Dietmar Hamann wants Thomas Tuchel to lead the German national team

 

Dietmar Hamann, former German soccer player, and coach, mentioned his disappointment about the early departure of the German national team from the World Cup.

“It’s been great to have players who have carried the team in the last 10 years. Overall though, you have to feel pretty disillusioned.

“We haven’t produced a center forward for the best part of ten years. We haven’t really got a holding midfielder, and on both sides of the full-back position, we’re struggling.

“Even when we won the competition in 2014, we played with four center-backs across the defense. We don’t seem to be producing the players anymore.

“Having said that, I think the team should have qualified for the last 16.

“Seeing Spain go out earlier this week makes it even worse, as they could have had a great chance to go deep into the tournament.

“The Director of Football left recently, and I would expect the manager to follow soon too.”

Hamman also mentions that Hansi Flick should not get another chance and that Thomas Tuchel should be appointed manager.

“I believe they had a meeting earlier in the week to analyze the tournament and see how to move forward.

“He’s been in charge for 18 months and didn’t manage to properly form a team.

“You always think Germany will turn up at the big tournaments, and they just haven’t in the way you expect them to.

“I see no reason why he should stay on. He’s always talking about the Euros at home in 2024.

“Under his leadership, I wouldn’t be too confident. Whether they will change things or not, I don’t know.

“Unlike many other top nations, we’ve never had a foreign manager in charge of the national team. It can certainly transform things.

“A different perspective could be good, and I would certainly be open to it. The obvious candidate from home is Thomas Tuchel.

“He’s available at the moment, but whether he wants the job is potentially a different story. Either way, a big change is definitely necessary.”