According to Sky Sports, Ballack and Kahn discussed several issues related to German football in an interview. Kahn believes that changing Germany's national team coach is a superficial solution and cannot establish 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 your squad, but he added around 20 more. These players are supposed to be the next generation. To be honest, they're not ready – and perhaps they can't be ready right now. However, talent-wise, there really are five or six players who make you think: he needs another year, but will he even be there in two years' time? If we look seriously at these four matches, the answer is not positive. We have to be honest enough."

On core leaders, Ballack said: "We have far too few real leaders in the dressing room who can speak openly with each other. The team needs self-regulation, a process that must come from within the squad. We always talk about the coach. Of course, the coach can play a major role, especially negatively. But on the positive side, those final percentages also have to come from within the team: making decisions on the pitch, self-assessment. Players need to reclaim that freedom, and this applies to the youth as well. We just talked about development: players shouldn't be controlled by everything. The 'systematization' of football, the over-provision of everything, this constant optimization. Perhaps we should take a small step back to nurture real personalities."

Discussing Kimmich's role, Oliver Kahn said: "Klopp also made an interesting comment about Kimmich: 'I'd also like to see what happens to this team without a leader.' From Kimmich's perspective, I personally don't find that statement particularly positive. Because what does that mean? It means he wants to see whether one individual can drag a team down. And that really does happen. ... Such things shouldn't be said publicly, because you're somehow devaluing the player."

On deeper issues in German football, Kahn said: "I believe that in German football, we haven't been able to establish a system like Spain's, a system we can trust and that continuously produces fresh talent. Instead, we're always looking for the weak link – the coach. We replace him, and we think we've changed something. In reality, nothing has changed. We let Julian Nagelsmann go and brought Klopp in: new concepts, slightly different playing styles. We brought Flick back, and then we let him go again. Changing coaches won't bring salvation. Only by honestly acknowledging what has happened in German football over the past 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 talented players left, nor because we haven't developed them well. The opposite is true: we've overdeveloped them. We've over-optimized players, but completely forgotten that you can't do everything for young people. Otherwise, they won't develop personality or take responsibility. Now we think that simply bringing in a new coach with a slightly different approach will make us successful again. To me, that's completely illogical. How can anyone believe that? I'm very skeptical."

On whether Urbich's two appearances made sense, Kahn said: "That's difficult, because everything depends on performance principle. I don't think the national team is the place for anyone to find their form. I think that approach was somewhat misguided. If someone really needs playing time, I'd rather give the opportunity to Klopp's current number one goalkeeper: Ter Stegen. I think that makes more sense."

When asked whether Ter Stegen is 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, this experience is crucial. However, Ter Stegen isn't always 100% convincing in national team matches. There are always some matches where you feel he lacks that final bit of security, and he'll make one or two mistakes. That means he's also not 100% certain about his position right now. But that's reality, and it's not necessarily a bad thing. I know what coaches usually say: 'You're my number one goalkeeper now.' What does that mean? It really doesn't mean anything at all...'"

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