A good week after the knockout of the knockout round at the European Football Championship, national player Thomas Müller drew a personal conclusion by also criticizing the cautious tournament tactics of national coach Joachim Löw.
"The frustration and anger" about the early retirement are still deep in the 31-year-old Bayern Munich attacking player, even with a few days' gap.
For Müller, the German team is "deservedly eliminated".
After only one victory in four European Championship games, the returnee to the national team said: “We lacked the necessary effectiveness at both ends of the pitch.” On Monday, Müller commented on Löw's tactical direction in his Internet newsletter: “With our efforts, through to stay a rather wait-and-see, compact defensive strategy without conceding a goal, we have in fact failed. "
Own future still open
In the opinion of the 2014 world champion, it was definitely not down to the team's attitude: “The troop I came across had the quality, the will and the work ethic to build on old successes.” Löw had brought Müller back to the European Championship .
During his vacation until the next season with FC Bayern, he wanted to “try to let your legs and soul dangle a bit,” wrote Müller. He personally tries to "convert disappointments like the EM into positive work energy". Müller leaves his own future in the DFB team completely open. He did not comment on it.