Consequences for EM?
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf described the rejection of Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi for the U21 team despite being nominated as a “mistake” and “perhaps a bit of a wasted opportunity”.
But there is “no point in forcing anyone to come here. It doesn’t help the team if someone shows up with half their effort,” the 62-year-old continued. The U21 national team has “always been a stepping stone,” said the DFB president, who cited Leipzig’s David Raum and Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz as examples, both of whom are in the current senior national team squad.
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Neuendorf made it clear that Adeyemi’s decision could not have been advantageous with a view to the 2024 European Championship. Adeyemi’s step is “a sign from him of how important he takes this. If he thinks he doesn’t want to play here, you can’t force him. It has to be with conviction, with passion. I believe that you should be proud when you wear the eagle on your chest,” said the DFB boss. However, the coaches would have to decide on any consequences.
U21 coach Antonio Di Salvo told “Sky” about Adeyemi at the weekend: “Now it was just the case that Karim made this decision because he was hoping for more playing time by staying with BVB training.” Dem According to reports, Adeyemi’s decision was not well received by national coach Julian Nagelsmann either (see article).
Things are not going well for the attacker at BVB this season: out of a total of 13 appearances, he was only in the starting line-up five times, and as a result his market value recently fell by 5 million to 35 million euros.
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Meanwhile, President Neuendorf criticized the general attitude surrounding the national team after the 2-3 defeat against Turkey. “We often find ourselves in a toxic situation, badmouthing everything and that wasn’t it,” he said on Sunday morning on the TV channel “Bild”. “In this situation, it’s now a matter of finding what we can build on.” On Saturday evening in the Berlin Olympic Stadium, the DFB selection “actually didn’t play that well in phases,” said Neuendorf. That’s why “everything” shouldn’t be questioned: “Always exulting in heaven, saddened to death.”
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National coach Nagelsmann enjoys full trust, said Neuendorf. “We must not get back into the flow of saying everything was bad. We’ve had good phases.” Nothing has changed in the DFB’s timetable to first go to the 2024 European Championship with Nagelsmann and then talk about extending the contract, which expires immediately after the tournament. “Starting a coaching debate now is completely wrong,” Neuendorf made clear.
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