One underrated strength that Germany has always had is great management at their disposal. The following table shows the winning percentages of their managers:

TOTAL
Manager	Start	End	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF:GA	Pct	Success
Otto Nerz	1923	1936	70	42	10	18		67.1%
Sepp Herberger	1936	07.06.1964	162	92	26	44		64.8%	World Champion 1954
Helmut Schön	04.11.1964	21.06.1978	139	87	30	22		73.4%	World Champion 1974, 2nd 1966, 3rd 1970 Euro Champion 1972, 2nd 1976
Jupp Derwall	11.10.1978	20.06.1984	67	45	11	11	144:60	75.4%	World 2nd 1982, 1986, Euro Champion 1980
Franz Beckenbauer	12.09.1984	08.07.1990	66	36	17	13	112:65	67.4%	World Champion 1990
Berti Vogts	29.08.1990	04.07.1998	102	67	23	12	203:74	77.0%	Euro Champion 1996
Erich Ribbeck	02.09.1998	20.06.2000	24	10	6	8	42:33	54.2%
Rudi Völler	16.08.2000	23.06.2004	53	29	11	13	110:54	65.1%	World Runnerup 2002
Jürgen Klinsmann	18.08.2004	(present)	16	9	5	2	41 : 24	72.0%