Toni Kroos, who came out of his international retirement to play the Euro with Germany, is “proud” of the performance of the Mannschaft, winner of the Netherlands this Tuesday evening (2-1).
“A few months ago, after the 1-0, we would certainly have collapsed, but that didn’t happen”underlined Toni Kroos, winner Tuesday evening with Germany of the Netherlands 2 to 1 after being led 1-0 from the 4th minute.
“I am proud of the team, which is coming out of a very, very complicated period. Today, we took the momentum with us, even if we didn’t start the meeting well. But this situation is always a great test. In a high-stakes match, we don’t need it. But it shows that despite everything the team has gained confidence from the last match (2-0 against France)”explained Toni Kroos on the microphone of the broadcaster RTL, after the meeting.
Trailing from the 4th minute 1 to 0 on a volley from Joey Veerman after an error by Maximilian Mittelstädt, the Germans turned the match around through Mittelstädt (11th) and Niclas Füllkrug in the last five minutes.
“It was a bit of our credo this evening, to try to get a second consecutive success. It feels really good. It’s a very good match to analyze for us in view of the Euro”underlined coach Julian Nagelsmann.
“In the last quarter of an hour, we were clearly better, we put more pressure, we had two or three big chances on a disastrous pitch. The last ten days have been great for the team. Ilkay (Gündogan, the captain, Editor’s note) said in the locker room that it was a pleasure, with a great state of mind.added Nagelsmann.
»The good news is that we had two good friendly matches. The bad news is that it doesn’t give us any points for the tournament. We found what we didn’t have in the last few weeks, confidence in our actions, and I hope that we will take that with us for the tournament, because then we will be able to play a good tournament.” , concluded Kroos.
