Hamann also accused Nagelsmann of not doing enough to monitor players and opponents in person. He claimed the Germany coach “rarely watches games”, alleging he had not travelled to watch Yann Bisseck in Inter Milan or Kevin Schade at Brentford despite their performances at club level.
“Now, this is a guy who rarely watches games, rarely watches games,” Hamann added. “He’s never been once in Milan to watch Bisseck play, he should’ve taken (him) to the World Cup. He’s never been in Brentford in two-and-a-half years to watch Schade, who scored 10 goals (8) last season and 10 goals (11) the season before.
“In the Bundesliga, he might be watching one or two games a month. There’s Champions League games where Real Madrid played. We had the Africa Cup of Nations in January, where he could have watched Ivory Coast and some of the potential opponents, he didn’t go.
“The Club World Cup last season, where you play these venues, the weather conditions, the heat… (Portugal coach Roberto) Martinez is here, (England coach Thomas) Tuchel is here. (France coach Didier) Deschamps, who’s won everything, is in his mid-60s, is in America for three weeks. Who’s not there? Our man. This is where I’ve got no sympathy for him. I think the team and he got everything they deserved, and they’re going home tomorrow.”
