Jogi Löw has announced his resignation.
His final goal is the European Championship.
Is the national coach bringing back Müller, Boateng and Hummels?
Frankfurt - Jogi Löw * has thought about it and has come to a conclusion: In the summer after the European Championship, his era as national coach will end.
Until then, there is still a lot of work to be done and a question that worries millions of German national coaches.
“I take this step very consciously, full of pride and enormous gratitude, but at the same time continue to be highly motivated as far as the upcoming European Championship tournament is concerned”, Löw announced his resignation in the summer.
It was always important to Löw to decide for himself when to stop.
He should be able to do that.
The national coach will now do everything possible to resign with dignity.
In the best case, even with the European Championship.
Jogi Löw wants to "take the best players with him" for the European Championship title
Löw experienced that this mission will not be easy at the latest during the 6-0 debacle in Spain.
The upheaval initiated with young players after the messed up World Cup 2018 was quickly seen as a failure by the public.
Löw continued on his way undeterred, but finally gave in.
“I said a few days ago that the upheaval should not be stopped completely.
But you can think about it in view of the month-long break, "said the 61-year-old in the half-time break of the top game between Bayern * and Dortmund on
Sky
.
The EM is "a separate competition and of course it is our job to bring the best players out there and the best team in order to guarantee the greatest possible success."
Exactly two years ago Thomas Müller *, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels were sorted out by Löw.
Since then, the trio has shown strong performances, the public call for a comeback has grown louder.
The DFB leaders around captain Manuel Neuer and Toni Kroos also spoke out in favor of a return of their world champion colleagues.
“When you bring such players back, you have to hold them accountable on and off the pitch.
In May we have to decide what is the most effective, ”explained Löw.
That sounded very different a few months ago.
Will Jogi Löw bring Müller, Boateng and Hummels back?
Thomas Müller was already in position for a possible comeback.
“I definitely want to hunt for titles in the summer.
We'll see what happens in the end.
We'll see if the Champions League final, which is clearly our goal, ends on schedule for me or not, ”said the Bayern star.
The 31-year-old said about a possible European Championship participation was "great, to participate with the boys of this generation."
When asked by the record national player and today's Sky expert Lothar Matthäus whether he was ready for the national team, Müller said: "Yes, you already knew that, now we can print it."
Löw's resignation should again significantly increase the likelihood of a comeback from Müller & Co.
After the upheaval he had initiated, the national coach struggled for a long time to admit a mistake with a return campaign.
From summer he will no longer be part of this upheaval himself.
With a successful European Championship together with his former World Cup heroes, things could come full circle.
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