Löw: Germany moving in positive direction under Klopp

Joachim Löw believes Jürgen Klopp is moving Germany in a "positive direction", though he warned that there will be setbacks for the team.

Klopp replaced Julian Nagelsmann as Germany's head coach following their World Cup last-32 exit at the hands of Paraguay on penalties.

He has overseen five Nations League games so far, with the team still in with a chance of reaching the quarter-finals, though their fate is going down to a final-day clash with the Netherlands in Group A2.

Klopp has won two of his five games so far, drawing two and losing one, and Germany are unbeaten in their last three outings following a 3-1 win over nine-man Serbia last time out.

Löw, who led Germany to World Cup glory in 2014, has so far been impressed by what he has seen from Klopp's start.

"You get the feeling that things are heading in a positive direction. It was absolutely right to invite a lot of players to the first camp to get an impression," Löw said on Bild Live on Sunday.

"He is doing a very, very good job, he gives the players a lot of confidence."

Klopp has already faced bumps along the way, failing to win either of his first two matches, including a shock 1-0 loss to Greece.

But in recent years, Germany have struggled to go toe-to-toe with the best; at World Cups, they have fallen at the group stage twice since their 2014 triumph, while this year's exit came at the first hurdle of the knockout stages.

But Löw warned that "his name alone does not always guarantee success", though he added that "you can already feel that the players are following his idea".

"The results are not all that decisive at first. It is about a team now being able to play together for six months or a year," Löw said.

"He can take people with him. There will be a few setbacks. But I think we will get back to the point where we are really competitive."

Germany face the Netherlands in Berlin on Monday in their final Nations League group game, knowing they must win to keep their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals alive.