DFB-PK: Löw names reasons for resignation - successor questionable, but the date has been set

DFB-PK: Jogi Löw justified his resignation in a press conference on Thursday.

You will take your time when looking for a successor.

• On Tuesday morning Joachim Löw * announced his premature resignation as national coach.

• Just two days later, the DFB * announced a press conference with Löw and association president Fritz Keller.

• The still-national coach named his motives for the resignation.

  A successor has apparently not yet been determined.

Update from 3.10 p.m.:

What does ex-FCB president Uli Hoeneß actually say about the resignation of Joachim Löw and the rumors about Hansi Flick as his successor?

"With one statement I would only fuel the discussions," the 69-year-old told

Sky

.

But no statement is also a statement ...

DFB-PK: Löw names reasons for resignation - successor questionable, but the date has been set

2.36 p.m.:

So, that's it for the DFB-PK to resign Joachim Löw.

Next Friday the squad for the World Cup qualification will be announced at the end of March.

Press spokesman Grittner also explains that they will

not

answer

any questions or water level reports about the possible successors

.

2.30 p.m .:

“Club teams are interchangeable for a coach,” says Löw, explaining the big differences to the coaching job at club level: “It's different as a national coach.

A whole nation is attached to it. "

2:23 p.m .:

“Quality takes

precedence

over time and foresight is more important,” said DFB President Keller, who does not want to make hasty decisions

about the

coaching issue:

“We will have a new coach by September at the latest, when Jogi is no longer available. "

2.20 p.m.: When asked

about Rangnick, Bierhoff evades.

When asked whether a foreign coach would be an option, he said clearly:

"I currently don't see any foreign coach who would be of interest to us."

2:18 p.m .:

"There are no thinking bans," says Fritz Keller about the coach question at the DFB.

So Ralf Rangnick could also play a role.

You will list everything and then evaluate it, explains Bierhoff.

2:13 p.m .:

“We will respect existing contracts,” explains Oliver Bierhoff: “We handle it like with a club.

If you are interested, you will first inform the association. "

DFB-PK in the live ticker: Would Flick be the ideal successor, Jogi?

"Everyone knows my relationship with Hansi"

2.10 p.m .:

"I haven't given myself any specific thoughts yet and can't rule out anything," says Löw about his plans for the summer: "I'm focusing on the EM, what happens after that, I'm not currently thinking about it."

2:08 p.m.:

Would Hansi Flick be the ideal successor?

“Everyone knows my relationship with Hansi,”

says Löw: “But it's not my job to talk about a successor.

The presidium has to clarify that. ”The decision lies with Bierhoff and Co. and is therefore in good hands.

2:05 p.m.:

The national coach compares the current team with the 2014 world champions. "Sami Khedira, Manuel Neuer, none of these players had A tournament experience in 2010." They want the two upcoming tournaments in 2021 (EM) and 2022 (World Cup ) not give away, but players like Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sané or Serge Gnabry are only on the way to their zenith.

DFB-PK: Löw explains his motives for resigning - "There will be an explosion"

2:02 p.m.:

What should the profile of the upcoming national coach look like?

“Maybe you have to set new stimuli?

A tournament like this in your own country will cause an explosion, "

replies Löw:" But a coach needs time. "

1.59 p.m.:

Will Thomas Müller and Mats Hummels return for the EM in the summer?

When asked about the

kicker

article,

the national coach said, “I would like people to listen to me,”

that it was decided that Müller and Hummels will return.

“I neither opened nor closed the door.

Maybe we have to interrupt the upheaval for a tournament because we couldn't find each other as we had hoped due to the pandemic, "added Löw:" Our decision-making begins at the beginning of May - and then we'll see. "

1.56 p.m.:

Ui, exciting question: Could a woman also become a national coach?

“I would never rule out anything,” says Bierhoff.

1.53 p.m.:

Did the bumpy DFB year 2020 lead to his decision?

“We mastered the upheaval very well,” explains Löw: “This did not influence my decision.

The decision came two or three weeks ago after I listened to myself. "

1:45 p.m .:

"The decision is of course deep," explains Oliver Bierhoff: "I regret it very much, but he also deserves great respect for it." Bierhoff thanks the national coach, but now wants to look to the future.

