At least one German had a good World Cup. Jurgen Klopp bought a Stetson and walked down a Texas street in the manner of a cowboy, with Thomas Muller. He celebrated his 59th birthday, serenaded by, among others, Thomas Muller. He started a bromance with Thomas Muller. And he has got a new job, seemingly without Thomas Muller.
Admittedly, it was not all positive. Klopp had to apologise to Julian Nagelsmann for saying the younger man was the Germany manager “for now”, the phrase sounding worse when uttered by his likeliest replacement. Although the inference was correct and now Nagelsmann isn’t Germany manager any more. Even the wunderkind of German coaching, who greeted an exit to Paraguay with a delusional statement of his determination to continue, may have recognised a reality. He was pursued around the United States by his successor in waiting.
