In the second European Championship game against Denmark, the DFB women want to build on the victory against Poland in Basel on Tuesday (6 p.m.). The signs are clear. The memory only lets national coach Christian Wück down if a question.
After the failure of captain Giulia Gwinn, many questions had already been asked. Just not yet: Who actually represents the injured captain when Germany gets a penalty? “We practiced penalty shootout twice in Herzogenaurach. Don’t ask me why. We did it”Wück replied and ensured laughter with his addition at the final press conference on Monday.
Much more important: “We wrote down who hit and who didn’t”the national coach added to restrict: “But I can’t tell you out of my head.” The 52-year-old was owed to an answer.
No question marks at MINGE, Nüsken and Wamser
For this, everything else appears to be clear before the duel with Denmark. In terms of sport, Gwinn is replaced by Carlotta Wamser, which is certainly bordering on. “She showed that she can play a European Championship”emphasized Wück. He had already seen sparkling in her eyes when he was substituted for the injured Gwinn against Poland (2-0). And the trained offensive player did her cause very well.
The bandage of Gwinn takes over Janina Minge, for the Sjoeke Nüsken to the vice captain. “I try to support Janina as well as possible”said the midfielder, for whom it goes without saying to take on more responsibility.
The installation should not change anything except for one change. This also expects sports show expert Almuth Schult.
Home game atmosphere In St. Jakob-Park
There will now be more support than in St. Gallen in Basel. As the DFB announced on Monday, almost 16,000 tickets were discontinued in Germany. For Germany, it should be home to St. Jakob-Park (34,250 places) for Germany.
“One of our goals is that we want to inspire the nation with our way of playing football. It was a nice start with the eight million TV guns.”
“It is the most fun of playing football in front of such a backdrop”said Nüsken and also added to the first game with a view to the over eight million TV viewers: “We are really happy.” She hoped that the performance from the Poland game could have encouraged many fans to switch on again.
DFB women satisfied with Poland game
Because the DFB women agreed with their performance and the result in the first European Championship game-but this has been too bad for them in public reporting. Linda Dallmann said that in the early minutes of the Poland game there was still a certain nervousness. “But which is also completely normal.” The team was released afterwards. “I am very satisfied that we won 2-0. I think each of us would have signed this beforehand.” And nothing was left of the nervousness
So it also saw Sarai Linder, although she said that the internal analysis would have resulted in a few more points where the DFB women had to work: more precise flanks, better occupation of the dangerous positions and in the penalty area as well as more consistent exploitation of opportunities. “That will be the key to Denmark”said the left -back.
Sarai Linder (right) helped against Poland to keep zero
Schult: Now build against Poland in second half
Sportschau expert Almuth Schult is also convinced of this: “I hope that the players can convert the second half against Poland in the first half against Denmark.”
The Danes are very dependent on Pernille Harder on the offensive. You also have other players like Amalie Vangsgaard, which is strong, but it is a playful creativity that you have to assign harder, she has this world-class level.
One of the main tasks will be to stop Denmark’s superstar Pernille Harder. According to Dallmann, it is good that every German player knows Harder well: “Everyone knows what ‘pi’ can do, what their strengths are and where they are.” But, according to Linder, “You should have an eye on the whole team and don’t stiffen one or two players”.
And as against Poland, when Ewa Pajor also had a very strong offensive player with the opponent, the focus should be on your own game anyway.
Pernille Harder (left) and Linda Dallmann (right) know each other in the best way – they have been playing together at FC Bayern Munich for two years
Germany could already move into the quarter -finals
With a victory, Germany could already make it perfect. Whether it is enough depends on the outcome of the game Poland – Sweden (9 p.m.). If Poland does not win, the DFB women would be with a threesome in the KO phase and would play against the group victory against the Swedes on the last match day.
Does the note come to the football museum?
Are all the questions really answered? But not quite yet. DFB press spokeswoman Annette Seitz answered a question that had not been asked at all. In the event of a case, what would happen to the note on which the national coach noted who the best penalty shooters are?
“This note then goes to the Football Museum”Seitz said with a smile and thus alluded to the ominous note, the goalkeeper Jens Lehmann at the 2006 home World Cup once pulled out of the brushing to see which Argentine shooters prefer which corner. Successful!
Speaking of Seitz, she was already there at the 2013 European Championship victory and the 2016 Olympics. So she could have a sense of how far the DFB women go to this tournament in Switzerland.