Joachim Löw ended his era as national coach with a bitter defeat against England.
Not everything would work on the subsequent PK.
London - End, end, over: Germany was eliminated from the EM * against England.
In the end it was 0-2.
For Joachim Löw it was the 198th game as national coach, it was the 34th defeat.
After 15 years, our world champion maker is now stepping down and making room for Hansi Flick.
What Löw * had to face at the end of his term of office: A certain stubbornness in terms of formation, personnel and above all: change.
Many fans and experts would have wanted impulses from the bank earlier in the round of 16 against England.
In the previous games, the national coach * trusted his starting eleven for a long time.
Joachim Löw: Coca Cola at the press conference?
National coach fails on the bottle cap
Be that as it may: Jogi Löw is leaving the DFB and would like to gain some distance first.
He confirmed this at his farewell press conference on Wednesday.
Before that, there was still a PK for him - namely the one after the round of 16 at Wembley Stadium.
And there came a moment that left the viewer embarrassed.
He can be seen in full in the video above.
Press spokesman Jens Grittner asks: “Rob, can yo hear us?
Rob Perez? “While the English-speaking reporter apparently still has problems with the technology, the national coach also lacks the right approach.
Because as he waits for the question, he obviously gets thirsty - and reaches for a Coke.
The bottles that are on the podium at the PKs have often made headlines at this EM *.
And this time, too, the sugar drink should play a leading role, because: Löw is desperate at the bottle cap!
Jogi Löw wants to drink a Coke at the PK after the European Championship round of 16
The national coach repeatedly grabs the neck of the bottle and tries to open the cap.
But of course, that is not possible with a crown cap.
The 61-year-old noticed this, of course, and looked around the table for a bottle opener or something similar.
At the same time, he tries, somewhat lost in thought, to open the bottle somehow with a twisting movement - like a screw cap.
He fails.
Jogi's very last defeat!
As a spectator, you almost want to call out to him: "Take the second bottle and try it." So the Russian national coach was finally successful.
Löw then realizes that his drink is not going to work.
He puts the bottle aside.
Rob Perez, the reporter, has now found the button for his microphone.
And suddenly the national coach also reaches his destination: Just before the journalist asks his question, you can hear the long-awaited noise in the background: the hissing of a bottle that is opened.
A moment later, Löw is given a Coke, nods in thanks and immediately takes the first drag.
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Jogi failed in 2008, 2010 and 2012 at world and European championships.
In 2014 there was still the happy ending with the long-awaited title *.
In any case, the reactions on the internet are biting: One user writes on Twitter: “In the end, the question arises whether you can really expect a functioning system and a well thought-out match plan from a man who tries ten seconds to open a bottle cap.” Ultimately But Löw got his Coke.
To keep it in the words of ARD presenter Jessy Wellmer, who said to Jogi during the interview immediately after the British bankruptcy: “All's well that
ends
well.”
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