Germany wasn’t the beast they had been again in 2014. Their continued decline since 2017 has left the crew within the unhappy place of being between European heavyweights and primarily a banter crew in the case of worldwide soccer. Bayern Munich striker Jamal Musiala admitted the crew is at fault for being at an obstacle:

We are able to solely blame ourselves for this strain because of the poor leads to earlier tournaments. We’ve got to ensure we take pleasure in enjoying with the crew.

– Sport Bild as captured by the Twitter account @employee

In the event you keep in mind, it was Musiala who saved Germany at Euro 2021 when he helped Leon Goretzka salvage a 2-2 (!) draw in opposition to Hungary (!!), solely to be knocked out within the Spherical of 16 (!!!). Hopefully Musiala might be the distinction maker for the at the moment disorganized German aspect. Hansi Flick additionally has to hit the proper buttons to make it work.