Five months after the shocking group stage exit at the women's World Cup last year, Germany captain Alexandra Popp criticized the behaviour of then coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. The twice world champions surprisingly went out in the group stage for the first time. Voss-Tecklenburg has since left her job as coach after a period of ill-health. "The whole thing didn't go perfectly. It was all difficult for me and the team to understand," Popp said in an interview with the Wolfsburger Allgemeine Z
Germany’s players appear to have moved on from coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg even though she’s still in post. Her interim successor is off to a strong start on and off the pitch, but Paris 2024 is far from assured.
Germany's World Cup squad announcement was overshadowed by Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's revealing that Bayern Munich would not be releasing their players on time. The Germany coach said Bayern had "broken their word."
Back-to-back away games against world champions USA were not exactly what Germany's coach would have planned. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg can draw some positives from the trip, though Lena Oberdorf's injury is a concern.