The German national team manager Joachim Loew has said that he feels that the players within the national team should improve a lot in terms of the maturity aspect if they are to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Germans have been one of the most impressive teams in recent seasons, but they have been unable to win a trophy to show for their work. They have come extremely close on numerous occasions since the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Patience has finally run out for the manager Joachim Loew after the semi-final defeat in the Euro 2012.

He was heavily criticised following the 4-4 draw with Sweden in a World Cup qualifying match. Now, the pressure on him has increased even more following the 0-0 draw with Netherlands. Germany looked extremely toothless in attack, which was extremely surprising given how they performed against Sweden just a few months ago. There were very little chances created during the match, but Joachim Loew could point to the numerous absentee from the usual squad. Most of the players had pulled out of this match due to injury and suspensions. As a result, the manager named a relatively new team for this match. He has said that they still have to mature in order to be considered as challengers for the title in Brazil.

“When we have stuck to our playing style, we had no problems. But when we came away from that, we ran into difficulties. This team has an awful lot of potential, but still needs to mature. I have already said that it makes a lot of sense to play a strong opponent. I have learnt a lot and when you are missing eight regulars, it’s a good opportunity to give others the chance to prove themselves at this level,” said Loew.

The German national team manager Joachim Loew has said that he made a few mistakes in the recent 4-4 draw with Sweden. This has to be one of the most amazing matches in recent times after the German national team managed a 4-0 scoreline going into the second half. It appeared that they would coast to victory in the World Cup qualifying campaign. They are coming into this match on the back of three consecutive victories, but Sweden produced an amazing comeback in the second half – mainly inspired by the PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic – and managed to draw the match 4-4.

Many have said that even though this is a draw, it feels like a defeat due to the nature of the match. This has increased the pressure on the manager Joachim Loew, who was already criticised following a poor performance by Germany in the final stages of a major competition. Rather than blame others for the defeat, the former assistant manager has taken the blame by saying that he made a few mistakes in the match. He has also said that he never saw the game turning around in the manner that it did. He has said that have altered things be sending a defensive midfielder, but it was too late.

“Of course I can, absolutely. I also couldn’t believe the game was turning. Maybe I could have sent out a signal by making a substitution, with a defensive man who could have provided some relief to the team. I had also not experienced something like this in 20 years. I will also learn from this. Our players had the feeling of certain victory and didn’t imagine it would come down to such a situation,” said Joachim Loew, whose team will face the Netherlands and France in friendly matches after this match.