A CLASSIC 9 WE FCKIN HAVE VOLLAND WTF HES SO GOOD

@fishbrodt1820 3 жыл бұрын

Wir brauchen eine Rekonstruktion der Jugendarbeit ! sollten uns an den Stützpunkten in Frankreich und Vorallem um Paris herum ein Vorbild nehmen

@dahannes6739 3 жыл бұрын

@5 years ago trueeeeee, but Löw hates Volland🤬😪

@Shola-tg6lv 3 жыл бұрын

You can have a front 2 with Werner and Volland then Havertz or Muller behind them. If you ask me that’s a pretty solid front 3. And both Werner and Volland could be replaced with anyone from Havertz, Muller, Gnabry and Sane. And the dm can be Kimmich with Kroos/Gundogan/Goretzka/Neuhaus as the central midfielders. Admittedly there’s no width in a 4-1-2-1-2. Otherwise they’ll play 3 at the back with wingbacks (3-4-1-2) which could still work but I have no idea who could be the 2 WBs, if you really want to fit Gnabry/Sane on the outside one of them could play Wingbacks.

@thepreacher6150 3 жыл бұрын

Finally someone who can understand how underrated the man is!

@sebastiansimonofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Volland might be the only decent number 9 but he's no match to what other countries have on that position. I don't think Germany need Volland. Instead, they should should work on their hierarchy in the team and build a solid defense. Gnabry, Gündogan, Goretzka, Sane are able to score goals. Werner as well, if he loses that weak form he's been in for a while. One word about Werner: He hasn't shown what he's capable of for Germany since 2017. I guess this has to do with what his position and tactical role are in Germany's team. I hope he can be used as a winger in a way that gives him what he needs. He is wasted on #9 position

@egwintsongs 2 жыл бұрын

Who's here after Eng beat Ger in the R16 at euro2020

@MrCmon113 2 жыл бұрын

Football identity? National teams change over time and become more or less successful. Would be boring if that didn't happen.

@alberteinstein9591 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. I used to watch every international and club match on saturday when i was a kid and teenager but the game has changed so much and I simply lost interest in the game. The 2018 WC was the pinnacle of modern football. Penalties and dives deciding almost every important game and the national leagues aren't much different. I still enjoy playing football with my childhood friends but watching it...

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@kohank5938 Жыл бұрын

Germany back then: intelligent playstyle with less dribbling and unnecessary stuffs. Germany now: a cheap version of Brazil or Portugal.

@KevsUploads 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, if seeing the future was a YT video.

@shaddapforever 2 жыл бұрын

This hasn't aged well in just a month.

@Raidoton 2 жыл бұрын

Except it aged very well because it holds very true.

@kumimukimu 2 жыл бұрын

I think they just need to overhaul the DFB. I think that the whole ozil scandal still hangs over the players. When a WC-winning teammate just gets shunned by the team and the association, it’s got to become something at the back of your head. Shortly, they lack cohesion and culture

@shaddapforever 2 жыл бұрын

@@kumimukimu Yes, exactly the problems are higher up the chain at the DFB. Not so much with the team. It is a newer path they have taken, can't expect them to be great just like that. Germany is still Germany, they still have a reputation. Most Belgian football media and podcasts are glad to have avoided them. I am sure the English are going ugh as well today.

@Baamthe25th 2 жыл бұрын

They almost got eliminated by Hungary

@shaddapforever 2 жыл бұрын

@@Baamthe25th Yes and your point? France and Portugal struggled hard against them as well... smh

@nabilalhami1681 3 жыл бұрын

3 videos in one week. Now, that's delightful to watch!

@TheBossiBoy 3 жыл бұрын

It all started with "Die Mannschaft".

@beatds 2 жыл бұрын

Now shut up,sit back and watch Germany thrash every other team

@Anonymous8830 3 жыл бұрын

gotta agree with the brothers: watching the game on Saturday was a thing and whenever Germany played, it was a serious event

@dabig_guy2204 3 жыл бұрын

All teams have to go through a re-birth. It may take a few years and a lot of changes but it is this learning and introspective curve which produces a better and a stronger team of tomorrow.

