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After the game, he spoke clearly: national coach Joachim Löw
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Again the national team gambled away a victory that was believed to be certain. She even took the lead three times against Turkey. National coach Joachim Löw is particularly annoyed by a weakness.
An late Wednesday evening, Joachim Löw sat on the podium in the press room of the Cologne stadium. After the 3: 3 (1: 0) against Turkey in Cologne, the national soccer coach took a deep breath, then said: “The result pisses us off.” He could see how dissatisfied he was with the outcome of the game .
His players were self-critical. Florian Neuhaus from Borussia Mönchengladbach, who scored a goal on his debut for Germany, said: “We took the lead three times and still didn’t manage to score a win. We definitely have to work on it. “
300 spectators were admitted to the game, the few fans in the stands had brought Germany flags, but in the large stadium the atmosphere was more like a training session. And some professionals played who hardly get a chance in their clubs, such as Nico Schulz, Julian Brandt and Antonio Rüdiger.
Löw had made it clear before the game that he has not been satisfied with the way his team plays when they are ahead for a long time. “A pattern can be seen in our company, starting in 2018. We have given a tour several times and deprived us of the wages for our work,” said the 60-year-old. More control of the game – that was what he wanted from his selection.
Against Turkey she was absent in many phases of the game. After the 1-0 from Julian Draxler (45th + 1), the German selection did not defend consistently enough, Ozan Tufan scored the 1-1 (49th). Schulz played the bad pass before conceding a goal, and was replaced by the national coach twenty minutes before the final whistle.
In the middle of the second half, after Neuhaus’s 2-1 win (58th), Löw brought Jonas Hofmann, the second debutant of this international trip, into the game. The team combined better now. Efecan Karaca’s 2: 2 fell after a duel by Neuhaus, which the referee did not consider a foul to the Germans’ displeasure. In the final phase, Mahmoud Dahoud also made his debut.
“Games like this are there to see which players can strengthen our starting XI in the future,” said Löw. “You can draw attention to yourself.” Luca Waldschmidt (81st) scored the 3-2. But again, Löw’s team did not take the lead over time – Kenan Karaman equalized in stoppage time.
“As we did against Spain, we got the equalizer at the last minute. It’s not just something that affects this team, ”said the angry Löw about the Turkey squad, in which the players from FC Bayern and RB Leipzig were missing. “We will address that. We need to address a few points. Our goals were played out nicely, we had light and shade in the game, ”said Löw.
Why is it that the team repeatedly loses victory? “You can’t accept fatigue, that’s not an excuse or an explanation. That would be too easy, ”he emphasized. And listed the weak points of the team: loss of game control, simple ball losses, missing allocation in the sixteen-meter space, lack of concentration. “It’s a matter of mentality. We do a lot of things well, but we have to reward ourselves, ”said Löw.
“It is important to make the next games victorious”
The national team will travel to Kiev on Friday, where they will play against Ukraine in the Nations League on Saturday evening. Löw will decide on Thursday which players will travel and which will stay in Germany until the game on Tuesday in Cologne against Switzerland. “We will travel to Ukraine with 20 or 21 field players,” said Löw.
The striker Timo Werner, who has just switched to Chelsea, has largely survived his infection and joined the team on Wednesday evening.
Ukraine is classified as a corona risk area. “We adhere to the requirements and monitor the strictest. The players wear masks in the hotel and we do many meetings in small groups, ”said Löw. “We’re doing our best and want to play the game there. It is important to make the next games victorious. “
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