The substitute players of the German team at the European Football Championship in England have made it a special task to support their starting eleven.
“We sat down as a team and said what our role is, what the team needs from us when we don’t play,” explained Linda Dallmann ahead of the DFB women’s third group game against Finland on Saturday (9:00 p.m. CEST /ZDF and DAZN) in Milton Keynes.
The offensive player from FC Bayern Munich came on as a substitute in the victories of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg against Denmark (4-0) and Spain (2-0). “We clearly see ourselves as an important factor in pushing the team consistently. You can also tell that the team is getting there,” said Dallmann. “We see it as our mission that we are just as broken afterwards as those who play.”
Dallmann and Lattwein candidates for the starting XI
Dallmann is this time as well as Lena Lattwein from VfL Wolfsburg as a candidate for the starting lineup. Before the end of the preliminary round, the DFB women had already reached the quarter-finals as the first in their group. Voss-Tecklenburg will have to do without Felicitas Rauch and Lena Oberdorf, who have been suspended from Wolfsburg, against Finland. The Munich women Lena Magull and Sydney Lohmann are stricken.
Lattwein especially praised the Frankfurt striker Laura Freigang for her commitment. “Huge compliments to Laura Freigang, who hasn’t played yet but screams her heart out every game. She always pushes,” said Lattwein.
Freigang had also emphasized these days: “I take my role as a supporter very, very seriously.” The 24-year-old has a top rate with nine goals in 13 international matches. In addition to release, their Eintracht colleagues Nicole Anyomi and Sara Doorsoun as well as the substitute goalkeepers Almuth Schult (Wolfsburg) and Ann-Katrin Berger (FC Chelsea) have not yet played in a tournament.