Football test against the Netherlands
Why Nagelsmann doses the euphoria around his team
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Germany against Oranje – Nagelsmann and Andrich provide information about the status of the preparations
The rivalry between Germans and Dutch has shaped football generations. The special atmosphere will be felt again at the European Championship test match in Frankfurt. Now national coaches Julian Nagelsmann and Robert Andrich informed about the preparations for the game at a press conference.
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Before the game against the Netherlands, a lot of things revolve around the new jersey of the German national team. Julian Nagelsmann comments with a wink. The national coach also has clear demands on his team. And to Leroy Sané.
On Monday afternoon, the national coach let his team train for the last time on this international trip. In the sunshine, Julian Nagelsmann’s selection practiced again on the campus of the German Football Association (DFB) in Frankfurt/Main for the game against the Netherlands on Tuesday (8.45 p.m., RTL). “It’s a big game. Many players know each other from their clubs. We are trying to be the better team,” said Nagelsmann, referring to the history of the encounter between the major football nations. “A certain rivalry is not that bad in football,” emphasized midfielder Robert Andrich, who, like the national coach, spoke at a press conference at the association’s headquarters.
Nagelsmann announced that he would field the same starting eleven as in the 2-0 win against France. “It’s about continuing on the path we’re on. Football is always about confirming things,” he said. Since the victory, the mood around the team has improved a lot and people are talking and reporting about their chances at the European Championships in Germany (June 14th to July 14th) in a completely different way.
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“I don’t want to get infected by the hysteria, but I don’t want to curb the euphoria either,” said the 36-year-old trainer. He understands the extremes and the media. But he himself is not allowed to think in these extremes. “You click on it more when it’s extreme. Stupidly,” he said. “But as a participant you shouldn’t think like that. Our job is to make sure that it is written the way we want it to be.” He doesn’t want to be an admonisher, his team knows how to classify everything.
Against the Netherlands in pink-purple
For him it’s about the way the team performs. “That the team believes in itself and the path,” emphasized Nagelsmann. “The advantage of the hysteria is that you notice the push from the population more.” And the motto for Tuesday was: “Just keep going!” Winning feels much better than losing. The desire and greed were much more noticeable against France. The “talent-free things,” as Nagelsmann said. The willingness to counter-press, for example.
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The six-man duo Toni Kroos and Andrich in particular worked very well. Against the Netherlands, the German selection will play for the first time in the new away jerseys that have been much discussed recently, in the colors pink and purple. The Netherlands plays in orange. “It will be colorful,” said Nagelsmann with a wink. And Andrich said: “What is said about the jersey is not important. But we’re trying to bring a good feeling into it.” One game isn’t enough. The team wants to do it again on Tuesday evening like it did against France.
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Nagelsmann also spoke about Leroy Sané. Felix Kroos, Toni’s brother, said last weekend in “BILD Sport” on WELT TV about Sané with a view to the national team and the European Championship: “For me that’s a case: either starting eleven or not in the squad. I don’t think you can use him on the bench.”
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Nagelsmann said Monday in response to a question about this statement: “If you see the current group, it works very well on an interpersonal level. But Leroy is also a great guy. We have a very good relationship. A three-game suspension is of course a burden, he misses a lot of moments.” The coach continued: “But we also have role discussions about how a player copes in a certain role. Again: He has a very good character, but he will also have to fit in like everyone else. He has qualities that we cannot and do not want to do without.”