EMRE CAN reckons Germany can be the cream of the crop after recruiting an official hairdresser to their squad. One of the criticisms of the World Cup campaign in 2022 was that the players brought in their own barber during their short stay in Qatar and he was available on demand at their luxury resort in the north of the desert country. It led to claims that they were more concerned with their fringes than football after Germany crashed out in the group stage.
The German FA have now appointed a team crimper but he is only allowed to cut the players’ hair on Saturdays so that the tournament comes first. Former Liverpool star Can was drafted into the squad late last week after illness struck Aleksandar Pavlovic. The midfielder said: “I had a haircut on Saturday.
I didn’t get the chance on Thursday because everything was so quick. “But I have to admit I never understood the discussion in the case of men’s haircuts. It doesn’t look good if you don’t have a regular haircut so I have to go every week.
” Can, 30, was at home last Thursday having breakfast with his wife when Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann handed him the emergency call up via a phone call. GERMANY’S reputation as tournament football’s greatest nation has taken a battering in recent years. The hosts haven't won a knockout game in eight years and the pressure is on for them to get it right in front of their home crowd.
MANAGER: Julian Nagelsmann Bright, young and a bit of a maverick. The ex-Bayern Mun.
