German newspapers poured out their anger on their football team, which came out with nostalgia in the first round of the Qatar World Cup in football, despite its victory over Costa Rica 4-2 on Thursday in the third round of Group E competitions.
Kicker magazine was the most fierce in criticizing those responsible for the German Federation and the national team, and said: The German national team has gradually become dwarfed, and worse than that, our lack of development, and the next European Cup (hosted by Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024) is just around the corner.
And she talked about “the German federation being completely drowned, which cannot continue. The responsibility extends to some senior officials, starting with coach Hansi Flick, passing through sports director Oliver Bierhoff, and ending with federation president Bernd Neuendorf.”
As for the “Bild” newspaper, it said: It is, without a doubt, the end of a great spherical country.
She added: This early exit is one of the worst evenings in our history. We must not look far for those responsible for this fall: the federation, the coach, the players and no one else. The date of December 1, 2022 will be remembered and will mark the end of an era for a country that was great and proud in football, winning the World Cup 4 times and the European Cup 3 times. This is far away.
She added: The reality is bitter, exit from the group stage in the World Cup 2018, and from the final price in the European Cup 2021, then exit again from the first round in the World Cup 2022.
And “Bild” feared the moral impact of this exit on one of the most prominent players of the German national team in recent years, Joshua Kimmich, and said in this regard: After this bitter exit, the fear that Joshua Kimmich will fall into the hole. He experienced a lot of ups and downs in his career, but he also witnessed some declines, which left an impact with his exit for the second time in the first round, and its mental repercussions for him. It’s very frustrating.
Kimmich said after his country’s exit, saying: It’s the worst day of my life. I’m afraid of falling into a hole. It makes you think these failures are about you.
He continued: I joined the ranks of the national team in 2016, and therefore the association of your name with these failures is something you do not like to hear about.
Focus was similar, saying, “We are no longer the team that shines in major tournaments. The list of reasons for the decline of our football is long. From now on, we have to use binoculars to see the pinnacle of international football, and this is what hurts us more than anything else.”