![]() ![]() They crashed out at the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, finishing bottom of a group containing Sweden, Mexico and South Korea. From experience, I know that Oliver Bierhoff will be a strong, trustworthy partner and that the staff behind the scenes will help to ensure that we won’t need too long to get going.” Low’s Last DanceĪfter World Cup success in 2014 and a semi-final appearance at Euro 2016, things have since declined for the Germany national team under Joachim Low. We’ve got every reason to be optimistic about future tournaments, including the home EUROs in 2024. “I’m really excited because of the class of players we have in Germany, especially the youngsters. Low’s contract was set to run until 2022 so that he would have been in charge for the World Cup in Qatar, but he had already agreed to end the deal early. This new spell with the national side will begin on July 1, 2020, once the European Championships have concluded. He also departs with a win percentage of 83%, one of the highest rates in football history. He leaves them as Bundesliga champions and with an incredible haul of seven trophies since taking over in 2019 – two Bundesliga titles, the DFB-Pokal, the Champions League, the DFL-Supercup, the UEFA Supercup and the Club World Cup. Hansi Flick to Replace Joachim Low as Germany Manager Flick ‘Excited’ to Take Overįifty-six-year-old Flick left Bayern Munich at the end of this season after expressing a desire to become the next manager of the German national team. ![]() Joachim Low, who has been in charge of Germany since 2006, will oversee his final competition this summer, closing a spell that has seen him win the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. "We want to reach the final and beat Lyon, knowing full well that it's not that easy, so we have to be on the front foot from the first minute.Hansi Flick has been confirmed as the new manager of the Germany national team for after this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament. "They are very compact in defence, can run all day and are strong on the counter-attack," he said. It looks like we’re favourites now and we have to be careful."įlick knows what to expect from Lyon coach Rudi Garcia. "They’ve beaten Juventus and Manchester City - both those teams were favourites. "I think we were all surprised by the end result (against Barcelona), but Lyon will be a different opponent in a different game," said Gnabry Their striker Robert Lewandowski is the Champions League's top-scorer this season on 14 goals - three short of Cristiano Ronaldo's record.īayern winger Serge Gnabry, who has seven so far in the competition, including four in the 7-2 thrashing of Tottenham away in the group stages, says they must not underestimate Lyon. His side have won their last 20 matches in all competitions, securing an eighth straight Bundesliga title and lifting the German Cup in the process. ![]() Less than 100 percent will not be enough". We have to play like we did against Barcelona. The Bayern boss warns "the game starts from scratch. I'm relaxed because, I know that they're very focused and have big goals." However, semi-final opponents Lyon have punched above their weight by beating Juventus and Manchester City to reach the last four.įlick takes confidence from the "very good atmosphere" and "enormous quality in training". The shockwaves are still being felt in Barcelona where both coach Quique Setien and sports director Eric Abidal have been sacked.įollowing that jaw-dropping victory, Bayern are "really hungry" for more success, says captain Manuel Neuer. Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick trusts his side to forget their demolition of Barcelona and "start from scratch" when they face French giant-killers Lyon in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final.īayern marked themselves as favourites to lift the trophy by hammering Barcelona 8-2 in their quarter-final last Friday when Thomas Mueller and Philippe Coutinho both scored twice. ![]()
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