The knot has been broken, and now the impasse over the future of the national soccer coach will soon come to an end. “It’s not a nice situation for any of us that you have no certainty,” said midfielder Lena Lattwein after the 4-0 (2-0) against Iceland on Tuesday evening in Bochum.
In other words: Before the next Olympic qualifiers in the Nations League on October 27th against Wales in Sinsheim and on October 31st in Iceland, it should be clarified what will happen to the ill Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.
Shortly after the final whistle in the Ruhrstadion, “Sport Bild” brought up former U21 national coach Stefan Kuntz as a possible successor if the DFB team got a new coaching staff. The report also speculates about a possible solution with “MVT” in the position as the new sports director.
Voss-Tecklenburg (contract until 2025) has been on sick leave for several weeks and has not commented publicly since then. The analysis of the World Cup debacle could not be completed in her absence.
Her assistant Britta Carlson, who looked after the DFB team against Denmark (0:2) and Iceland, is not available as head coach on a permanent basis. She also wanted “clarity, both for the players and for the coaching team”, but would still be available as an emergency solution, referring to her current contract.