If the DFB is not allowed to miss a unique chance, then this: Thomas Müller has to end his active career in summer and start directly with the national team as an assistant coach-at the side of Julian Nagelsmann. Because Müller is more than an ex-world champion or a fan favorite. It is the missing piece of the puzzle that could give the DFB team the decisive thrust on the way to the 2026 World Cup.
He knows the team, many players from Bavaria years together-and, like no other, knows how to read a cabin. So Müller has an unmistakable sense of mood, can motivate, build up, give impulses. In the field he was always the extended arm of the trainer – now he should be just that next to the square.
The ideal solution is obvious: Müller replaces Sandro Wagner, who is co-trainer at Nagelsmann, but is traded as a future BVB head coach. The DFB can release Wagner with a clear conscience – and with Müller someone came who would be the perfect line -up both in terms of sport and human.
In addition: Müller is experienced in the media, has a connecting effect, is a guy who hits the right tone between national coach and team – not too soft, not too strict, always straight ahead. And he could also stay in Bavaria. The perfect for him.
And why are still waiting? A career end with the club World Cup-then to start a new task at the DFB? That’s the best thing that can ultimately even happen to him, German football and thanks to the staffing Borussia Dortmund.