Understanding and resentment for whistles
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Relief. Pure relief. In this emotional situation, national coach Julian Nagelsmann, the DFB heads around sports director Rudi Völler and the players around the celebrated Joker Nadiem Amiri left the Cologne stadium. And with a central knowledge. “We still have many steps to take,” said Nagelsmann after the tedious 3: 1 (1: 1) against Northern Ireland.
A first, small step, it was the first for group A to do the direct World Cup qualification despite the 0-2 error in Slovakia. But Nagelsmann’s new route is not to look far ahead. “We drive well by just looking at the momentum and concentrating on the games. After Thursday, when everything was in rubble and ashes, I find it now because we won everything to do everything,” said the 38-year-old.
And rightly so. The home win meant pure damage limitation, but no turning point yet. With three points from two games, the course was only “50 percent satisfactory”, Nagelsmann summed up. In October at home against Luxembourg and away in Northern Ireland, a 100 percent yield-i.e. six points-will follow. “It is important that we are now playing every game,” said Leipzig David Raum. With three points, the DFB team remains the pursuer of the Slovaks launched with six points.
Whistle for the DFB team for the break, applause at the end
The national coach took “many knowledge” from his 25th international, which many of the over 40,000 fans considered with loud whistles at halftime. On the one hand, you have to show “Understanding for the fans because they expect something else. I think such a ticket also costs a little bit and they want to see others. On the other hand, I can understand that.
“If you do everything together – that is what we still have to understand in our country – then it usually works much better,” continues Nagelsmann. But he does not want to complain. He understands “if someone is dissatisfied, I almost whistled in the cabin on Thursday. It is sometimes that way.” After an energetic last half hour with the gates of Amiri and Florian Wirtz, there was still loud applause for the DFB kickers. “The ten minutes before the 2-1 and the ten minutes later were super good.”
It was the time when the Mainz Amiri and Dortmund Maximilian Beier sparked momentum on the offensive as a substitute. Together with the Stuttgart Jamie Leweling, who “always tried something” and the team “torn with his lust”. Match winner, however, was the 28 -year -old Amiri, who scored the 2-1 2-1 goal with his first international goal.
“Nadiem is always on the accelerator pedal, sometimes a bit too much. He always wants to win games. He came in and just felt in the mood,” Nagelsmann praised the Mainz. Without injured top players like Jamal Musiala or Kai Havertz, shadowmen like Amiri have to shoot the DFB team for the World Cup.
This is what Nagelsmann says about Ter Stegen’s World Cup perspective
At Stammtorwart Marc-André Ter Stegen, Nagelsmann is no longer expecting a DFB comeback during the World Cup qualification. “I don’t expect a return this year,” said the national coach. Ter Stegen had operated on the back in July. It is currently in the rehab phase. At FC Barcelona, regardless of the injury of coach Hansi Flick, he was no longer planned as a regular.
However, Nagelsmann also insists on regular missions for the 33-year-old after his comeback. “He is number one when he plays,” said the national coach. Nagelsmann also stated progress in the goalkeeper. “Rehabilitation is going well and I also believe that it can get in a little earlier than initially suspected.” Ter Stegen himself had spoken of a three -month downtime after the operation. The goalkeeper position described Nagelsmann as a “super delicacy”. You need “rhythm”.
For the six qualification games until November, national coach Oliver Baumann from TSG Hoffenheim has appointed number one. The 35-year-old had already represented Ter Stegen after his knee surgery, through which he had missed a total of six caps in the Nations League. “We also saw for two games that Olli is a good goalkeeper. So nobody has to be hectic. Marc should take the time he needs,” says Nagelsmann.
Nagelsmann: Wirtz should start in Liverpool now
After the possibly liberating free kick goal by Wirtz, Nagelsmann also hopes for an increase in performance of his “most important offensive player” at Liverpool. “It is important for him that the nodes burst in Liverpool. I hope that he scores a goal and once presents one,” said the national coach.
Wirtz had no easy start in the Premier League after his multi -million dollar change from Bayer Leverkusen to the English champions. His achievements for Liverpool have so far been rather average, in the last game against Arsenal (1-0) he was replaced by cramps. The away game at FC Burnley is on Sunday (3 p.m.) for the Reds. At the national team, Wirtz showed a weak performance at 0: 2 in Slovakia. Against Northern Ireland, he does not get all actions until his remarkable free kick goal. In Liverpool, the 22-year-old should now get self-confidence, the national coach hopes.
“If you arrive at a club, it is important that good moments come. I think he has increased in every game. That’s why I told him that he should try something, he should risk something against one and can sometimes lose the ball,” said Nagelsmann from a conversation with Wirtz the day before the international game. In the absence of the Musiala and Havertz injured for a long time, Wirtz had to “take the issue of action in hand,” said Nagelsmann. “If Kai is missing, if Jamal is missing, Flo is our most important offensive player.”
