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Nagelsmann, Neuer and the German Decline
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Micah Richards pinpoints the decision to recall Manuel Neuer — past his best, and unpopular in Germany — as a symbolic error that undermined confidence from the start. Nagelsmann himself is portrayed as a manager who crumbles under pressure rather than rising to it, unlike Germany's great tournament coaches of the past. Alan Shearer offers a dissenting view on the squad's quality: on paper the names look good, but Wirtz had a terrible season at Liverpool, Sané hasn't been the same since leaving City, and the performances never justified the hype. Gary Lineker ends the segment with a speculative flourish — could Jürgen Klopp be the next Germany manager? — before learning Klopp has just signed a new contract, deflating the theory.
Alan Shearer pointed out that Florian Wirtz had a terrible season at Liverpool and failed to perform again in this World Cup.
Germany famously had an unbeaten record in World Cup penalty shootouts — until this match against Paraguay.
Paraguay missed 2 penalties during the shootout but still prevailed, with their man of the match converting the winning kick.
