The German footballers missed an exclamation mark at the start of the European Championship year after a changeable appearance.
Christian Wück talked intensively on his players, then the national coach applauded briefly – but the German footballers really didn’t know how to arrange this changeable appearance at the start of the European Championship. “I’m also thinking,” said Wück on the “ARD” microphone after the 2-2 (1: 1) in the Prestiged duel in the Netherlands.
In any case, the DFB women missed an exclamation mark in the opening game of the Nations League – and revealed a few weaknesses in the summer when it comes to the important location in Breda. “We didn’t start well,” said international Laura Freiang, but then the team increased. “It is bitter after the 2-1 lead – but we take it with us.” Captain Giulia Gwinn said: “The game had ups and downs.”
Goal scorer Lea Schüller (45.+1) and Sjoeke Nüsken (50th) initially shot the game in favor of the DFB selection after Lineth Beerensteyn (13th) had achieved the leadership of the Dutch women. The attacker from VfL Wolfsburg also ensured the final score (66th). After the first draw under Wück, the DFB women in preparation for the tournament in Switzerland (July 2 to 27) are again challenged on Tuesday (6:15 p.m./ZDF) in Nuremberg against Austria.
In goal, Wück, who still leaves the fight for number one for the European Championship, trusted the Olympic heroine Ann-Katrin Berger. With the “experience of experience”, the national coach in the ARD said, the 34-year-old should act as a “lighthouse” for defense. There, Rebecca Knaak (28) made his debut due to the recent failures by Kathrin Hendrich and Sara Doorsoun.
However, Manchester City’s defensive specialist got a bitter start: in an initial phase, the fast Wolfsburg striker Beersteyn escaped her, Berger had no chance at the end. Wücke jumped up again and again after the deficit, he was not satisfied with the steady start of his eleven.
Gwinn for the first time as an official captain
The successor to Horst Hrubesch had declared the time of experiments in the run -up to the game. “Of course we have a certain scaffolding in our heads,” emphasized the 51-year-old. In Breda, however, no cog took the other. Gwinn, which the DFB team led as an official captain for the first time, gathered her teammates in the middle of the first round for a compliance. This had a limited effect – although the Dutch became more passive.
Free access came to the first German chance (30th), but closed too hastily. Further efforts of the offensive defended – until Klara Bühl found her Bayern colleague Schüller with an excellent cross with an excellent cross with an excellent flank, who hit the head.
The German team, which had solved the Olympic ticket in the recent guest performance in the Netherlands last year (2-0), came out of the cabin much more lively. The reward followed promptly: Jule Brand staged with a strong solo nutk, the actor from Chelsea FC remained cool. A few later, Schüller missed the third goal (51.).
After the break, the Olympic 3rd city, which has to deal with the European Championship with Poland, Denmark and Sweden, acted more dominant after the break. Defensive, however, the DFB selection continued to make some mistakes: Bühl and Sarai Linder were played on the left wing before Beerensteyn equalized. Knaak (77th) headed just over after a corner, in the final phase the DFB team was lucky.