It would be a huge disaster for Germany indeed if they are eliminated early in EURO 2024 as well. I'm having issues with understanding how they can be this much bad now. They were like the nightmare of the rest of the world in EUROs or World Cups in the past. I still can't forget about the 7-1 win over Brazil in 2014 World Cup.
It was like the brightest period of the Germany national team. But some time later, some things started to change. We have seen some new players in the squad first of course. But I was still not expecting the team spirit to disperse.
Tbh, I wonder about that too. How can it be that a team that played for the title for years before has experienced such a downfall?
Of course, important players like Bastian Schweinsteiger or Philip Lahm have left the team. But the current squad is actually much better in terms of quality than it was back then. Just think of Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sane, Serge Gnarby or Kai Havertz. All world-class players who can win against any team.
Of course, the team lacks a real striker like Miroslav Klose was. However, a team like Germany has to find a solution here, IMHO. The second problem is the German defence. Although they have a leader in Antonio Rüdiger, the rest of the defence is rather weak by international standards.
Well, let's see if the team can improve on these positions by 2024. Otherwise, I guess out in the group stage again.