Germany coach Hansi Flick has challenged his team to hit England where it hurts - in front of the Wembley fans.
Flick insisted the blame was on him after his 13-match unbeaten run at the start of his reign was ended by Hungary on Friday night. Jonas Hofmann, who was substituted at half-time after Flick’s experiment of using the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder as an attacking right-back backfired badly, described the performance as really s***y.
But Flick believes the setback can be used as a springboard to add to Gareth Southgate’s woes - and send Germany to the World Cup on a high. Flick, who won nine and drew four of his first 13 matches as coach, said: “The team just got a wake-up call.
