The DFB team is of very good quality and very talented, said Joachim Löw in an interview with SWR Sport. The mood that currently prevails around the team is positive. He attested to his successor as national coach, Hansi Flick, a high level of expertise and a lot of empathy. “He gets along well with the players.”
Nations League as a touchstone for the DFB team
But Löw also emphasized that the World Cup qualification, which Germany won as group winners against North Macedonia and Romania, among others, is not the benchmark. More meaningful is the upcoming Nations League, in which the team meets European champions Italy (04.06. and 14.06.), European runners-up and World Cup semi-finalist England (07.06. and 26.09.) and Hungary (11.06., 23.09.). “I think it’s something like preparing for the World Cup, because there is no preparation time in November or only a very short one.”
Germany is a candidate for the title for Löw
In order for the German players and their coach to win the title in Qatar (21/11 to 18/12), a lot has to come together, said the 62-year-old, who became world champion in Brazil in 2014 with the DFB team. “In a tournament, and I can really say that from my own experience, there are so many key moments. You either get through or you’re eliminated.” The further you make it, the better the level and the thinner the air. “And it takes a lot of good moments to win a title.” But it is clear to him: “You belong to the group of favourites.”
Source: SWR