About two months earlier than the Olympic Games, Horst Hrubesch ignited a battle for the highest spot amongst German ladies’s soccer gamers. “I’m not supplying you with presents anyway. I’m going to depart this query open as a result of I’ve three top-level goalkeepers,” stated the interim coach at a press convention earlier than the European Championship qualifiers: “Tomorrow one is injured, after which one other, so why ought to I decide to that?”
So far, Merle Frohms (VfL Wolfsburg/50 caps) has been thought-about the seed and Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC/9) is taken into account the primary alternative. Both have been lately utilized in qualifying victories in Austria (3:2/Frohms) and Iceland (3:1/Berger).
Stina Johannes (Eintracht Frankfurt) must also get his first probability towards Poland on May 31 in Rostock (8:30 pm) and June 4 in Gdynia (6:00 pm). On this foundation, Hrubesch then wished to determine, “who ought to I am going with to the Olympics later. I can solely take two with me, one on the telephone,” defined the 73-year-old: “I’m completely satisfied. and I’m completely satisfied that I’ve three top-level goalkeepers.
Sara Däbritz (Olympique Lyon), nevertheless, is unlikely to get better after her ankle surgical procedure in April. “I believe it is going to be very troublesome,” stated Hrubesch in regards to the midfielder in the mean time, the main focus is on discovering the 2016 Olympic champion: “I doubt he will likely be 100%, that’s absurd.”
Full health is a precedence for the match in France (July 25 to August 11), particularly as solely 18-man squads are being drafted. “It annoys me due to the issue, we play each third day, it may be greater than 30 levels. That’s a troublesome quantity,” criticized Hrubesch, who now not critically expects to extend.
In the hunt for medals, the DFB staff will face Australia (July 25), USA (July 28) and Zambia (July 31) in a troublesome Group B.