Hansi Flick calls for ‘overhaul’ of German football after world cup failure
The Germany Coach has called for an wholly approach to talents discovery and development after their world cup exit.
Speaking after their inconsequential victory over Costa Rica in their last group stage game, the former Bayern Munich gaffer said it’s time to “do things differently”
“I believe that for the future of German football we need to do things differently in training. For years we talk about new goalkeepers or new wing-backs, but what was always very good in German football was that we were able to defend well.
“We do have players who play at top clubs, we do have the qualities. We need the basics. Even though Spain lost against Japan, they are very good in defence and they focus on training the youngsters to those tactics
Flick expressed belief that the team will bounce back but noted that a lot of work need to be done.
“For the future, even for the next 10 years, this is vital.We can get up quickly and recover. We will see what the future looks like. See how we can implement our idea.
“We need to assess our work here, head in a different direction. This is the next step. We will do that very soon.I am a very critical person and we will assess everything.
Germany defeated Costa Rica 4-2 on Thursday, but the victory at Al Bayt Stadium was not enough for them to progress from Group E due to Japan’s shock win over Spain.
It’s their second group-stage exit from the World Cup, after they had progressed from the first round in each of their 16 previous such appearances at the tournament.
