Joachim Loew has slammed Germany fans who booed Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan during a 2-1 World Cup warm-up victory over Saudi Arabia.
The Germans broke a five-match winless streak as striker Timo Werner scored and Omar Hawsawi netted an own goal before Taisir Al-Jassim banged home a saved penalty attempt for Saudi Arabia on 85 minutes.
However, head coach Loew was unhappy with the boos and jeers from German fans when Gundogan came on for the final 30 minutes in Leverkusen.
"The fact that a national player is booed like that helps nobody," Loew told broadcaster ARD.
"What should Ilkay do now?
"The topic has to be ticked off."
"You can ask the questions, but you just have to accept when someone says, 'I'm not talking about that anymore'."
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"Next week, we'll have more power."
"We have a refreshing, young team and hope to bring the qualities needed to make the tournament a success."