According to Sky Sports, Ballack and Kahn discussed various issues in German football during an interview. Kahn believes that changing the German national team manager is a superficial solution and that Germany has failed to build a system like Spain's.

Ballack stated: "We all see it: he called up 44 players. Normally, you only have 20 to 23 players in a squad, but he called up around 20 more players. Those players should be the next generation. Honestly, they're not ready yet—and maybe they can't be ready right now. However, talent-wise, there are five or six players who make you think: he needs another year, but will he still be around in two years? If we look critically at these four matches, the answer is no. We have to be honest about that."

On leadership in the squad, Ballack said: "We have too few true leaders in the dressing room who can speak frankly with each other. The team needs self-reflection, a process that must start from within. We always talk about the coach. Of course, the coach can play a big role, especially negatively. But on the positive side, those last few percentage points also have to come from within the team: making decisions on the pitch, judging themselves. Players need to regain that freedom, and this applies to their development as well. We just talked about development: players shouldn't have everything dictated to them. This 'systematization' of football, over-providing everything, constantly optimizing. Maybe we need to step back a bit to develop real personalities."

Discussing Kimmich's role, Oliver Kahn said: "Jürgen Klopp also said something interesting about Kimmich: 'I'd also like to see what happens to this team without a leader like him.' From Kimmich's perspective, I personally didn't find that statement very positive. What does it mean? It means he wants to see if a certain personality might be holding the team back. And there is something to that. ... But things like that shouldn't be said publicly, because you're basically undermining a player."

On deeper issues in German football, Kahn stated: "I believe that in German football, we've failed to build a system like Spain's—a system we can rely on and that continuously produces new talent. Instead, we always look at the coach, the weakest link in the chain. We replace him, and then we think we've changed something. In reality, nothing changes. We let Julian Nagelsmann go and bring in Jürgen Klopp: new ideas again, a slightly different style of play. We bring in Flick, then send him away. Managerial changes bring no relief. Only by honestly examining what has happened in German football over the last 10 years, and why we no longer play a leading role, can we move forward.

"In my opinion, this isn't because there are no more talented players, or because we're not doing good development work. On the contrary: we've overdeveloped them. We've over-optimized players and completely forgotten that you can't do everything for young players. Otherwise, they won't develop personalities or take responsibility. But now we believe that by simply replacing the coach with someone who has a slightly different approach, we can be successful again. To me, that makes no sense at all. How can anyone believe that? I'm very skeptical."

When asked whether Ulreich's two appearances were justified, Kahn said: "That's difficult, because it all depends on the principle of performance. I don't think the national team is the place for anyone to find their rhythm. I think that approach is somewhat inappropriate. If someone really needs playing time, I'd rather give a chance to Jürgen Klopp's current number-one goalkeeper: Ter Stegen. In my opinion, that makes more sense."

When pressed on whether Ter Stegen is also the number-one goalkeeper, Kahn replied: "At least he's the most experienced, someone who has won titles and played at the highest level of football. He knows what it means to play in a Champions League final. For a goalkeeper, that experience is very important. However, Ter Stegen also hasn't always been 100% convincing in national team matches. There are always some matches where you feel he lacks a bit of that final security, and he makes one or two mistakes. This means he can't be 100% certain of his position right now. But that's the reality, and it's not always a bad thing. I know what coaches often say: 'You're my number-one goalkeeper now.' What does that mean? It doesn't really mean anything..."

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