Considering the Olympic team was hastily assembled with little to no preparation, I wouldn't put much weight on their dismal performance. The Olympic football squad had the same issues five years ago, and the very fact that they made it all the way to the gold medal match vs Brazil was something of a miracle. Because the summer Olympic Games clash with the European leagues pre-season, and clubs are unwilling to lend their players during such a critical time, we are unlikely to ever see a proper German Olympic football squad.
also no such thing as Olympics squad for European countries OUTSIDE of Olympics ITSELF. U21 is NOT Olympics squad. Just look at Qualifiers for rest -Concacaf Olympics qualifying Championship aka U23 -Africa U23 Cup of Nations -AFC U23 Championship -CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament aka U23 rest of world have Olympics specific qualifying Tourneys that UEFA doesn't. These tourneys EXIST for sole reason for Olympics. U21 Euro is every 2 years and not every cycle is Olympics related. Also had 3 tourney this Summer between U21, Olympics and Euro.
DFB coach Stefan Kuntz is apparently seriously thinking about saying goodbye after the German footballers left the Olympics. “My body is giving clear signals that it is at the limit. I'm going away for maybe two weeks now, turn off the cell phone. Then I think about my future ", said the European champion from 1996 before the return flight to Germany of" Bild ".
would think assistant coach Antonio Di Salvo is one option another could be a U15-U20 coach and final option is outsider.
Olympics -Japan beats Australia on PKs after 0-0 -Spain beat Ivory 5-2 ET, was 2-2 in 90. Winning goal was PK. -Mexico beat Korea, 6-3 -Brazil beat Egypt 1-0 SF Spain vs Japan Brazil vs Mexico
SF -Brazil beats Mexico on PKs after 0-0 -Spain score 1-0 winner in 115th min vs Japan both went ET. 3rd Place Japan (host) vs Mexico Final Spain vs Brazil (2 consecutive finals) a Euro team hasn't won Olympics since 1992.....Spain, lulz.