Germany’s footballers are still a surprise bag in the short term of national coach Christian Wück. The record European champion under the former Bundesliga professional is still unbeaten away. There were two bankruptcies at home. The home curse is to be defeated on Tuesday in Nuremberg against Austria.
And which place would be more suitable than the Max Morlock Stadium? Christian Wück spent his first professional years as a young player from 1988 to 1994. The footballer from the Lower Franconian Werneck had matured in the Arena of 1st FC Nürnberg before moving to Karlsruher SC.
So now the 51-year-old returns to his old place of work as a coach of the DFB women and makes no secret of the fact that the game on Tuesday evening (from 6:15 p.m. in the live ticker on Sportschau.de and in the Radio full report) against Austria has a special character for him. “It’s a wonderful experience for me,” said Wück. It will be special for him “because I come home again”.
Wück hopes for a similar mood as in Duisburg
For Horst Hrubesch’s successor, the duel with the Alpine Republic is the sixth encounter as a national coach and the third home game. After there was 1: 2 bankruptcy against Australia and Italy on local ground, the first success in front of their own audience is now to be found.
He hoped, emphasized Wück, “that there is as much a mood in my old home in Franconia as at the start,” he said with a view of the game in Duisburg against Australia at the end of October. Only the end result may and should be a different, better one than in the “pot”.
DFB team should go out “Collective failure” learn
But the Germans will finally have to act concentrated for over 90 minutes. At the start of the Nations League last Friday in Breda against hosts Netherlands (2-2), the DFB kickers presented themselves far too changeable for a team that was ninth Would like to win the continental title.
Christian Wück – here with Jule Brand – is still waiting for his first home win as a national coach.
The team had to learn from the “collective failure” in individual phases of the game against the “Oranje” selection, Wück demanded, “then it will be better against Austria”. After all, his players are willing to do better. Much better even, as the Wahlsburg-based Janina Minge promised: “We will burn out fireworks. There is nothing hotter than international matches at home.”
Knaak is recommended for further games
The DFB-Equipe has to defend the “much too tab” in crucial moments. Captain Giulia Gwinn also expects “that we show a different face in front of our own fans”. According to Wück, “a hierarchy in the team” with clearly distributed roles should help.
As a defense alternative, Rebecca Knaak recommended, which made no flawless but unexcited debut in the thinned central defense. “I am extremely happy and grateful,” said the 28-year-old from Manchester City after her first international match.
Probation of probation For keeper Johannes
Knaak will have to fight for her EM -Platz in the coming months – just like many other players. In the goal, Stina Johannes against Austria will be given a chance of probation, since Ann-Katrin Berger could not train due to a “flu infection” and will take a maximum seat on the bench. “We have to wait and see how it looks with her tomorrow,” said Wück on Monday afternoon. USA legionnaire Berger (Gotham FC) had preserved in the Netherlands on Friday and “very well done” her task, as the national coach subsequently found.
The 51-year-old wants to set the hierarchy of goalkeepers for the European Championship for the second international phase in early April. For Johannes (Eintracht Frankfurt) it will be the second mission under the new national coach. It is clear that Sophia Winkler no longer plays a role in the race for the regular place in the German goal. The 21-year-old from SGS Essen suffered a serious knee injury in training on Sunday and traveled to FC Bayern, nominated by ENA Mahmutovic.
Feiersinger wants to defeat Germany curse
The teammate of the keeper in Munich, Sarah Zadrazil, cannot mean for Austria. The midfield actor fails due to muscular problems. For the 32-year-old, the new Austrian team boss Akexander Schriebl nominated the 19-year-old Nicole Ojukwu from SC Freiburg.
Laura Feiersinger has gained much more experience than Ojukwu. The defensive specialist from 1. FC Köln stood on the pitch in each of the five games of Austrians against Germany. A point win did not yet jump out for you and her teammates. But that should now change in Nuremberg on Tuesday evening. Like Wück, Feiersinger also wants to end a personal negative series in the Max Morlock Stadium.
Laura Feiersinger (left) lost all previous games against Germany with Austria.
“In the end, it can arrive at little things such as cold -nepot and clarity. The games – with the exception of the last match in Hanover – were all very scarce. We want to hold and use our moments,” said the Germany legionnaire.
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NDR 2 Sport | 25.02.2025 | 11:03 p.m.