@BS-jn9kh 3 жыл бұрын

Never heard „Die Mannschaft“ before 2014... thats the big marketing gag

@inside1283 2 жыл бұрын

The song at 4:02 is called John Cooper Clarke by working men’s club, I know nobody asked I’m just proud that a local band is getting their music recognised

@davidcopson5800 2 жыл бұрын

The song at 1:45 is Flim by Aphex Twin. I know nobody asked, I'm just pleased I know it.

@inside1283 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidcopson5800 great tune, alphabet by shame also plays at some point, dw knows their music!

@davidcopson5800 2 жыл бұрын

@@inside1283 That's interesting. Thank you.

@csanadterdik5603 2 жыл бұрын

"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win."

@joemargreve3266 2 жыл бұрын

Not.

@SNP-1999 2 жыл бұрын

Not this time they didn't ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@csanadterdik5603 2 жыл бұрын

@@SNP-1999 Maybe it's coming home this time.

@rezo6212 2 жыл бұрын

@@SNP-1999 Look at the German U21.

@davidcopson5800 2 жыл бұрын

What if it was Italy V France? How could Germany win that one?

@kaleomariz1000 Жыл бұрын

For us Brazilians, Germany will always be the honorable team that humiliated us on a 7 - 1 score in 2014 in our backyard! Yet they never seemed to disregard us. An admirable national team! ✊ --------------- I guess life has its turns! 🤷🏻‍♂️. We robbed them of the chance of winning in 2002; yet they beat us badly in 2014. I was happy for them! It was the first time Germany 🇩🇪 won as an united country after the Berlin Wall fell.

@mrsammyplayz Жыл бұрын

Ozil was accusing Germany of racism and that was the day Germany lost its identity 🇩🇪

@Saiputera Жыл бұрын

Ikr ozil think Turks are native in Germany 😂😂

@kaps0477 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a fan of Germany football team. I am heart broken to see the results.

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@aravindgk9565 2 жыл бұрын

They know how to find whats lost and start a wild fire.we gonna take eur2020 and world cup 2022.i am gonna come back then!!!

@abhijitpadhi625 2 жыл бұрын

When you go from Podolski and Klose to Timo Werner you know something has gone wrong......

@mondionatic4083 3 жыл бұрын

we are missing world class players on crucial positions and have more talent than we can play in 2 Euros on some other positions. My Father always said we need a strong Goalkeeper, a strong Leader centre Back and a strong Striker who decides the Matches. Except Goalkeeper those are exactly the Positions we are missing right now. Instead we have Kroos, Gündegan, Kimmich, Havertz and Goretzka who all want to play the same Position more or less and an incountable amount of offensive wings.

@TaylorMade4Zero 3 жыл бұрын

You could even add Brandt and Draxler to that list despite both being capable in the wings as well.

@paulburns1333 2 жыл бұрын

I think the goalie's good but you're right about the imbalance in some positions.

@giulianoilfilosofo7927 2 жыл бұрын

Italy and Germany always rise from their ashes, be it in football, economy, culture, politics, whatever. Germany is currently in the same situation we were before This Euro, with a team infrastructure to rebuild from scratch and with new young talents to develop. They will eventually Come back to where they belong, and we will finally enjoy an epic Italy Germany again, hopefully in a WC Final or semifinal. Cordiali Saluti dall' Italia🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

@ExtremeDeathman 2 жыл бұрын

Culture? No, not really. Modern Germany at the political level and the medua elites level is a wet dream for subversive Globalist and Leftist shitheads - cultural marxism to the max!

@DEGermany 2 жыл бұрын

See you in the Nations League. Looking forward to our matches!

@giulianoilfilosofo7927 2 жыл бұрын

@@ExtremeDeathman Unfortunately the same has been going on in Italy for almost a decade, This applies to all Western democracies I suppose.

@giulianoilfilosofo7927 2 жыл бұрын

@@DEGermany Can't wait!

@tanishkpandey192 Жыл бұрын

It didn't age well

@Kaiserin Жыл бұрын

Who’s here after the 2022 world cup :’(

@Firelayer1 2 жыл бұрын

I'm here after the 9 - 0 against Liechtenstein and I'm really confident we will do well at the World Cup! Good luck to the other countries!

