Not national coach Joachim Löw, assistant Marcus Sorg has been guiding the fortunes of the German national team in the upcoming European championship qualification games. Criticism of the choice of the preparation site.
It was an unusual place, the German football Association (DFB) was loaded on Monday morning. In the VIP room of the stadium “De Koel” of the Dutch first division club VVV Venlo it was also in an unusual occupation, the view of the upcoming European championship qualification games next Saturday in white Russia, and three days later in Mainz, Germany against Estonia (both at 20.45 CEST, starting from 20.30, in the DW-Audio-the Livestream).
In addition to the DFB Director Oliver Bierhoff and goalkeeper coach Andreas Köpke, not national coach Joachim Löw, but Marcus Sorg information gave. The 53-Year-old is actually an assistant trainer and works Löw at the Meetings of the national team. However, the national coach is written currently sick, he should have taken the strength training a dumbbell unhappy. That’s why he’s not in the coming days.
Not Everyday
Sorg is suddenly the responsibility, according to the Chancellor, at least, the most important office held felt in the state. The excitement of these people was to be expected. Sorg himself, is trying to preserve, however, the peace and quiet. “I don’t see myself in the role of the national coach. The focus is in the normal working as an assistant coach,” said Sorg in Venlo.
However, the worry is, of course, in the Public eye. Bierhoff tried, therefore, to wipe all the skepticism in the abilities of the Löw-representative from the table. “With Marcus Sorg, we have a thoroughbred Trainer who has been on the upswing in the last few weeks,” said the DFB Director.
The Situation is, however, not everyday. Never before has the Federal coach had missed in his 13 years as chief. “It is special and unusual, if the head coach is. The priorities are all prepared,” said Sorg, who is communicating himself according to his own words regularly by phone with Löw. “The last decision of the national coach has,” the wizard.
Mini-training camp in Venlo
Trust each other: wizard Marcus Sorg (R) and German national coach Joachim Löw (l.)
On Friday it goes after a few training units in the direction of Minsk. “The players need to come back fast in the track. The profile of requirements for a national player is that you can go back and focus,” said Sorg. “Over all, the game is in Belarus. We want to play an optimal qualifying. Our objective, nothing has changed.”
For confusion, the district election of the German team caused. The DFB-Tross, of all things, the great rivals of the Netherlands, his pitched tents, required clarification. “Because we take these games very seriously, we have thought that we can start a Mini-training camp, where we can make a couple of things,” said Bierhoff. Therefore, the choice fell on the city of Venlo, because it is not quite so easy was to book a Hotel for around 70 people. “I wanted to know where the half of the Ruhr area on weekend shopping,” joked Bierhoff, in order then seriously to set: “We see no boundaries.”
On Wednesday, the DFB-Eleven will undergo a training session at the sold-out Aachen’s Tivoli stadium in front of 30,000 spectators. The DFB had been looking for the proximity to this venue. “There were the best availability,” said Bierhoff.