Neuer returns to the German team? Lehmann: Before the European Cup, people also said that Kroos can save the German team

November 24th: The German team ended strongly in this month’s World Cup preliminaries with a 6-0 victory over Slovakia, successfully qualifying for next year’s World Cup. The famous Lehmann was interviewed today and talked about topics related to Neuer's return to the German team.

——Bayern captain Neuer is even older than coach Kompany. But the goalkeeper is in excellent form. Although he has just retired from the national team in the summer of 2024, many German fans still hope that he can return to the German team in the World Cup next summer.

I am also a fan of Neuer and have always admired him very much. But as far as the national team is concerned, the situation is somewhat special.

We have encountered a similar situation before when Kroos returned to the German team. Before the European Championships on home soil, everyone said Kroos would save the national team. However, Germany crashed out in the quarter-finals, again prematurely as they have done in all major tournaments since 2014. In fact, the two of them did not achieve very good results when they joined forces during that period.

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If I join a team with problems, I need at least one or two players who can communicate with everyone. This is something you have to take into account. But this generation of players in the German national team or the Bundesliga does not have this ability because they make so much money that they can get by without conflict with each other.

But of course, Manuel Neuer is probably still Germany's best goalkeeper, although Oliver Bowman has also done a good job so far. I would also include Bernd Leno.

- What do you think is the main problem with the German national team?

Overall, the training level of the players is not good enough. There are some players who are very skilled. But for a team to be successful, you need very good communication and organizational skills, as well as coordination in the face of conflict as mentioned earlier.

Unfortunately, given the current situation, there may not be any improvement until the World Cup. But maybe other teams won't fare much better either.