‘Football is a game that is played for 90 minutes, and at the end the Germans win’. It used to be like that, but not anymore. Germany finished the last two World Cups in the group stage, so the public there is trying to find out what the hell happened in Qatar? The first topic is of course Hansi Flick, and Bild just gave the coach’s opponents a new argument for criticism by claiming that he also influenced the alleged dissatisfaction in the dressing room by favoring his former players from Bayern Munich.Former Manchester and Chelsea bosses to take over the German national team?The Germans first lost to Japan, then played a draw with Spain, but even a 4:2 victory over Costa Rica was not enough for them to qualify for the round of 16, since Japan lost to Spain. Of course, there were immediately rumors about Flik’s possible dismissal, sports director Oliver Bierhoff already had to leave, and now we have new accusations against the coach.The national team was divided into two camps – the ‘Bayern block’ and ‘the rest’. Hansi Flick was accused of bias towards the Bayern players due to his special relationship with them, that caused a split within the team. Flick couldn’t win the whole team over [@SPORTBILD] pic.twitter.com/YP3F6hQmFG— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 7, 2022 The first problem appeared even before the start of the match and it was already confirmed: with their hands over their mouths against the human rights situation in Qatar, only Manuel Neuer and Leon Gorecka wanted to protest, while the others were against it, but Flick allegedly sided with Bayern duo and then everyone accepted in order to preserve the idyllic image of team spirit. However, this idyllic picture quickly fell apart. Against Japan, Flick took Ilkay Gundogan, the scorer of the leading goal out of the game, and introduced Leon Goretzka in the 67th minute. Not long after, Japan scored two goals, and the Germans started to complain, because they lost control and possession in the match after Gundogan was subbed. Such a decision by the coach was characterized as a “harmonious change”, made purely so that Goretzka would not be displeased. And all that happened because Flik is allegedly favoring Bayern’s players.Bayern want to tie Musiala down and make him a symbol of the clubAnd it’s not only Goretzka. Let’s say that Mark Andre Ter Stegen was also angry. He is excellent this season in Barcelona, but in the national team he never gets a chance next to 36-year-old Manuel Neuer, the legend of the German team, but also a man who makes more and more mistakes. Chelsea’s Kai Havertz is also unhappy, he sat on the bench against Spain, played 23 minutes against Costa Rica and scored two goals during that time.According to media reports in Germany, Thomas Tuchel would be interested in taking over as Germany head coach should Hansi Flick depart.A good option? pic.twitter.com/ltmhxFuwCd— DW Sports (@dw_sports) December 6, 2022 Of course, the media also deals with Flik’s other moves. For example, Niklas Sule, the former coach’s player from Bayern, was bad against Japan, and yet he kept his place in the team, because of which his new teammate from Borussia Dortmund, Nico Schlotterbeck, was sacrificed. Freiburg’s stopper Matthias Ginter, who made 47 appearances before the trip to Qatar, was also sacrificed and played a few minutes against Costa Rica at the World Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_6870963##Flick initially won the trust of the German Football Association, but after the departure of Bierhoff, everything is possible. According to the latest reports, even thou he accepted the coach position due to the already ex director, Flick is still open to continue as the German boss. But, he wants to be involved in the process of choosing the new director, as he needs to have a good communication with his future superior. It is not yet know if DFB executives will agree that Flick should stay, nor they will agree with him, and involve him with the job of finding the new director.
