The coaching staff of the women’s national team even rented a box in the stadium at their own expense to make the get-together a little more comfortable. After all, the coaching team also wants to commit to what follows after the last game at club level: preparation for the European Championships in England (July 6th to July 31st).
The provisional squad for this will be announced on Tuesday (May 31, 2022) in Frankfurt. There are probably more than half a dozen players from VfL Wolfsburg.
The EM should take women’s football to a new level
At best, the EM expects this tournament to take women’s football to a new level. From the footballing class, but also from the international attention.
Voss-Tecklenburg said last: “In terms of the stadiums, the atmosphere and hopefully the entire event, it will hopefully be a highlight EM.” It is not quite clear what role the eight-time European champion Germany will play in the clearly narrowed performance level. Failures due to injuries and Corona, but also consideration for the interests of the club have prevented a starting formation from being able to establish itself.
In addition, the setback in the World Cup qualifier against Serbia (2: 3) fueled renewed doubts about the performance of a constantly changing team, which was in the group against runner-up Denmark (July 8), co-favorite Spain (July 12) and Outsider Finland (July 16) is called for.
The German leadership is gone
“The times when Germany was the leader in women’s football are definitely over. Nevertheless, I’m positive that we will hear from our team.”Sabine Mammitzsch, the new DFB Vice President for women’s and girls’ football, said recently to the sports show.
Assistant coach Carlson, who used to be active for VfL Wolfsburg herself, would have preferred more clarity on role and personnel issues in the run-up, preferably a well-established team with 13 or 14 players. It is now all the more important to focus directly on preparations for the European Championship after the cup final.
Pre-Camp already starts on Pentecost Sunday
But not all 28 nominated players – later the number was reduced to 23 – already travel to the pre-camp, which lasts from June 5th to 9th. Then the DFB women will be the first team ever to use the ultra-modern training grounds of the new DFB academy.
The much-stressed players from VfL Wolfsburg will not be there. Each EM participant should have a two-week break in advance to regenerate mentally and physically.