BERLIN, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Most German fans could not imagine their national team without Joachim Loew. Now in charge of the side for the last ten years, it would come as a big surprise if the 56-year old German head-coach were to turn down a new contract with the "Deutscher Fussball Bund" (DFB - German Football Association) but there is still a slight chance he might.
The 2014 World Cup winning coach's present contract runs out after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. But right now, two years in advance of the World Cup and Germany's clean 3-0 victory (goals by Thomas Mueller 2, Toni Kroos,) in their World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic in Hamburg this Saturday evening, Loew finds himself under fire.
Criticism has erupted as the German team has been wasting too many chances. Loew is accused of lacking bottle when it comes to calling up new faces to his team and with it the vital renewal process. Additionally, the German national team and the country's association fear they will lose ground in the battle with the top league clubs.
For Loew, the game against the Czech Republic was his 140th as Germany's head-coach. The 56-year old is now the new record holder as the 2014 World Cup winner (2006 - 2016) has overtaken the former German head-coach Helmut Schoen (139 games/1964 - 1978/World Cup, winners in 1974) who is followed by Berti Vogts (102 games/1990 - 1998/European Championship winners in 1996).
DFB President Reinhard Grindel (55) is eager to extent Loew's contract. While Loew is expressing a possible interest in taking over a club team abroad one day, he at the same time said that he and the association will soon start talks about a new contract. "Generally I have no problem to go into a tournament like a World Cup with a contract that is due to expire."
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