“The job is there.

It's not like the case is only being dealt with today, ”says the DFB manager about the successor discussion.

“You always have thoughts in the back of your mind, but we have absolutely no time constraints.

We'll have a national coach until the European Championship, we'll take all the time to talk and get impressions, and then think about a decision until the end, "Bierhoff continued:" We have a World Cup in Qatar in 2022 - but also an EM 2024, which is particularly important for us.

We have very good coaches in Germany.

We have very good coaches abroad - and we have very good coaches at the DFB.

I will not submit any water level reports in the coming months. "

DFB: Löw-PK to resign in the live ticker - Do you have a successor in mind, Jogi?

1:42 p.m.:

The still-national

trainer

explains further that with a view to the European Championships at home in 2024, new energy has to be released so that a “fire can be kindled like it was in 2006”.

Löw realized that the team needed space and time and therefore wanted to create space.

"Oliver (Bierhoff, editor's note) was my first contact."

1:39 p.m.:

When did Jogi Löw decide to resign?

“Last year I decided to think about it in February or March this year,” explains Löw: “Where are we, where am I?

I then decided to hand over the baton to another coach after this summer.

I am convinced that it was right to initiate the change in 2019. "

1:35 p.m .:

“15 years are a long time in the fast-paced football business,” says Joachim Löw: “I'm very grateful that I got the trust all along.

I am also grateful for the disappointments we had to experience.

You could learn from that. "

1.33 p.m.:

DFB President Fritz Keller is the first to speak.

They don't want to give a laudation to the national coach because there is still an EM in the summer and they still want to make it successful.

He would also like to thank Löw for informing the association of his decision at an early stage and that they now have enough time to find a successor.

1.30 p.m.:

DFB press spokesman Jens Grittner welcomes the audience and opens the press conference.

So here we go!

Update from March 11th, 1:19 p.m.:

So, it should start in a few minutes.

Joachim Löw will be represented, but also DFB President Fritz Keller and Oliver Bierhoff.

We are curious what the three of them have to say.

Is there already a favorite for the successor?

Hardly likely...

Update from March 11th, 11.29 a.m.:

In two hours it will be time, then national coach Joachim Löw will comment on his announced resignation after the EM 2021.

Will he already comment on a suitable successor?

Allegedly, FCB coach Hansi Flick should be the first choice.

Meanwhile, FC Bayern has another coach in their sights, should Flick really want to join the DFB.

Jürgen Klopp also names an exciting name for the Löw successor.

Jogi Löw: DFB press conference to withdraw in the live ticker

First report from March 10th:

Frankfurt - At the beginning of December Joachim Löw gave a memorable press conference in which he defended the upheaval in the national team and the poor results of the recent past.

About four months later, the 61-year-old announced his departure as national coach after the European Championships in the summer.

Löw will publicly discuss his decision on Thursday.

DFB: Löw is "taking this step very deliberately" - clarifying press conference on Thursday

"I take this step very consciously, full of pride and enormous gratitude, but at the same time continue to be very motivated for the upcoming European Championship tournament," said Löw in the DFB announcement about the surprising resignation.

After 17 years, a fresh wind will blow on the coaching bench of the German national team.

Löw's successor will probably not be an issue at the press conference, which should start at 1.30 p.m., as the association has until the summer to find a suitable national coach.

There are currently names like Ralf Rangnick or Stefan Kuntz in the room, but a favorite for the job has not yet emerged.

Liverpool's ailing success coach Jürgen Klopp had already canceled on Tuesday, the reason he gave his current contract in England.

DFB: Press conference with President Fritz Keller and still national coach Jogi Löw

DFB President Fritz Keller will also take part in Thursday's press conference, who sees Löw as “one of the greatest coaches in world football,” as he was quoted after the announcement of his resignation.

The 2014 world champion coach "shaped German football like no other over the years and helped it to achieve the highest international reputation," said the controversial association president.

The journalists and fans can look forward to the date again.

The last two big press meetings of Jogi Löw and team manager Oliver Bierhoff were less characterized by self-criticism and much more by constant justifications.

So it remains to be seen whether things will turn out differently this time.

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