National coachJulian Nagelsmann is optimistic after the 2-3 defeat against Turkey. “We can now start again to paint everything black and see everything as bad. We can do that, but we won’t get any further as a football nation,” he said. The 36-year-old also wants to continue his unconventional course in the European Championship test match on Tuesday against Austria. “I’m far from seeing everything negatively,” he said.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf has also criticized negative attitudes surrounding the national football team. “We often find ourselves in a toxic situation, badmouthing everything, and that wasn’t it,” Neuendorf told the TV station Bild. “In this situation it is now important to find what we can build on.” Starting a coaching debate would be completely wrong.
“The tactics are secondary”
Nagelsmann had surprised by positioning striker Havertz on the left side of defense. The national coach said in an ARD interview that he wanted to bring as many world-class players onto the pitch as possible and not take positions into account.
The tactics were not the cause of the failed Turkey test, said Nagelsmann. The players lacked emotions. “The tactics are secondary, it’s always the emotions first. If you’re at 100 percent, you can be significantly worse tactically. If the emotions aren’t the same, you have to be tactically brilliant in order to still make the game positive.” said Nagelsmann.
“We don’t want to overanalyze it. We won’t let ourselves get down now, that’s our job, that we carry on,” said Thomas Müller, who was not used against Turkey. “We are still in the phase in which we need a sense of success,” said goal scorer Niclas Füllkrug.
National coachJulian Nagelsmann is optimistic after the 2-3 defeat against Turkey. “We can now start again to paint everything black and see everything as bad. We can do that, but we won’t get any further as a football nation,” he said. The 36-year-old also wants to continue his unconventional course in the European Championship test match on Tuesday against Austria. “I’m far from seeing everything negatively,” he said.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf has also criticized negative attitudes surrounding the national football team. “We often find ourselves in a toxic situation, badmouthing everything, and that wasn’t it,” Neuendorf told the TV station Bild. “In this situation it is now important to find what we can build on.” Starting a coaching debate would be completely wrong.
