Ex-captain Lahm hits out at man-marking return, warns Germany

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2026-04-07

Dusseldorf (dpa) - Former national team captain Philipp Lahm hasd voiced concern about the future of German football as he criticised a return of man-marking which he named inferior to the Spanish approach. Lahm said in a column for weekly Die Zeit and British paper The Guardian that even Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are caught up in this "retro-tactical approach." "I'm surprised that so many defenders in the Bundesliga are now once again s......

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