Before the World Cup qualification

Sammer with all -round against German football


07.10.2025 – 8:15 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.

Matthias Sammer: He finds clear words about the situation of German football.Enlarge the picture

Matthias Sammer: He finds clear words about the situation of German football. (Source: Jonathan Moscrop/Imago-Images pictures)

The next games in the World Cup qualification are due for the DFB team. Matthias Sammer comments on the situation of German football.

Matthias Sammer commented on the location of the DFB team before the next appearances of the German national soccer team-and also spoken out indirectly for a DFB comeback by Manuel Neuer. When asked whether he supported a return of the Bayern goalkeeper who resigned after the home European Championship last year, Sammer could not get a clear yes, but said: “If we can afford to do without the best, then we should not spend the World Cup title.”

In general, Sammer national coach Julian Nagelsmann gave the advice to trust the current players in order to stabilize the DFB team. “I realize that he is looking for the right solution and stability for our team. And that goes through continuity and trust,” he said. “I know a lot of these players. We still have enough qualities. I don’t know if we can get the title, but lose in Slovakia, no sense,” continues Sammer.

In general, the 58-year-old also calls up to trust the individual class of players again. “We have to find middle roads for the creativity and individuality of our players and from them form a team. We give the idea about the quality of the individual player. That makes no sense,” he said. Good coaches have always taken care of which players they had available and tried to form the best possible team.

Sammer analyzes defects in the German defensive: “We also have to improve the duels again. Maybe we are now too good for the dirty work. Endurance training is also dirty work. Maybe we have become too comfortable.” He also sees the reason for this among those responsible for German football. According to Sammer, people are in positions there, “who can talk about it nicely, but have no idea about it.” They are more organizers than footballers.

But his all -round goes even further: “We have to talk about the trainer training. We have to talk about the sports directors.” Sports directors should have been a trainer at least. “The sports directors rate a trainer. But what do you want to evaluate? Victory or defeat?” Asked Sammer.

The German national team will meet Luxembourg in the World Cup qualification next Friday and Monday on Northern Ireland. At the start of the qualification, the DFB team had had to take a 0-2 defeat against Slovakia and is already under pressure. Only the group is qualified for the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico in the coming summer. The group of group has to go to the playoffs.

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