Jansen assesses the future of the DFB and Jürgen Klopp
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Who will succeed Julian Nagelsmann? Absolute football expert Marcell Jansen looks exclusively at the future of the DFB and Jürgen Klopp.
Munich – On Saturday (July 4th) Marcell Jansen was a guest on the live broadcast “Die WM-WG” by Absolut Fussball (powered by IPPEN.MEDIA). Of course, it was primarily about the future of the DFB. The absolute football expert explained, among other things, what Jürgen Klopp’s strengths are, how he would put together the team around the new national coach and whether it would be possible to rekindle football euphoria in Germany. Here are the best quotes:
Marcell Jansen in “The WM-WG” by Absolut Fussball (powered by IPPEN.MEDIA) about …
… Jürgen Klopp’s strengths: “It’s clear that we have to deal with Jürgen Klopp. We know what he has achieved as a coach. But for me it’s also about the overall package. We see how complex it is, in the analysis, in internal communication and external communication. We discussed so many topics where we saw that a lot of things didn’t fit together. So it’s not enough to change the coach. Jürgen Klopp brings experience and communication with him. As a national coach you only have that selective, not daily and weekly. But strengthening and emotionalizing players is one of Jürgen Klopp’s great strengths.
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… the personal details outside: “That’s what I mean. You have to look at how the profiles and qualities of the people fit together. A coach can be accompanied, guided and supported communicatively. You also know that the topic of communication is crucial. We had these issues with the national team. That’s exactly where the team has to fit: humanly, in terms of content and strategically. Because the construct of the national team, where everyone looks, is incredibly complex.”
… about the euphoria in the country during the 2026 World Cup: “You shouldn’t forget the peculiarity that the times are not good. The real euphoria couldn’t be ignited, which was of course also due to the performance of the German national team. You could see that the country was up for it. We let ourselves be infected with a good 30 minutes against the Ivory Coast. But in the end, with the last group game and especially with the round of 16, it wasn’t enough for a great atmosphere.”
… the question of whether it is possible to rekindle euphoria in Germany: “Of course. But it’s a process. If you look at the last World Championships, a big piece is missing. Nevertheless, I think it’s good that we remain objective in the discussion. We can’t always just complain about everything. We also have to try to do our part. But you also have to see that the overall situation is dealt with honestly, analytically and objectively. And then it’s about taking people on the journey with us. I do believe that people are looking for something like in 2006, 2010 and 2014. The potential is there, we just have to tease it out. We can start this journey either with Jürgen Klopp or with another good decision for the project.