DFB star spoke to the team in cabin

After the debacle in Bratislava

Of all people he addressed the word to the team

At the start of the World Cup qualification, the German national team was shown the borders by outsiders Slovakia. It was then loud in the cabin.

William Laing reports from Bratislava

A catastrophic appearance in the first game of the World Cup qualification, the German national team puts pressure on the way to the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico 2026 at the earliest possible time. In Bratislava, the DFB team misses everything that is necessary for a victory in Bratislava at 0: 2 against Slovakia, and now has to initiate a trend reversal within a very short time. If the DFB-Elf does not win the second qualifying game on Sunday in Cologne against Northern Ireland, the dream of the World Cup moves into even more distant distances.

Immediately after the bitter bankruptcy in Národný Futbalový Štatión, the weak performance in the cabin was already brought up. National coach Julian Nagelsmann confirmed in the ARD: “The players are also welcome to make it out among themselves. I was complied with that they already talk to each other and that one or the other will also be louder.” The 38-year-old made it clear. “The motivation always has to come from the inside.”

But which DFB professional spoke the floor after the embarrassment of Bratislava? The answer is surprising. As T-Online learned, it was one of the players who got a particularly unfortunate evening against Slovakia. Foreign defender Maximilian Mittelstädt said in the arena catacombs: “The coach naturally addressed the team. Toni Rüdiger also spoke about the team.”

The Defender of Real Madrid, Vicatist of the DFB-Elf, had acted far too passively at 0: 1, was not otherwise noticed as a stabilizer, but rather as an uncertainty factor on the German defensive. At the 0: 2, the focus was on Rüdiger and was much too easy to dance from his opponent. The 32-year-old received grade 6 for his disastrous performance from T-Online.

But now it was apparently of all things he who took on the team before the immensely important game against Northern Ireland. Whether his words have penetrated his team comrades and he himself will act according to them in the future will be shown on Sunday.

Mittelstädt at least emphasized: “I don’t think you have to talk much, but we all know that it was simply not a good performance today.” But one is able to show a different face. “We have to get there again.” Best in Cologne.