Mertesacker says Germany need 'very quick' return to success

Joachim Löw remains in charge of 'Die Mannschaft' despite defeats to both South Korea and Mexico at the World Cup, in which they failed to progress past the opening round for the first time since 1938. 

Speaking to the 'BBC' before Germany's Nations League defeat to the Netherlands, Mertesacker remarked: "We can start to think about what we have done wrong and where our reputation has gone to a very negative energy.

"Very quickly you need to be successful. They have changed a few players and a few staff were removed, but in terms of the big figures, they have stayed in their jobs."

"We always found a way to cope with adversity. We were reliable with producing when it counted. This time it was a strange feeling to see them struggle."

Germany next face France in the Nations League on Tuesday, in need of a morale-boosting win.