Though Germany is improving match by match, Kahn has a problem: why was he replacd by Lehmann?

Kahn told German magazine Der Spiegel he would never accept Klinsmann’s decision to replace him with Arsenal’s Jens Lehmann as the country’s number one keeper, and said sitting on the bench during the FIFA World Cup was “not pleasant”.

I do not think this kind of attitude is something needed right now in the team. Kahn had his years, he is obvioulsy a great player, but he should share his problems with the coach, not with the press.

“I’m sorry, but do you the replace the one who’s been the number one for years when he’s playing consistently because another keeper is supposed to be a ‘tick’ better? That’s no justification for me,” he said.

“I’ve been playing right at the top level for the past two years, I’ve done well in my Champions league games, won the German league and German Cup twice, and have immense tournament experience,” Kahn told the magazine.

“There was actually no reason to change the number one.”

Source: WCoffsite