Lea Schüller also wrote a similar story to Dallmann that evening. After her winter move from FC Bayern to Manchester United, the 28-year-old was particularly in the spotlight. The top scorer (55 goals in 83 international matches) also lost her regular place during the European Championships and was used less often at FC Bayern after that. As a result, she went to England to give her development a new boost.
When asked about Schüller’s situation, Wück thought about his answer for a long time, but then took a step back. “If you are convinced of a player who is currently going through a very difficult phase, then it is also the job of the coaching team to support the player in our own way,” he explained.
The goal against Slovenia was for Schüller to reward herself and gain self-confidence “because she is a striker who defines herself by goals.” It was not insignificant for the attacker that she was able to join the list of goalscorers like Dallmann with the goal to make it 5-0. “I hope that she will now find her way back to her old form – that would be good for all of us,” Wück made clear.
After recent difficult phases, Schüller and Dallmann have become the focus of the national team again. Already on Saturday they both have the chance to further advance this positive development for them. Then Germany continues in the second qualifying game in Stavanger against Norway. On the way to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil, the only thing that counts in the end is winning the group so that we don’t have to take the detour via the playoffs.
