It's time for a radical change in the German national team

Apathetic, unstructured, without ideas, weak: the German elimination is not a surprise. a faulty preparation already announced a disaster. Behind everything? Löw. This is the end point of a continuous collapse: why so much noise? You could see that this would happen: in Russia, you only saw the shadow of what was the world champion. Apathetic, unstructured, without ideas, weak. After a undefeated qualification for the FIFA World Cup in November 2017, three draws, two defeats and a win over Saudi Arabia, just 67 in the FIFA rankings, have been won since November 2017.

"The preparation was not good," said Löw, with a speech that understates the reality. The bitter elimination in the group stage is not, after two defeats in three matches, a chance, a lot less chance or the product of some adverse circumstances. It was deserved. And that is the end point of a continuous collapse.

"Our last convincing performance dates back to the fall of 2017. A long time ago," said Mats Hummels, a scorer after the game that ruined the game.

Korea's 2-0 defeat South opened scary lack of resources from the German team. Without creativity, despite names like Kroos and Özil. No danger of goal – because none of the three strikers summoned, Werner, Gomez and even Müller was in top form. And no stability, because even key players like Hummels, Boateng and Kimmich made mistakes. And this against average opponents.

Mexico and South Korea dominated Germany; against Sweden, the emotion of the goal at the last minute ended up eclipsing the weaknesses of the team. The elimination of the World Cup was only a matter of time. Now some journalists are talking about a curse – teams eliminated in the group stage as world champions.

It's bullshit. There was nothing supernatural in the game, no one cursed the German team. What can be seen: presumption. The posture of the team shows it, just like the coach. No, Löw, there was no fight on the ground

There was not such a thirst for victory, and the insistence on the medallions did not lead to anything. This was the case with France (2002), Spain (2014) and Italy (2010). This was the case with Germany. The conquest by a young team of the Confederations Cup was a signal heard everywhere. Youngsters from a generation with a lot of willpower had the opportunity to show their bravery, but they stayed out of the World Cup. Talents like Julian Brandt were only used at the end of the matches, Leroy Sané looked all over him.

Behind all these decisions was Löw. "The responsibility is all mine," he said. It is hard to point out the shortcomings of the coach who is perhaps the most successful in Germany. After all, between 2006 and 2016, he placed Germany among the top four in the European Cup and the World Cup.

But Löw's resources are exhausted. He can not motivate his team anymore. He failed to get a team fit for the World Cup. In three games, he has not even managed to show a plan B. Even with the president of the federation (DFB) who supports him, this is not the time of the sequel. The German team needs a radical change. On the ground and on the bench.

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