Germany coach Hansi Flick said he was still the right man to lead the team after their 4-1 shock loss at home against Japan in their international friendly on Saturday and despite mounting pressure following a string of bad results.
The Germans, four-time world champions, had hoped the match would mark a new beginning for them nine months before hosting the Euro 2024 tournament. Instead it turned into a debacle and their third straight loss amid jeers and whistles from the home fans.
Flick was already in the spotlight before the match with his team having won only four of their last 16 matches before Saturday and having crashed out of the World Cup first round last year.
Their latest slip-up will only lead to louder calls for Flick's departure.
'I know in football there is a dynamic and I cannot forecast what will happen but from my side we try everything to prepare the team well,' Flick told reporters.
'I think we are doing a good job and I think I am (the right man for the job),' he said when asked specifically about his future.
The Germans have not enjoyed any success under Flick since he took over two years ago. They crashed out of the World Cup group stage last year winning just one of three matches, and have since shown no real signs of recovery.
'I am very disappointed and we have to admit that Japan have a very good team. We don't have the means to beat such a compact defence,' Flick said.
'We started well. But they score with their first chance, we come back and level and we felt the support, but then they score again.'
'The second half there were too many individual mistakes.'
Flick, who had started his stint with an eight-game winning run, will now have to prepare his team for an even tougher task against 2022 World Cup finalists France on Tuesday.
'We will prepare well and recover. We chose such games because we want to play against the best,' Flick said.
'Today we were not in a position to beat this team. We will prepare for France, give the team courage. That's the daily work. I can understand the criticism.'
'We have to go through this together. We are one team. We lost heavily today but we have to shake it off and be different against France.'
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nasdklmu
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Hans is the right man for the job. Right decisions made playing Kumich and Scho as full backs Rudigier and Sule are right partners. if he introduce Gross Goreztka Gundogan with Musiala Ginaby Sane as attackers! Stergen Humels Raum Gunter Hofmann Can Wizct Harvetz Moukoko Muller Huika
AbiolaEmmanuel23
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It's just a friendly match but Japan are not been friendly to poor Germany
Vizbceioy
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Playing Kai Havertz playing kimmich a RB instead of DCM with Gudgeon just a lot of mistakes
SakibRahi
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"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans loose." - Random Lineker. [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
wuacmprtuy
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Where's Paul Brietner ? - he who has no connection to French Ligue 1, condemned Neymar vehemently & said good riddance to him for moving to the Saudi League . Breitner should comment on the rot that has come into the German national team, Bayern Munich & the Bundesliga - don't be jealous & make untruthful / dishonest comments about non-German footballers !
Hutdlnoprz
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Germany and Italy are becoming average teams
City_Guy
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Too unreal to believe The German machine is faulty
Naaabcrsuz
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Barcelona will pay for it
tapanajmera9
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awesome thats what happen when you disrespect ozil one of the great player
ONLY_ONE_REAL
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Asians has stolen the German machine and now German are left with just a spaner
Kikbdklmn
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u cannot just underestimate Japan
Chrismaris1
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Endo my guy
HarrySham
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get the new fresh player’Kai,mueller, the rest,all must go!
myimaginaction
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Losers Germany Beaten and Thrashed Qompletely. They are talking too much rubbish of LGBTQ, rather than playing football.
Vadadekpu
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Rudiger was Hiding behind Ter Stegen . Asano was waiting for Rudiger Nutmeg..