Jürgen Klopp takes responsibility after 0‑1 defeat to Germany

On Monday 28 September 2026, Jürgen Klopp was on the sidelines of the Allianz Arena when Germany surprisingly lost 0‑1 to Greece. After a 1‑1 draw against the Netherlands, the new national team coach received the first rebuke of his tenure and took 100 % responsibility.

Responsibility and analysis

Klopp later offered no excuses, but made it clear that the defeat is part of the process. “That’s also part of the process,” he said after the match. He emphasized that the team had almost 80 % possession before the break, but could create few chances.

In the second half the Greeks became more brutal and Dimitris Kourbelis scored the only goal in the 74th minute. It was Germany’s first defeat to Greece in history, and coincided with Klopp’s first match in front of a home crowd.

Future approach and team reaction

Klopp has set himself a complex puzzle by calling up 44 different players in his first weeks, divided into various groups. He wants to gather as much information as possible through testing and new faces to develop the automatism. “Football also needs training; you need automatism,” he explained.

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For Klopp there is no alternative to his approach. “For me there really was no alternative,” he said, warning that taking the same squad as at the World Cup would be “bad news.” He praised the first quarter after the break, in which, according to him, the automatism was present.

Defender Jonathan Tah shared the optimistic tone of the dressing room. “We are disappointed and angry when we lose, but the most important thing is that we stay together,” he said. He added that the euphoria around the new coach does not fade because of this.

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Despite the disappointment, Klopp still feels that his first week was great; he sees the defeat as a learning point within a longer process. The German team continues to hope for improvement while the supporters keep backing the new coach.