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Austria celebrates – “Well, dear Germans, you wouldn’t have believed that”
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After red against Sané – Nagelsmann misses “scumbag mentality”
The German national team loses against Austria. To make matters worse, Leroy Sané receives a dismissal after an assault. Julian Nagelsmann has an explanation for his player’s freak out.
The international press is harsh on the German national team after the embarrassing 2-0 loss in Austria. In places you can read about “humiliation”. There is a celebration on the Austrian side. The big neighbor was “very small”.
The reactions to the German national soccer team’s embarrassing defeat against Austria are devastating. After the 0:2 (0:1) in Vienna on Tuesday evening, international media harshly criticized national coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team. In places you can read about “humiliation”. In the victorious neighboring country, however, the mood in the comment columns of the newspapers is exuberant.
The press: “The European Championship can come – for Austria, not for Germany. The nervous Nagelsmann gesticulated wildly in the coaching area, while Ralf Rangnick watched the action on the pitch contentedly and calmly. It was somehow a topsy-turvy world of football.”
“oe24” made a historical comparison: “Our new Córdoba”
Source: oe24
ORF: “Highly deserved prestige victory – ÖFB team makes Germany look old. Austria defeated Germany for the second time in a row, and for the first time since the 1930s, when the ‘miracle team’ was still on the rise. Germany was a shadow of its former self. It could have been worse, but Austria left it at 2-0.”
Delivery man: “After work in the Vienna Prater. The euphoria surrounding the team reached a peak on Tuesday evening because they not only beat Germany 2-0 in the final test, but also controlled it and absolutely deserved to emerge as winners of this prestigious duel.”
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oe24.at: “Our new Córdoba in Happel! I’m getting crazy. In the 41st prestigious duel, our national team beat Germany ice cold and ended the international year with an incredible 2-0 victory. Vienna is shaking: what a crowning end to the year!”
Krone: “Epic! Rangnick’s ÖFB heroes humiliate Germany. A dream: such a day, as beautiful as today. More committed, more motivated, better at football. The football heart liked that. Well, dear Germans, you wouldn’t have believed that. But we were better – in all respects!”
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Standard: “Strong ÖFB team humiliates Germany. To speak of a sensation would be almost an insult to David Alaba and colleagues. Because the 2-0 win against four-time world champions Germany was well deserved and was achieved with a remarkable, even magnificent, naturalness. The big neighbor was very small. Sané goes crazy in a friendly.”
Sun (England): “Roy Rage! Furious Leroy Sané receives first red card of his career after vicious shove as forgotten Premier League hothead, (Marko Arnautovic; Anm. d. Red.) jumps up from the bench and intervenes.”
AS (Spanish): “Germany is a drama. The European Championship hosts go into the break with their second defeat in two games against Austria. Sané was sent off after assaulting Mwene.”
That was the headline in the Austrian “Kronen Zeitung” on Wednesday
Source: Kronen Zeitung
Brand (Spanien): “Leroy Sané loses his temper in a friendly match: ugly push and sending off.”
De Telegraaf (Netherlands): “Malaise continues in Germany with painful defeat against Austria.”
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