For captain İlkay Gündoğan, Julian Nagelsmann is currently hitting the right note with the national soccer team. He is pleased “that we have a national coach who sets a clear direction and can sometimes be unpleasant,” said the FC Barcelona midfielder to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” and explained: “I mean above all the way he does it The national coach is now communicating things: clear edges, clear decisions.”
Gündoğan said it was also clear to him that Nagelsmann was “putting himself under pressure”, “but we all play and work best under pressure”. There is now “simply a clear route”. He is sure that this will “also be reflected in a courageous style of play, ideally already in March.” The DFB team will play in the first two international matches of the European Championship year on March 23rd in France and three days later against the Netherlands.
According to Gündogan, it is less the staff and more the cohesion that is crucial for a successful home European Championship. “It sounds banal, but it’s the key to everything: Every individual has to hold back and not think they are more important than they are. Egos have to rest for a few weeks,” said the 33-year-old.
2024-03-16 06:23:18
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