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Originally Posted by goonster
Long overdue.
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Good thing Herr Klopp signed that contract extension. Otherwise DFB might try to pry him away.
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Originally Posted by Waldo62
Yes, they put in 6, but they looked so lost during the first 25 minutes of the second half. And that was against Panama...
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Well, baby steps. Also, yes, it's Panama, but one of the teams playing yesterday made it to the World Cup group stages in 2018, and that team is not the USMNT.
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Originally Posted by galgal
Didn’t see Spain-Germany game, was watching France-Sweden. So if Low is gone, who is the replacement? Can’t imagine it would be Klopp, maybe one day, but not now, he’s not silly I think. And probably more importantly, who would one select as defenders for Germany?
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Herr Flick is a good choice, but doubtful he'll want to replace his old boss. In which case, Herr Heynckes it is?
As for defense, the issue is not defenders per se (although Koch has a tendency to, umm, c*** it up). It's that the midfield and forward players couldn't be arsed to harry and press today. I get it, the season is quite compact, and quite a few of them are running ragged. If that's the case, time to call in other players and rotate. Müller deserves a recall.
From another perspective, this game was coming. A lot of the really good sides play a ridiculously high line (e.g. Bayern and LFC), and one could only do that when one's midfield and forwards press, thereby limiting good service to forwards making runs behind the high line. Both Bayern and LFC have already been exposed this year (by Hoffenheim and Villa), and Germany getting a pasting was always a possibility. That said, conceding two goals from corners is rather atrocious.