According to German media "Sports Pictures", a major reason for the German team's early elimination of this World Cup is internal strife. Head coach Flick prefers Bayern players, resulting in a split in the locker room.
reported that the German national team has formed two small groups, one is the "Bayern Gang" and the other is a small group composed of players from other clubs. It is reported that head coach Frick has a special good relationship with Bayern players, so he is particularly fond of Bayern players, which makes him unable to win the trust of all players, resulting in a split in the locker room.
The media said that the issue of internal strife in Germany had occurred long before losing to Japan. Bayern players such as Neuer and Gretzka hope that the team can also show their position to the world when attending the game, while the rest of the players hope to focus on the game itself and not mix any statements.
In that game, Frick replaced Gündogan with Gretzka, and many people didn't understand the decision, which eventually led to the locker room being out of control. The team believes that Frick's move is just to make Gretzka happy, and Gundogan, who was replaced, is angry.
Telstegen and Havertz are frustrated that they can only watch the bench.Telstegen is particularly dissatisfied. He believes that he performed well in Barca and deserves the opportunity, but Frick insists on continuing to trust Neuer who has recovered from his injury.
Jule, who worked with Frick at Bayern, performed poorly in the first round of the group stage, but he still got a chance to play, Schlottbeck was withdrawn from the start, and Gentle failed to get a chance at all.
Although Frick called on the internationals to unite after the team was eliminated, such allegations of favoring Bayern players are likely to continue to cause internal problems for the German team in the future.
