'Bottom marks for Loew'

The German press turned on Joachim Loew after the hammering by the Netherlands left the future of Germany's head coach in doubt with world champions France looming on Tuesday.

"Not at the moment," Loew replied in the post match press conference when asked if he can still decide his future following Saturday's 3-0 drubbing -- Germany's heaviest defeat to the Dutch.

Dutch captain Virgil Van Dijk gave the hosts a first-half lead before late goals by Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum capped a golden night for the Oranje in Amsterdam.

"That was a brutal and disappointing defeat, especially as we had the game under control in the first 30 minutes," said Loew, whose contract runs until 2022. "At the moment, you can feel that we do not have the self-confidence we used to have."

It could have been 4-0 as Depay also hit the crossbar in the dying stages as the German defence collapsed in the last 10 minutes.

If Loew's side loses to world champions France in Paris on Tuesday, it will mean a record sixth defeat for Germany in a calender year.

After the World Cup debacle, when Germany crashed out after finishing bottom of their group, Loew again finds his team last in their Nations League pool. The Germans must win their last two games, against the French on Tuesday and Dutch in Gelsenkirchen on November 19, or risk relegation.

Germany's main newspapers were brutal with the head coach.

"Bottom marks for Loew! Irritation after questions over his future as a national coach," said Germany's top-selling daily Bild.

Football magazine Kicker pointed out that despite Loew's promises of a fresh start, little has changed. "New start? Loew's team are continuing the World Cup story.

Germany's other top papers were equally damning.  "A scary evening," said Munich-based Sueddeutsche Zeitung. For a proud football nation, top newspaper Welt pointed out an uncomfortable truth, "3-0 defeat to the Netherlands - Germany is just a mediocre European nation".

Germany defenders react during the match against Netherlands. It the first time the Dutch have beaten Germany for 16 years. Photo: AFP