@sbadrawi2011a Жыл бұрын

@MatmoeLP 3 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is back in 2002 we had an individually mediocre team but did great, now we have an individually world class team in theory but having no impact

@TheSwedishRider 3 жыл бұрын

Oliver Kahn was world class and single handedly brought us to the finals!

@calmdown5074 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSwedishRider you know the Word ‚Team‘ ? 😂

@Little_to_none 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes world class is nothing when it comes to national team

@RobertoAlexOceanGalaxy23 3 жыл бұрын

gonna be tough for germany. id say at the moment spain, portugal, belgium, england, and france are better at the moment, but then again, it's the germans.

@cmenomore8119 3 жыл бұрын

No belgium is not

@samykiani944 3 жыл бұрын

Not Portugal

@adwaitkale315 3 жыл бұрын

@@samykiani944 lol just google their squad and then come

@samykiani944 3 жыл бұрын

@@adwaitkale315 Sorry but I don't give a damn shit on squads.

@desputnikcommander 3 жыл бұрын

It's most often just a guessing game. I'd NEVER rule out the Italians for example. The Greece example doesn't work perfectly this time, but who knows... North Macedonia sounds interesting.

@tomk.9259 2 жыл бұрын

And now England kicked us out of EM 2020...

@cfcmoi11 2 жыл бұрын

This Germany side are young and are slowly finding their feet. In a few years time they will look the force they once were

@lerryperry 2 жыл бұрын

If you remove the 1996 Euro Championship and the 2002 World Cup Final, you will see that Germany had a horrible run of form in International Tournaments from 1994 to 2004. This is a cycle and unfortunately, they are about to enter a rough patch again.

@zulfikeralikhanchowdhury3129 3 жыл бұрын

My Dad is a Germany fan since 1970, I’m a Germany fan I know what football is. &I’m from Bangladesh, where the world longest flag is made and kept. & yes it’s German Flag 🇩🇪 (5.5 km long) German football fan forever.🖤 ❤️💛

@brucemuller9205 3 жыл бұрын

From West Bengal, I support Germnay also.

@brucemuller9205 3 жыл бұрын

@Werner Loerts what is Bengal Kingdom?🙄

@brucemuller9205 3 жыл бұрын

@Werner Loerts from which country are you? Just asking.no offense

@selestroyt 3 жыл бұрын

Omg thx for the info! But how did ur dad watch germany matches in 1970?

@zulfikeralikhanchowdhury3129 3 жыл бұрын

@@selestroyt over Radio.... And I’m not joking...😄

@razman71 2 жыл бұрын

Joachim low "balls sniffing" tactical is already known by the opponent 😆

@vblack172 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Gio-ue8ps 2 жыл бұрын

This is crazy talk. Germany will bounce back. I’m Italian, we went through a dark decade. Didn’t qualify for the World Cup. Serie a team hasn’t won the champions league in 10 years. Now Italy bounced back

@odin3066 2 жыл бұрын

FLICK IS BACK. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@lightyagami_9 2 жыл бұрын

Who is here after Germany is out of RO16?

@LissyTheOne 3 жыл бұрын

Wir sind eine Turniermannschaft - waren wir - werden wir immer bleiben . Und highs and lows hat jeder !

@loveblue7 Жыл бұрын

This is aged like a fine wine 🤭🤭

@Lucarinho 3 жыл бұрын

"Die Mannschaft" is probably the most cringe nickname ever. Pure cringe as a German.

@galaxygts1 3 жыл бұрын

Danke

@marcelzielonka1234 3 жыл бұрын

Why should being an german be cringe? Seems pretty intolarent to me !

@arminius301 3 жыл бұрын

It's more politically correct than Sturm Staffel.

@Lucarinho 3 жыл бұрын

@@marcelzielonka1234 at which point did I say being German is cringe? What the hell are you talking about. I said the term "die Mannschaft" is cringe, and this is something you can only understand as a German.

