Hummels: Emulating Barcelona has made Germany lose its identity

German football legend Mats Hummels has blamed the attempt to copy the style of play of the Spanish national team and Barcelona as one of the most obvious reasons for the decline of German football, stressing that this trend has lost… German national team Many of its most notable historical features.

It was hosted by former German international and current analyst Hummels on the Magenta TV channel, “I don’t know if that’s 100% true or not. But my impression is that around 2010 there was a belief to emulate what was called the Tiki Taka of Spain and Barcelona.

The champion of the 2014 World Cup considered that this decision contributed to the completion of players with a high technical level, but this is due to the advantages that have always distinguished the German team, saying: create situations out of nowhere.”

Hummels also criticized the approach of German academies in recent years, stressing: “Too much importance has been placed on short-term results. In age groups, physically stronger players had better chances than those whose physical development was delayed.”