Quote (haro1 @ Jul 1 2014 11:32am)
With that record, how the fuck he got the job? wtf..
In Germany nobody wants to become the coach of the national team after the last one failed hard(group stage)
Vogts went to France 98 with a 30+ team and dropped out in Quarterfinales.
The designated successor took cocaine selfowned himself and the DFB was looking for alternatives.(He would be an option, but the press will certainly make fun of 14 year delay because of cocaine)
Ribbeck was around 6th choice. He was Coach Assitant in the past never won any titles had only 1 Top team and got sacked after a short time.
The team of 2000 was a disaster. Ballack and Kahn were the only good players there.
Then they had a slow defender always hitting the opponent and not the Ball.
A Zidane without talent(collecting red card after red card)
Germany was weaker than Romania, Bulgaria and other rather weak countries.
After being eliminated in groupstage nobody wanted to be coach.
Völler came and said "If nobody wants to do it I will"
2002 was really lucky for Germany because they had not a single competive opponent aside Brazil.
2003 and on you saw that the team had some newer players but still sucked lost 1:5 against Romania, 1:1 against Iceland got only 2nd in Qualification and dropped out in groupstage again.
2004 There was only 1 former player wanting to become Coach and he was known to date girls being younger than his daughter. So they picked Klinnsmann and Löw out of desperation
2006 trouble with Argentinia out vs Italy.
2008 only strong oppnent was Spain
2010 England failed already against the USA, Heskey injured the best striker during training, Argentinia had Maradona who was a good player but a crappy coach.
2012 Hard group but NL sucked, out vs Italy.
2014 Easy group and much trouble.
If France wins 3+:0 Löw will quit and nobody wants to become the successor.
Sure there are great coaches such as Hitzfeld(retires), Heynkes(retired already), Rehagel(retired).
But options for national coach is a coach without a Job, meaning usually they got fired.
Schaaf became coach of a terrible team he would be a good option.
But other Options? Toppmöller who lost his job after dropping out against a 3rd league club in a rigged game?
Meyer who is more known for rants with reporters than success? Oh sure Meyer will be execellent publicity.
A Mourinho without talent.