Overview
- Saturday's column in Bild and reports across major outlets quote Lothar Matthäus calling Julian Nagelsmann's Germany project a "resounding failure" with no on-field leadership, poor defence, and chaotic team play.
- Matthäus singled out repeated tactical and selection mistakes, a lack of a Plan B, and a coaching staff he described as "yes-men," saying those choices left the team exposed in tournament play.
- He also attacked Nagelsmann's communication, accusing him of preferring messages on WhatsApp to personal conversations and of failing to build close relationships with players and youth teams.
- Matthäus held the DFB partly responsible for extending Nagelsmann's contract through 2028 and for tolerating problems that should have prompted earlier intervention.
- Nagelsmann resigned after Germany's round-of-32 penalty loss to Paraguay, and media reports now say Jürgen Klopp is the likely successor, a development that would reshape coaching, contracts, and federation costs if confirmed.