Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger accuses that due to the Spanish football proposal “we have lost our values”, he said.
The German team is not having a good time. After what Die Mannschaft clinched the 2014 World Cup title in Brazil after beating Argentina in the final The Germany team could not reach the knockout stages of a World Cup .
Meanwhile, the midfielder and former team captain Bastian Schweinsteiger tried to explain with a thought that ended up touching Pep Guardiola brand new treble winner after claiming Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League title.
In dialogue with Talk Sport, the former footballer assured that the German team has gradually lost its identity because of what the Spanish coach did after his time with Bayern Munich between 2013 and 2016.
“When (Guardiola) arrived in the country, everyone was of the opinion that we should play this type of football focused on short passing, but what happened in the end was that we lost our values . I think other nations have always seen us as a fighting team that has always gone all the way. Now, we have lost this virtue over the past seven or eight years because we have simply forgotten about it. We were more focused on passing the ball nicely “, he launched.
Thus, the midfielder who retired from action in 2019 argued that this change in style is behind the fact that either England or France have currently overtaken them as European benchmarks. In the 2018 Russian Cup they lost to Mexico and South Korea, finishing bottom of the group and in 2022 they lost to Japan, equalized against Spain and barely beat Costa Rica .
For now, Germany’s work is focused on Euro 2024, where it will be the host country of the competition. “To make a good Euro, you don’t have to change coaches, you have to change your mentality . We are always looking for players with a lot of potential, but I think you have to look for players with the right mentality and we no longer have players who exemplify this trait. Only Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer remain prototype players with the mentality of the German team “, he assured.
Another attack on Pep
Of course, this isn’t the first time that Schweinsteiger has singled out Guardiola for a drop in performance. He has already done this when he defended the Manchester United shirt while explaining why he had not been one of the protagonists of José Mourinho’s formations.
“I haven’t played much with him (with Mourinho) unfortunately, but I always respect him. He’s a great coach who has won many trophies. It was a strange and difficult situation, he never told me really explained why. Maybe it’s because I played with Pep Guardiola and I had played Pep Guardiola’s football, which he doesn’t like… “, he commented at the time to the BBC.
“Still, I liked the way Mourinho actually did it. Of course the style of play is different, I think that’s why Zlatan left. It wasn’t so much football, sometimes it was was more direct. But he succeeded with his teams. It was just a strange feeling,” he added.
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