After the European Championship, Wück is aimed at the critics

“The Germans have to learn”

National coach: After the European Championship, Wück is aimed at the critics

The German football women fail dramatically at the European Championship. After the game, the national coach gives a flaming speech. And also turns to the critics.

National coach Christian Wück was sitting on the bench in the Zurich Letzigrund Stadium for minutes. The game was over. Germany excreted. Clever Spanish football women had burst through a gate from an acute angle a few minutes earlier. The disappointment about that was huge at Wück.

“We imagined it differently. That we have to accept the goal in the end through such a stroke of genius, shortly before the end, this is of course bitter,” said the coach in an interview with the ARD sports show.

The goal by Spain’s exceptional cloister Aitana Bonmati in the 113rd minute was twice bitter – because it would have been avoidable. Germany’s goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger did not look good with the decisive goal. The keeper therefore took it to her cap. “I’m incredibly sorry,” she said on TV. “The short corner has to be, very clearly”. Read more about this here.

And world footballer Bonmati later indicated that the shot was by no means a coincidence. “We analyzed her,” said Bonmatí about DFB goalkeeper Berger, “and came to the conclusion that the short post is sometimes orphaned. I didn’t hesitate for a second.” The favorites from the Iberian Peninsula had mercilessly exploited the German weaknesses.

Afterwards, national coach Christian Wück was full of praise for his team, plagued by injuries and blocks. “This is a good start. We initiated a good development in October, many young players added,” said the 52-year-old.

When asked by ARD presenter Claus, whether the DFB coach is standing for his line, especially on young and relatively inexperienced talents, Wück then became clear. “We have to develop further, we have to improve. Today we had possession phases that we just didn’t play well,” said the coach towards his team.

But the former Bundesliga player did not leave it. He also took on the German clubs. “Above all, we also have to improve in the youth area that we get well-trained players to the Bundesliga and also make it better at this level. That is part of a top team-and of course we still lack Spain or England.

Wück also made it clear: “We don’t want to become a blueprint of Spain. We want to develop our own identity.” It needs a development in the width of German women’s football: “We need more talents,” said the national coach. The basics are all there. “We have to make sure that the clubs also draw the right conclusions.”

However, Wück also made it clear that it was not about pointing to others with his finger. He wanted to understand his appeal as a wake -up call to everyone involved in German women’s football. “We win together and we lose together,” said Wück.

The coach concluded to the critics in the country: “And maybe the Germans have to learn a bit that we do everything together. That we want the best for the German nation. And that we, for the support we got here – and that was sensational – very, very grateful” “