World Championship. coach Flick remained in charge of Germany despite the fiasco in Qatar

Debilitated by the German fiasco, with yet another first-round exit, coach Hansi Flick still managed to keep his place on Wednesday as he aims to revive the Mannschaft 18 months ahead of the country’s Euros. After a closed-door meeting with German Football Federation (DFB) chiefs in Frankfurt, Flick announced he was staying on as head of selection. So he will honor his contract until 2024.

“My team and I are optimistically waiting for the European Championship to be held in our country“, 57-year-old Flick assured, quoted in the press release published after the meeting. “As a team we can do much better than what we showed in Qataradded the former coach of “Bavaria” Munich. Flick took over at the end of Euro 2021 following the departure of Joachim Löw and caused some euphoria in the opening months with an eight-game winning streak. But the car was stolen and some of his choices during the World Cup were criticized.

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Despite the recent elimination of the German national team in the first round, Flick said that he wanted to continue his position. However, his position was further weakened on Monday by the surprise departure of Mannschaft manager Oliver Bierhoff, with whom he had a relationship of trust. “My staff and I are struggling to imagine how to fill the void created by Oliver’s departure on a professional and human level.“, Flick responded to Bierhoff’s announcement of his departure.

But he therefore remains in his post and will try to revive a Mannschaft that is no longer among Europe’s top teams. The position of manager has not yet been filled. The DFB says it wants first.to discussabout the future structure in this field.

Germany were eliminated from the 1st round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia as the defending champions Germany were eliminated at the same stage of the competition in Qatar after losing to Japan (2-1) and drawing with Spain (1-1). ) and a futile victory against Costa Rica (4-2). The situation is clear. After winning on penalties against Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro-2016, the Germans played 11 matches in major tournaments and won only three: against Sweden (UN-2018), Portugal (Euro-2018). 2021) and thus Costa Rica.

Despite failing in his first tournament as a manager, Flick, a 2020 Champions League winner with Bayern Munich, has supporters in the squad as one of German football’s former glories. “I am sure that he can lead the national team to a better futureThis is how Lothar Mathews, the record holder of the Mannschaft’s selection (150), assessed. “Hansi is a coach and a good person. You can’t throw everything overboard now!Added Jurgen Klinsmann, who reached the semi-finals with Germany in 2006 as a coach.