Zidane, the crazy proposal

Zinedine Zidane, who made no secret of his desire to find a bench, appears to be a potential savior for some Germans…

With the Euro now a year away, Germany is anxious. Once again unable to get out of the chicken phase at the World Cup, the Mannschaft flaunted all its shortcomings in its two recent meetings with Poland and Colombia with two new defeats. So the situation becomes critical for Hansi Flick. “We are in a negative spiral that we cannot see the end of,” said Joachim Low’s successor.

The selection manager was much tougher on the players. “Some players have been so disappointed at the last rallies that you can be sure they won’t be called again anytime soon,” said the former Marseillais. I’m not judging the investment of the players, which has been flawless, but it’s obvious that a number of them don’t have the level. We have to be able to take responsibility for these mistakes and we have probably underestimated the situation.’