Lahm: Neuer is still a very good goalkeeper, he needs to decide whether he is willing to return to the national team

On the occasion of being inducted into the German Sports "Hall of Fame", Lahm accepted an interview with SPORT1. He talked about the current focus of the national team coach Nagelsmann and his evaluation of his friend Neuer.

The German national team won the World Cup ticket by finishing first in the group. How do you evaluate this ups and downs in the qualifying campaign?

"Of course, the whole process had its ups and downs. But the most important thing is that we successfully qualified and ranked first in the group. This means that we do not need to participate in the play-offs or playoffs, which is very important. However, in such a game, the team's performance must be more stable. Maintaining stable performance and not falling below a certain level is also an ability. At present, the team's performance is still somewhat volatile, but we still have time to improve. "

You won the World Cup with Neuer, and now he is in the spotlight again because there is speculation about him. May return to the national team, what do you think of his situation

"This is his decision, he has announced his retirement from the national team, so first he needs to decide whether he is willing to return. Then the national team coach also needs to make a decision: whether to call him up, or whether there are other good goalkeepers available. We don't know yet about Ter Stegen: can he Will he return to form? So there is still enough time to decide."

How do you evaluate his recent performance

"I think he is still a very good goalkeeper, although sometimes we can see that he is no longer 25 years old, but overall, he still performs well."