‘Time to take Jerome Boateng back:’ Mesut Ozil takes thinly veiled dig at Germany boss Joachim Low after 6-0 Nations League humiliation in Spain
Mesut Ozil has wasted no time reacting to Germany‘s shock 6-0 defeat by Spain after taking to Twitter to take a thinly veiled swipe at manager Joachim Low.
Germany suffered their worst defeat since 1931 when they were hammered in Seville, ensuring that the home side progressed to the Nations League finals next year at their expense.
Ozil’s international career was ended after the 2018 World Cup when Germany crashed out of the group stage.
Having felt he was made a scapegoat, the Arsenal midfielder announced his retirement from international football shortly after the tournament having felt he had no support from German officials.
Germany were humiliated in the Nations League after a 6-0 defeat by Spain in Seville
Germany boss Joachim Low (left) on with assistant coach Marcus Sorg during the defeat
Fellow compatriots Jerome Boateng and Thomas Muller have also seen their international careers cut short by Joachim Low inside the two years since as he looks to rebuild a new team in his 14th year in charge,
But after Germany put in a woeful performance in Spain on Tuesday night, Ozil suggested a possible recall for one of his former team-mates to help patch up a leaky defence.
Posting just minutes after the full-time whistle, he said: ‘Time to take Jerome Boateng back,’ tagging the Bayern Munich centre-back into his post.
Former Germany international Mesut Ozil took to Twitter to post his reaction after full-time
Ozil along with Jerome Boateng have both saw their international careers end under a cloud
Germany only needed a draw against Spain to ensure a place in the final four of the Nations League which gets underway next October.
But they looked dead and buried before half-time as they were torn apart by Spain who opened the scoring with an Alvaro Morata header, before Manchester City pair Ferran Torres and Rodri struck before the break.
Torres added two more goals in the second half to complete his hat-trick, with Mikel Oyarzabal rounding up the scoring a minute from time.
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