Start of the EM season
The German U21 was not able to gift coach Antonio Di Salvo with a win on his anniversary as boss. At the start of the European Championship season, the selection of the German Football Association lost 0-1 (0-0) against France on Friday.
In front of 5427 spectators in Magdeburg, Amine Gouiri scored the decisive goal with a fine flick (53rd minute). The next top-class test for European champions Germany is on Tuesday (8.45 p.m./ProSiebenMaxx) in Sheffield against England.
Thiaw, Netz & Co.: The German U21 squad for the friendlies in September
Goal: Nico Mantl (Red Bull Salzburg)
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Goal: Christian Früchtl (Austria Vienna)
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Goal: Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg)
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Defense: Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg)
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Defense: Noah Katterbach (FC Basel)
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Defense: Malick Thiaw (AC Milan)
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Defense: Maximilian Bauer (FC Augsburg)
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Defense: Marton Dardai (Hertha BSC)
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Defence: Yann Aurel Bisseck (Aarhus GF)
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Defence: Jordan Beyer (Burnley)
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Defense: Luca Netz (Gladbach)
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Defense: Frederik Jakel (Arminia Bielefeld)
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Midfield/attack: Tom Krauss (Schalke 04)
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Midfield/attack: Ansgar Knauff (Frankfurt)
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Midfield/attack: Angelo Stiller (TSG Hoffenheim)
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Midfield/Attack: Reda Khadra (Sheffield United)
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Midfield/attack: Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg)
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Midfield/attack: Youssoufa Moukoko (BVB)
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Midfield/attack: Yannik Keitel (SC Freiburg)
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Midfield/attack: Eric Martel (1. FC Köln)
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Midfield/attack: Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln)
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Midfield/attack: Jamie Leweling (Union Berlin)
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Midfield/Attack: Lazar Samardzic (Udinese Calcio)
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Midfield/Attack: Faride Alidou (Frankfurt)
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On the way to the European Championship finals from June 9 to July 2, 2023 in Romania and Georgia, Di Salvo, who succeeded Stefan Kuntz, who switched to Turkey as national coach a year ago, got the desired position against a top European team.
In the match, which Di Salvo described as a “very important test”, the German selection showed a stable defensive performance over longer stretches, a strong performance against the ball-safe French and a lot of variability on the offensive even without the injured missing captain Jonathan Burkardt.
However, the team around the strong Schalke player Tom Krauss lacked the great penetrating power in attack when trying to overcome the physically robust French with low passes. After a brisk start, the guests around the Bundesliga players Georginio Rutter (Hoffenheim), Kouadio Koné and Nathan Ngoumou (both Mönchengladbach) were not necessarily involved in their offensive actions for a long time.
Until Gouiri, whose market value is estimated at 35 million euros, demonstrated his extra class. Jordan Beyer (Burnley FC) and Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) didn’t bother the Stade Rennes striker vigorously enough when he scored with a technically skilled goal. After that, they determined the events more and let their individual class flash again and again.
9 times 30 million or more: Most valuable non-national player worldwide
Jeremie Frimpong – Netherlands – market value: €25m
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Plays for Bayer Leverkusen
Note: Players who have never been nominated for their national team; As of September 21, 2022
Khéphren Thuram – France – market value: €25m
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Plays for OGC Nice
Morgan Gibbs-White – England – Market value: €25m
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Plays for Nottingham Forest
Kouadio Koné – France – market value: €25m
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Plays for Borussia Monchengladbach
Maxence Caqueret – France – market value: €25m
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Plays for Olympique Lyon
Curtis Jones – England – market value: €25m
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Plays for Liverpool FC
Boubakary Soumaré – France – market value: €25m
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Plays for Leicester City
Joe Willock – England – market value: €25m
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Plays for Newcastle United
Eberechi Eze – England – market value: €25m
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Plays for Crystal Palace
Roméo Lavia – Belgium – market value: €25m
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Plays for Southampton FC
Jacob Ramsey – England – market value: €25m
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Plays for Aston Villa
Tino Livramento – England – market value: €25m
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Plays for Southampton FC
Joelinton – Brazil – market value: €28m
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Plays for Newcastle United
Tetê – Brazil – market value: €28m
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Plays for Olympique Lyon
Jack Harrison – England – market value: €28m
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Plays for Leeds United
Pierre Kalulu – France – market value: €28m
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Plays for AC Milan
Hugo Ekitiké – France – market value: €28m
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Plays for PSG
Robin Le Normand – France – market value: €30m
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Plays for Real Sociedad
Fábio Vieira – Portugal – market value: €30m
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Plays for Arsenal
Evan Ndicka – France – market value: €32m
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Plays for Eintracht Frankfurt
Martin Terrier – France – Market value: €32m
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Plays for Stade Rennes
Amine Gouiri – France – market value: €35m
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Plays for Stade Rennes
Harvey Elliott – England – market value: €35m
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Plays for Liverpool FC
Allan Saint-Maximin – France – market value: €40m
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Plays for Newcastle United
Anthony Gordon – England – market value: €40m
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Plays for Everton FC
Wesley Fofana – France – market value: €65m
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Plays for Chelsea
How important this attractive international pairing was for both nations was also underlined by the intensity of the duel. Both teams went robust. Even after falling behind, the German team happily countered, Yann Aurel Bisseck (Aarhus GF) sniffed the equalizer after his header (74th), as did Lazar Samardzic (Udinese Calcio/87th).
After seven wins in eight games, long-time Kuntz assistant Di Salvo, who used the last half hour for a number of changes, suffered his second defeat as head coach of the U21s. “I didn’t know that at all,” said Di Salvo on “ProSiebenMaxx” for the anniversary, “It doesn’t feel like it at all because I’ve been a member of the team for a long time.”
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