Germany failed at the 2022 World Cup because of internal conflicts

According to Bild, the problems arose before Japan's 1-2 reverse defeat in the opening round of the 2022 World Cup group stage. After FIFA announced that it would sanction teams if they used the OneLove captain's armband, members of Germany had a meeting the evening before the opening match.

Here, Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka - two Bayern players - proposed the whole team make a gesture to protest FIFA. Many German players do not want to participate in any political statements, but after Joshua Kimmich - another Bayern player - responded, the whole team put their hands over their mouths when taking souvenir photos before the ball rolled over. Khalifa Stadium on November 23.

During the match, many players wondered about Flick's introduction of Leon Goretzka to replace Ilkay Gundogan - who played well and took the penalty to open the scoring in the first half - from the 67th minute. This decision Germany lost control of the midfield, and then failed. for two goals conceded in the last 8 minutes. Gundogan and other non-Bayern players said that Flick changed like that just to please his pet Goretzka.

Bild also noted that "Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Kai Havertz are disappointed to be left on the bench". In it, Ter Stegen was angry because a brilliant performance at Barca could not convince Flick - who continued to give the main catch to Bayern's 36-year-old goalkeeper, Neuer.

Many German players are also not satisfied when Niklas Sule still holds the starting position in the match against Spain. Before that, it was Sule who made a mistake in position, creating conditions for striker Takuma Asano to break the offside trap and then score a 2-1 victory for Japan. Instead, Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck became a "scapegoat", being banished to the bench in the second round.

Midfielder Matthias Ginter, with 47 caps for the national team and a winning member at the 2014 World Cup, was almost forgotten at Qatar 2022. He only played for a few minutes at the end of the Costa Rica match when everything was arranged. .

The internal conflict in Germany makes Flick's chair shake more violently, besides professional problems at the 2022 World Cup. But according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the German Football Federation (DFB) will continue to put their faith. into Flick, after a crisis meeting at its headquarters in Frankfurt on the morning of December 7. The 57-year-old coach's task is to help Germany win Euro 2024 held at home.

Flick was Joachim Low's assistant in the 2014 World Cup-winning coaching staff for Germany. He resonated in two seasons leading Bayern, including winning six titles in the 2019-2020 season, including the Bundesliga, the National Cup. Germany, Champions League, German Super Cup, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

After Low's departure in the summer of 2021, Flick was appointed as a replacement, and with the German team easily qualified to win the first ticket in Europe for the 2022 World Cup. However, this leader was unsuccessful. at the final round in Qatar. Germany lost 1-2 matches against Japan in the opening match, struggled to draw 1-1 with Spain before beating Costa Rica 4-2 in the last leg and was eliminated because of the sub-index loss, only third in Group E - the group death of the tournament.