Building a Worthy Team: Mannschaft’s Countdown to Euro Cup 2024

2023-09-13 06:26:02

Nine months before the Euro Cup that it will organize in 2024, the Mannschaft is running out of time to build a team worthy of its legend.

Rudi Völlerformer forward of the German team that won the 1990 World Cup and was runner-up as coach in Korea and Japan 2002, changed the suit of sports director of the federation (DFB) and dressed as interim coach.

Four defeats in five friendlies on the way to the continental tournament, in which it does not play qualification due to its status as host, were too big a burden for Flickwho had already been injured in the World Cup in Qatar, when his team did not make it past the group stage.

Thomas Müller reached 45 goals in 123 games

Thomas Müller, who had not been called up since the World Cup, had been recalled by Flick in this international window. This Tuesday, the player who will turn 34 on Wednesday reached 45 goals in 123 games by hitting a powerful shot in the 4th minute, culminating an action on the left by Serge Gnabry and Benjamin Henrichs.

The forcefulness, which was lacking in Flick’s team that was also lacking in defense, capable of losing once morest Belgium (3-2), Poland (1-0), Colombia (2-0) and only beating Peru (2- 0) since the last World Cup, she seemed recovered.

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From Herberger to Flick: the coaches of the German national football team

With less than a year to go before the Euro Cup in Germany, the most important coaching position in German football is vacant. After the departure of Hansi Flick, the eleventh coach in the history of the German national team is being sought.

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Sepp Herberger (1950-1964)

Sepp Herberger was, already in the years of Nazism, coach of the football team for six years. In 1950 he took over as the first post-war coach. With the invaluable help of his captain, Fritz Walter, he surprisingly won the 1954 World Cup, an epic known as “the miracle of Bern.” After that success, Herberger, “The Boss”, might not keep Germany on top.

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Helmut Schön (1964-1978)

Herberger handed over the position to his assistant, Helmut Schön (on the right). He changed the style and gave space for the players to give their opinion. They thanked him with good results. Germany was runner-up in the world in 1966, European champion in 1972, world champion in 1974 and runner-up in Europe in 1976. Schön is the only German coach to have won a World Cup and a European Championship.

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After the Schön era, which ended following the 1978 World Cup, it was once once more the turn of the former assistant to take over. Jupp Derwall went 23 games unbeaten and won Euro 1980. In the 1982 World Cup, West Germany lost 1-3 in the final once morest Italy. But when the press turned once morest him following their first-round exit at Euro 1984, Derwall left office in a huff.

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Franz Beckenbauer (1984-1990)

Franz Beckenbauer arrives to replace him, who takes over as team leader, since he does not have the title of coach. Under his command, first Horst Köppel and then Holger Osieck directed. Beckenbauer reached the final of Mexico 1986, lost in the semifinals of Euro 1988 in Germany once morest the Netherlands and crowned his mandate with the title at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

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Vogts had, as part of his responsibilities as a coach, to put together a team mixing players from the GDR and the FRG. After losing in the final of Euro 1992, the team was eliminated from the 1994 World Cup in the quarterfinals. In some way, the title at Euro 96 reconciled the team with the fans. But participation in France 1998 ended too soon, and Vogts said goodbye.

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Erich Ribbeck (1998-2000)

Is the coach me or is it you? The German Football Association might not decide. Paul Breitner was first chosen for the task, but the plan was soon scrapped. Uli Stielike (right) said yes, but to his surprise in the end the position was taken over by Erich Ribbeck and Stielike was co-coach. However, it was not a successful stage: they were eliminated in the first round of Euro 2000.

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Rudi Völler (2000 – 2004)

After Ribbeck’s departure, chaos followed. Christoph Daum was supposed to take over, but a cocaine scandal ruled him out. Rudi Völler took over as team manager and the coach was Michael Skibbe. The team reached the final of the 2002 World Cup. “There is only one Rudi Völler,” the fans chanted. But the team was not brilliant. After a quick elimination from Euro 2004, Völler resigned.

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Jürgen Klinsmann (2004-2006)

Until the fresh wind came. Jürgen Klinsmann generated optimism: young players, red shirts, daring football. The team surprised in the 2005 Confederations Cup and achieved third place at home in the 2006 World Cup. Germany enjoyed its team in a way that had not happened in years. But Klinsmann decided to resign at his best moment.

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Joachim Löw maintained the same style as Klinsmann and celebrated important successes: Euro 2008 final, third place in the 2010 World Cup. However, following falling in the semi-finals at Euro 2012, he was close to leaving office. But he stayed and returned from Brazil 2014 with the cup. After the elimination in the first round of Russia 2018, there was criticism once more. He has already announced his departure from the position.

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Hansi Flick (2021 – 2023)

In 2021, Hansi Flick succeeded Löw, whose co-coach he was. Flick’s contract began following Euro 2020 and extended until Euro 2024, which will be played in Germany, but in the first major tournament, the World Cup in Qatar, the team fell following the preliminary round. After poor results in 2023, the once successful coach of FC Bayern was fired.

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