Germany SACK manager Hansi Flick with 4-1 friendly battering by Japan the final straw after World Cup disaster
pThe 2014 World Cup winners were hammered 4-1 by Japan last night in a friendly./p
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pThat was their fourth defeat in their last five matches and their heaviest defeat since being thrashed 6-0 by Spain in the Nations league back in 2020./p
pFlick only replaced Joachim Low in August 2021, but after winning just 12 of his 25 games in charge, he has now been axed./p
pDFB President Bernd Neuedorf confirmed: “The committees agreed that the men’s senior national team needs new impetus after the recent disappointing results./p
p“With a view to the European Championships in our own country, we need a spirit of optimism and confidence./p
p“For me personally, it is one of the most difficult decisions of my time in office so far because I appreciate Hansi Flick and his assistant coaches as football experts and people./p
p“But sporting success is the top priority for the DFB. So the decision was unavoidable.”/p
pRudi Voller, Hannes Wolf and Sandro Wagner will look after the team on a one-off basis on Tuesday against France./p
pThe dismal run of results for the former Bayern Munich boss, who led the Bavarians to the Bundesliga title twice, also included a disastrous World Cup exit last winter./p
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pGermany failed to get out of the group stage after losing their final game against Japan./p
pThey have recorded just three wins from their last 12 fixtures #8211; beating Oman, Costa Rica and Peru./p
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