Joachim Low will not lose Germany job despite 6-0 Nations League humbling by Spain

Germany boss not facing the axe despite having no explanation for what went wrong in their heaviest defeat in 89 years

Joachim Low is under pressure following a downturn in Germany’s results this year (Reuters)

Germany coach Joachim Low is not in danger of losing his job after they were thrashed 6-0 by Spain in their final Nations League group match on Tuesday, national team director Oliver Bierhoff has said.

Germany suffered their worst defeat in a competitive game as Spain ran riot and a shell-shocked Low was at a loss to explain his side's capitulation in Seville which prevented their qualification for the Nations League semi-finals.

Germany have hit a rough patch this year, winning only three of their last eight matches, but Bierhoff said Low would remain in charge at least until the Euros next year.

When asked if Low would remain the coach until next year's Euros, Bierhoff told ARD TV: "Absolutely, yes. This game changes nothing. We still trust Joachim Low, no doubt about that.

"With the national team, you have to think and analyse from tournament to tournament. We want to achieve the maximum at next year's Euros."

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Low was at a loss to explain how Germany had slumped to their heaviest defeat in 89 years.

"I really don't know what happened to the team," Low said. "We had hardly any chances and we didn't win a single individual battle out on the pitch.

“In the second half we tried to press them high up the pitch to score and get back into the game but Spain played far better than us, they were much faster and played with more precision.”

Manchester City’s Ferran Torres netted a hat-trick to lead the rout, with former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata opening the scoring early in the first half. Torres’s club teammate Rodri also scored before the break to give Luis Enrique’s side a 3-0 halt-time lead, with Mikel Oyazabal rounding off the scoring in the closing minutes.

The Euros were originally scheduled for June-July this year but the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick in Spain’s 6-0 victory over Germany (AFP via Getty)

Germany needed only a draw to progress to the Nations League semi-finals but the result ensured Spain advanced as the top ranked team in the group.

Reuters