4 wins in 15 games
Hansi Flick made a record start as national coach with the national team with eight wins in a row. In the other 15 games, the 58-year-old managed only four successes. The 1-0 draw against Poland on Friday was their eleventh winless game. The DFB coach still has support from the team, and he was also able to take positives from the bankruptcy in Warsaw.
Flick looked composed. After the next setback with his insecure German national team, the national coach spoke out in a calm voice late on Friday evening in the Warsaw National Stadium, the clear but difficult task against mediocrity. “We have to fight and win,” said Flick after the 0-1 (0-1) loss against a conservative Polish team and before the test against Colombia in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday, which is extremely important for the mood at the European Championship.
“In the process we’re in right now, a win is very, very important, because there’s just trust and then a bit of calm comes in,” said the national coach. It is “elementary” to win. Three games without a win in a row, only four wins from the past 15 games – the most recent record under Flick is far from being used to pull the football nation along a year before the home European Championship in 2024.
He could understand the criticism and the skepticism, said the 58-year-old before withdrawing to the phrases “phases” and “processes”. “I am absolutely convinced of the path we are taking,” repeated the national coach, who assured that his team’s commitment could not be denied. Next Tuesday, the DFB selection will meet Colombia at the end of the season in Gelsenkirchen.
Kimmich strengthens Flick: DFB selection stands behind national coach – “Highlight” Thiaw
Captain Joshua Kimmich sees no discussions about national coach Hansi Flick within the national team. After the annoying 0: 1 of the DFB selection against Poland on Friday evening in Warsaw, the Bayern professional replied to the question of whether it was a burden for the team that Flick was being questioned in the media: “I haven’t had the feeling before. I hope it doesn’t bother the national coach either, because we as a team are behind him.”
After the defeat against Poland, Flick meanwhile highlighted debutant Malick Thiaw as the “highlight” of the international match. The 21-year-old defender played “very solidly” and “very maturely”, said Flick on Friday evening after the 0-1 draw in Warsaw. “He was one of the highlights, if you can put it that way today.”
On his first assignment in the senior team, the AC Milan professional filled the difficult job right away in the back three alongside the much more experienced Antonio Rüdiger and Thilo Kehrer. Thiaw won numerous tackles and even had one of the chances to equalize before being substituted in the closing stages. The good Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was able to deflect his shot from the turn. Thiaw was happy about his successful international debut, even if he struggled with the “unnecessary defeat”. The debut motivates the former Schalke player. He is now targeting the 2024 home European Championship: “That’s a clear goal for me.”
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