“The players who are coming in deserve it for a good week of training,” Nagelsmann told MagentaTV shortly before kick-off. “Everyone is in favour of the decisions, no one is against them. These are two world-class players. Today we decided on Leroy.” Wirtz and Mittelstädt were “of course” disappointed “not to have played from the start,” Nagelsmann said. “So was Füllkrug. But they took it well.”
The use of the captain. İlkay Gündoğan was not questionable. As expected, he is in the starting eleven. The FC Barcelona player, who once held the Champions League trophy under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, knows how to win important games. In the Interview with Christian Kamp and Christopher Meltzer He explains what mistakes the national team must avoid now and how success at the European Championships can change the country.
Another who was the centre of attention for the national team for a long time, but who has now become a bit of a right-back. Joshua Kimmich. He finally wants to get rid of the stain of failure: the faithful professional wants to turn his career around in the national team, but something has also changed for him. write Christian Kamp and Christopher Meltzer.
And the opponent? Danish star Christian Eriksen came very close to death and still plays a prominent role for the Scandinavians. That says a lot about his qualities and also reveals something about those of his teammates. As Michael Wittershagen writes. National coach Kasper Hjulmand, who once coached 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga, is receiving harsh criticism ahead of the duel against Germany. The reasons are obvious, As Frank Heike reports. But Hjulmand remains calm.