One by one, the candidates to replace Flick

Everything indicates that, despite that fact Julian Nagelsmann be for many the main candidate to be the new coach of Germanythe German Football Federation (DFB) has not yet made a final decision.

The idea of ​​the DFB is that the new coach will take charge of the team that is already in a friendly on October 14 against USA in Connecticut, with eight months to go before the start of Euro 2024, where it is the host Germany.

The German team has gone 5 games without a win since then flip was removed and removed from the 1st phase of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After last Saturday’s 1-4 loss against Japan Hansi Flick was dismissed. Rudi Völler led the team to a 2-1 win over Tuesday France at Dortmund but will return to his position as sporting director. Germany It could have the youngest coach in nearly a century or the oldest in its history.

Julian Nagelsmann

At 36 years old, he will be Germany’s youngest coach since Otto Nerz (appointed in 1926 at the age of 34). He worked, in Bayern or Leipzig, with many players from the national team. It is known for attacking football, but its teams are not as strong in defense. He has a contract with Bayern, who dismissed him in March, but the club has made it clear it will not seek compensation from the DFB.

2

Louis van Gaal

At the age of 72, he also has many supporters to become the new German coach because of his great experience. He will be the oldest in German history. Ajax, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Bayern and the Dutch team (which he led to the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when they lost on penalties to eventual champions Argentina) are some of the teams he has coached. . He said he felt his name was “honored” among the candidates. He will be the first non-German Germany coach.

3

Oliver Glasner

If Germany decides to choose a non-German coach for the first time, the other option is Austrian Oliver Glasner, who won the 2022 EuropaLeague with Eintracht Frankfurt and thus qualified for the Champions League for the first time. Last season the Frankfurt club no longer served his services.

4

Matthias Sammer

Well connected with advisors from the DFB and Borussia Dortmund, he will be the first German coach who as a player has played for a team from the former German Democratic Republic (Dynamo Dresden). But he has not coached a team since 2005, when he held positions as sports director or adviser at several clubs, including Bayern.

5

Stefan Kuntz

He is currently the coach of Turkey, but he is in a difficult position after losing 4-2 in a friendly match with Japan on Tuesday. It’s almost the same result that cost Flick his job. With Sammer as a player he won Euro 1996.

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Another name

Felix Magath, former Bayern coach, ran for the position himself. Some like Völler, but he has already said he will coach Germany for just one game, on Wednesday against France, and return to his post as sports director. Hannes Wolf has different experiences in several clubs and Sandro Wagner as the first coach only coached in the Fourth Division.