So schauts aus!

This post may get a little emotional here and there, but that may be down to my enthusiasm for our nation. I ask your forgiveness for that in advance. …but actually I don't want to! Why should I apologize for emotion when it comes to my fatherland? Perhaps because one or two players wearing our federal eagle on their jersey were missing the passion that a German football fan is entitled to hope for? The match against our guests from Turkey is an excellent case for addressing,

Despite outstanding successes and worldwide recognition, the German Football Association (DFB) faces challenges that are primarily due to a lack of willingness to innovate and lengthy decision-making processes. Today, despite the current, outstanding successes of our U17 national team (congratulations at this point on reaching the World Cup final), I would like to take a critical look at the development of children's football and at the aspects that impair the DFB's adaptabil

The day after our senior national team's defeat against Turkey in Berlin, I wrote my 20th post on the question of whether the jersey bearing the federal eagle generates enthusiasm or is more of a burden on the players' shoulders. The main focus of that post was to clearly show that, despite the scoreline, there were clear signs that no team had been on the pitch! A few hours later, in Vienna against the team from Austria, this impression was, in my view, confirmed: according

Welcome, football friends, to a new edition of "So schaut's aus"! This time, we take a look at the success of our U17 national team, who secured the World Championship title. But caution is warranted, because standing still means falling behind, especially in the field of talent development. Let's examine together which steps are necessary to keep us at the top. A look back shows that complacency has often caught up with us whenever we thought everything was perfect. But the

Die Individualisierung im DFB-Training soll Talente fördern, doch begrenzte Ressourcen erschweren die Umsetzung.