The wonderful gesture of the Germany coach in the 93rd minute: when all is lost, he makes a useless substitution

There Germany is along with Belgium the biggest disappointment of the world Cup ongoing in Qatar: the Germans didn’t make it past the group stage – made up of Japan as well as Spain – and unfortunately went home early, just like they did four years ago in Russia. Taking into account that the elimination in last year’s European Cup round of 16 is also halfway through, it is understandable that at this moment the competitions are taking place in Germany. However, the technical guidance will not change, with coach Hansi Flick remaining in technical command.except for reversals that are not visible on the horizon.

For his part, the 57-year-old former Bayern Munich coach has no intention of resigning (unlike his colleague Martinez, from Belgium), as he does not believe he is to blame for Mannschaft’s failure: “My team and I did a good job, we prepared the team well, but it wasn’t enough. It will certainly be necessary to analyze the reasons that led to this enormous disappointment🇧🇷

Hansi Flick’s mask in the final minutes of Germany v Costa Rica

Flick himself also showed that he has an even more remarkable figure of humanity considering that he manifested it precisely in the most difficult moment for his team, but also for himself.🇧🇷 You have to rewind the tape and go back to the dramatic last minutes of Germany-Costa Rica: the Germans just turned the tables thanks to Havertz’s brace, but it now seems clear that Spain will never draw with Japan, happy to finish second in the group and catch Morocco rather than Croatia in the Round of 16.

The timer reads 93′, all is lost🇧🇷 Ahead of Flick run the last few weeks of dreams and effort, the great preparation work done to reach the Worlds with the maximum chances. Anyone would be petrified of their own thoughts, not him. The German coach knows he still has one more thing to do. Something absolutely useless and yet wonderful. Something that qualifies him as a man, and it doesn’t matter if he went wrong as a sportsman🇧🇷

Flick turns to his seat and calls out to a 28-year-old boy: it’s Matthias GinterFreiburg defender. Veteran of the national team, with 48 caps (with 2 goals and 5 assists). He says he needs to hurry up and step onto the field to replace Sule’s equal role. But there is nothing left to defend, nothing to change tactically: nothing else that can happen at the Al Bayt Stadium can change the course of events in Germany’s favour. Ginter is on its third consecutive World Cup, but – despite having the 2014 title on its notice board – never played in the previous two editions, becoming the first German outfield player to go to two World Cups without playing a single minute🇧🇷

Matthias Ginter in the final minutes of Germany v Costa Rica: his dream came true

Flick knows this and – despite the pain in her heart at the failure she is experiencing – he has decided that this will be his last act at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar: to give Ginter those minutes on the field that he has dreamed of since he was a child🇧🇷 It wasn’t a brilliant tactical move, it wasn’t worth the goal, but it was no less valuable: Hansi deserves only applause.