After a longer than usual winter break, Germany’s 2019 begins in Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen Arena against Serbia. After a traumatic 2018 and a catalogue of disasters both on and off the pitch, coach Jogi Löw has set his stall for the
It has been an incredibly tough year for German football, and what was one seen as a bastion of innovation and stability has threatened to turn into a basket case. In days gone by, one would have expected to see
What a difference a year makes. Last November, Germany were preparing for two friendlies against England and France. Two draws meant that the Nationalmannschaft went through 2017 unbeaten, a record that would eventually end in a 0-1 friendly defeat against
If Germany were looking to continue on the path to post-World Cup recovery in this week’s UEFA Nations League encounter with the Netherlands, all of those thoughts had been completely revised by the end of the ninety minutes. After a
After getting their UEFA Nations League campaign underway with a goalless draw with France in Munich, Jogi Löw’s men are up against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. It is not a “must win” scenario, but three points will bring die Nationalmannschaft
Many observers and commentators have been sceptical about the new-fangled UEFA Nations League, but for Germany these matches have become more important than ever. After the summer’s failure in the World Cup, there is a desperate need for team to
After the goalless draw against newly-crowned world champions France three nights earlier, Jogi Löw’s German team were just about good enough against a limited but energetic Peru in Sinsheim. The coach rang the changes for the friendly against the South
After last Thursday’s goalless UEFA Nations League tie with France, things take a slightly more relaxed turn in Sinsheim this evening. As Jogi Löw’s German team continue their post-Russia rehabilitation, they take on South Americans Peru.
Ahead of Germany’s first match of the season against France, there was plenty of trepidation. Badly traumatised and with the wounds still raw from this summer’s debacle in Russia, a match against the team that had taken the World Cup
After a tumultuous summer and over two months of soul searching, the time has come for Germany to take their first steps on the road to footballing recovery. The start of the inaugural UEFA Europa Nations League sees the Nationalmannschaft
It was a drama right until the end. Not just a statement, but a statement delivered in three acts. With deliberately staged intervals. In what was a highly-charged and controversial announcement, Mesut Özil spared nobody. Here, I attempt to unpick
It has now been a week since Germany were knocked out of the World Cup. After the initial denial period, German fans have now come to accept that while some international football tournament is still being played in Russia, Jogi