Former Germany international Oliver Bierhoff says that he cannot understand UEFA president Michel Platini's threat to ban Franck Ribery from club football.
In early September, Platini warned Bayern Munich winger Ribery that he could face a ban if he refuses to come out of international retirement.
The former France international announced his career with France had come to an end in August after he missed out on the World Cup through injury.
Former France captain Platini refused to accept the decision, citing FIFA rules, which state that a player cannot refuse a summons to international duty.
But the case has since been settled, after Ribery said that he discussed the situation with France coach Didier Deschamps, who will no longer call up the 31-year-old.
When asked whether a similar case could occur in Germany, Bierhoff, part of the national team's backroom set-up, told Bild that he cannot envisage it.
"We will force no one. We accept decisions made by players," Bierhoff said.
Following the 2014 World Cup triumph, long-serving members Miroslav Klose, Per Mertesacker, and Philipp Lahm all retired from the Germany team.
While the former cited age reasons, the latter pair are just 30 and could have continued until the 2016 European Championships in France, but instead said that their focus is now on club football.
"I don't understand Platini's statement. I can't comprehend it. At the DFB we only want players, who really want to represent Germany," he said.
Those representing Germany will continue their qualification campaign for the 2016 European Championships next week, with matches against Poland and Ireland coming up.
But Bierhoff has already looked ahead to the tournament in France, where Germany want to win their first continental title since 1996.
"This has to be our claim, even though it's not a matter of course," Bierhoff told the paper.
"We will be monitored even more closely and we will be chased. The claims grow bigger. And the competition at a European Championship will not lessen."