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BERLIN, Oct. 14-- German national team coach Joachim Loew was clearly in a bad mood after a devastating 3-0 defeat in the newly formed Nations League. The 58-year-old took a few minutes off from smoking a cigarette behind the team's bus before trying to explain what has hit German football like a shock. The 2017 world champion coach has reached a new low point after 12 years in charge. A defeat in Paris against the reigning world champion France this Tuesday evening followed by a likely demotion to League B meaybe means the end is drawing near for Germany's national coach. Until now, Loew relied on the support of several of his world champions such as Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, and Thomas Mueller (all of Bayern Munich). But Germany's cornerstones currently can't deliver what Loew and German football desperately need to manage a successful restart after last summer's bitter disappointment when the team suffered from an early group exit at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Having to face France, only one possible solution seems left: Loew has to initiate a fundamental change and step over what can be seen as an emotional shadow. But the era of Germany's golden generation seems to have come to an end. There still is time left to press the rescue button while fans have lost faith in their team and Loew's credit appears to be entirely spent. Leading German media demand from Loew to risk a new start with new faces. Otherwise, they assume, Loew's time will run out soon. "I know we have to face this discussion now. But it is not my job to think about the public's opinion but to care about the team," Loew commented. | 