@marcelzielonka1234 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lucarinho Than i missunderstood your intention , i've read this different. Thought u mean the word and german is cringe , not that its the word is cringe when u being a german guy. So u wrote ;; Pure cringe as a german'' , thought its against german people. So everything fine , just missinterpretion i guess :)

@iskrakranj3 2 жыл бұрын

I think Germany losing their identity (in more ways than one) does indeed seem like a plausible reason

@gregorklemke Жыл бұрын

Free falling 😢

@Mustis91 2 жыл бұрын

that's bad timing for this video. You remember Hansi Flick? The coach who destroyed Barcelona 8:2 with Bayern Munich? he is going to be our national coach in the future

@TheGerudan 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, for the last ~20 years there has been something like a curse for World Cup title defenders. The only team being able to do well as the title defender at the world cup seems to be Brazil (win in 1994 and runners-up in 1998). Any other team previous winner dropped out during the group stage 4 years later: France won 1998 and dropped out 2002 without scoring a single goal. Brazil won 2002 and dropped out during the quarter-finals in 2006 (the best result of any title defender since 1998). Italy won in 2006 and dropped out in 2010 last of their group with only 2 points. Spain won in 2010 and dropped out in 2014 third of their group with only one win. And finally Germany won in 2014 and dropped out in 2018 again last of their group with only one win. So for me that means that any winner really needs to restructure the team, even if it seems to be counter intuitive because just moving on and trying to defend the title with essentially the same team hardly ever seems to work at all.

@dwkickoff 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting point! Are critics of Germany and Löw just making a big fuss out of a natural development?

@markusmuller997 3 жыл бұрын

11:11 WOW. It was really unexpected to see some footage of my own soccer club in this video. Those shots were filmed at FV Wannsee wich also serves as a DFB-Outpost. Its the first time in month I have seen it because of Corona. Thanks :)

@nizamramli6539 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Malaysia die hard fan of Germany since the era of Gerd Muller. Hope Joachim can spark the magic to the team.

@UnknownUser_10 2 жыл бұрын

I‘m not sure about Löw, but Hansi will do this, I‘m sure and full of hope in him as coach

@shashanksinha8330 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq recommends right after Germany get knocked out

@dissect123 3 жыл бұрын

Germany had the last bottom drop in the Euro Cups 2000 and 2004. Early 2000s they started building up young talents which came to fruition in the 2010s. German clubs were competitive internationally and so was the national team. Following this success, the new young talents just haven’t been on the same level. You can see this because German clubs are no longer in international semi/ finals like they used to be and the stars of the late 2000s/early 2010s are getting old. It is a talent problem.

@fewix5628 3 жыл бұрын

The narrator says "Die Mannschaft" all the time. Which also is only a marketing thing from the German FA and their sponsors. This stuff is so annoying

@hannofranz7973 3 жыл бұрын

I have called it Mannschaft all my life but ,as German is often outdated in Germany, everybody says team now.

@brunovazquez1 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, I never heard someone put corridor on a video! Nice taste 🤙

@ibrahimkalmati9379 2 жыл бұрын

We will be there

@thato596 Жыл бұрын

germany got eliminated again in the 2022 world cup group stages.

@Mchammershot 3 жыл бұрын

The disassociation from Germany as a country, nepotism, abandoning of the fans and politicization of the national team with PR stunts that alienated and devided the locker room. Especially Özil always seemed to create tension

@hitnrunguy9203 3 жыл бұрын

As an Arsenal fan, I think Ozil is an absolute prick. Criticising a murderous dictator isn't racism. Supporting one who is happy to commit genocide is.

@Mchammershot 3 жыл бұрын

@@hitnrunguy9203 never let the truth get in the way of a good PR stunt

@fazeit 2 жыл бұрын

Classic case of "Looking at the past through rose-tinted glasses". Remember the great past in the 90s and 00s when Germany didn't make the Euro group stages twice and got kicked out of the world cup by Bulgaria in the quarter finals? Stick with a great core team? Germany lost against Bulgaria with essentially the same squad that won the 90s World Cup. And didn't play well before or after '94.

@brianlam1121 2 жыл бұрын

The reason why national teams rise and then they fall because they are less co ordinated then clubs. With Italy, Argentina and England they are well co ordinated sides. The way England was at the Euro was unreal. They have conceded a goal until they've met Denmark and Italy. Until they lost against Italy in the penalty shootout in the final which was devestating. But I believe they will win the World Cup next year.