After the 1:4 against Japan, one thing is clear for Stefan Effenberg: national coach Hansi Flick can no longer be stopped. Mario Basler, on the other hand, sees “eleven blind people” as being primarily responsible.
In view of the crisis in the DFB team, former national player Stefan Effenberg has spoken out in favor of separating from national coach Hansi Flick. He believes “that the coach can no longer reach the team, that action has to be taken and that a new coach has to come,” said the 55-year-old in the talk show “Doppelpass” on the TV channel Sport1.
Former European champion Mario Basler, on the other hand, sees the players as being primarily responsible for the recent weak performances. “Of course the coach is always responsible for this team, but if you have eleven blind people on the pitch, what is a coach supposed to do?” said Basler polemically. He called Dortmund midfielder Emre Can “arrogant and completely arrogant” and said he “didn’t even see the last 15 national team games” of the new captain Ilkay Gündogan.
Effenberg didn’t want to let the criticism from his former teammate at FC Bayern Munich stand. “It’s not eleven blind people,” he said: “You have to question: who gives the leadership, who is responsible for the formation, for the attitude, for the tactics – and that is the coach.”
Meanwhile, ex-professional Patrick Helmes showed compassion for Flick. “We don’t have the background to make any big changes,” said the former striker and added: “There is currently no team on the pitch.” Thanks to their unity, the Japanese could have clearly won 4-1 against Germany, “that’s enough to beat us at the moment.”
Source: Stern
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