Schweinsteiger sees Pep Guardiola contribution to undermining Germany national team.

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Bastian Schweinsteiger The former star midfielder thinks Pep Guardiola has undermined the values ​​of traditional German football.

Bastian Schweinsteiger The 2014 World Cup-winning Germany midfielder believes. Pep Guardiola’s team philosophy has undermined the value of traditional German football in the last decade. From the disclosure with ‘Talk Sport’ on Thursday the past UFABET

Guardiola led the Bavarian giants to three successive Bundesliga titles during his time as Bayern Munich coach from 2013-16. While wine styler Who worked with Pep during the first two seasons. Believes that the Spanish coach’s working philosophy has affected the German national team to this day. 

‘It’s a very difficult situation for Germany. And football in general.’ said Schweini when asked why the Iron Eagles are struggling today.

‘I think there have been a lot of changes. Did you know when Pep Guardiola moved to Bayern Munich when he came to the country? Everyone believes that we have to play football like this. short pass and everything’

‘We lost our value as you know. I think most other countries see Germany as a fighter and we can run until the whistle and everything.’

Germany won the World Cup in 2014 and reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016. But since the 2018 World Cup began an era of decline. After the Iron Eagles were eliminated from the group stage for the first time since 1938. And the first time since the format was re-introduced in 1950.

Although Guardiola was still at Bayern Munich when Germany last won the World Cup. Schweinsteiger It is believed that his former boss played a role in changing the style of play of the Iron Eagle Army.

‘The strengths of the last seven or eight years. We’ve forgotten about that.’ said the 38-year-old former midfielder. And that’s one of the reasons.’