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57-year-old reportedly snubbed Spurs after Levy talks, his latest reign has now been deemed a ‘disaster’
Last year, Tottenham Hotspur were searching for a manager in wake of Jose Mourinho’s sacking.
Hansi Flick was one of the names linked with Spurs after a star-studded spell with Bayern Munich.
According to , the 57-year-old held talks with the Tottenham hierarchy over the then vacant role.
However, Flick didn’t join Spurs, instead becoming manager of the Germany national team.
that Tottenham fought until the very end for Flick.
They reportedly attempting to convince him to snub Germany and head to the Premier League right up until he accepted the job.
Of course, it’s completely understandable. Most coaches would see managing their nation as the pinnacle of their career.
Meanwhile, Tottenham opted for Nuno Espirito Santo, but he only lasted 124 days before being replaced by Antonio Conte.
Now, Spurs are on the right track under the Italian, although the team is still a work in progress after an underwhelming first half of the season.
Sadly, Flick hasn’t had the best of luck at the helm of Germany, who have crashed out of the 2022 World Cup at the first hurdle.
The four-time world champions got their Qatar campaign off to a poor start, losing 2-1 to Japan.
They then earned a creditable 1-1 draw with Spain before beating Costa Rica 4-2.
However, Japan’s victory over La Roja meant that Germany finished third in the group on goal difference.
‘Wreckage on all levels’
German outlet published a compilation of the nation’s media reaction to the team’s campaign.
Bild saw it as “the end of a once great and proud football nation; four-time world champions, three-time European champions — that was us.”
Sister publication Sportbild wrote: “After Russia 2018, we thought it couldn’t get any worse. But now we know it can. It’s a disaster. Germany is on its knees.”
For Kicker, the country’s preeminent football magazine, it’s “wreckage on all levels.
“The blame lies with many, from head coach Hansi Flick to sporting director Oliver Bierhoff to the president of the German football association (DFB) Bernd Neuendorf. There can be no carry-on-as-normal.”
Broadsheet Suddeutsche Zeitung concurred, describing “a result which fits this massive mess.”
DW then continued by saying: ‘Flick is sure to come in for criticism for his frequent changes at the back, his compromises in midfield and his lack of an out-and-out striker until Niclas Füllkrug’s late call-up.
‘That said, the 57-year-old former Bayern Munich coach only took charge in August 2021 and Qatar 2022 was his first major tournament.
‘Fingers are more likely to be pointed at Oliver Bierhoff, the DFB’s sporting director for the last 18 years, whose faith in Joachim Löw and much-vaunted revamp after Russia 2018 only led to further disappointment at Euro 2020 against England, and now again in Qatar.’
Germany could very well keep faith in Flick and rebuild, as they did back in the early 2000s after some big disappointments. And he could well kick on and lead his country to glory in the next few years.
Nonetheless, it’s a big blow at present.