Former Germany international Dietmar Hamann described Philipp Lahm’s comments about Joachim Low’s management of the national team as “disrespectful and presumptuous” and suggested the Bayern Munich great “has his eye” on coaching Die Mannschaft himself.
Lahm urged Low to “establish a culture of stricter, clearer decisions” in an article published on LinkedIn, calling for “tighter leadership” to help Germany recapture the success of his time as a player. The former Bayern Munich defender, who captained Germany to the World Cup in 2014 under Low, said the coach would need to change his “collegial leadership style of recent years if he wants to succeed again”, but Hamann said he suspected ulterior motives were behind the article.
“To tell him what he has to do, I consider it disrespectful and presumptuous,” Hamann told Sky Sports, pointing out that Low helped Lahm’s development into one of Germany’s standout players between 2006 and 2014.