THE VIEW FROM GERMANY

“It strikes me that this Germany team lacks the winning mindset, the absolute desire to go all out to achieve a goal. Not that I’m putting the Bayern players in this category. I think Jogi Low has to bring back Thomas Muller. It was a mistake to drop this important player on such dubious grounds.”

Olaf Thon,1990 World Cup winner

“It will be difficult to get back to the top in international football, but I do think we have enough good young players. Kai Havertz, for example, is a brilliant prospect. I’d recall Thomas Muller in a heartbeat. He’s playing fantastically for Bayern. But Jerome Boateng’s time is over.”

Uli Stein, ex-Germany goalkeeper