In the classic international match between the Netherlands and the German national soccer team, there was no winner on Tuesday evening. The press landscape of both countries nevertheless issued a positive report after the 1: 1 (0: 1) in Amsterdam. Bonds coach Louis van Gaal caused helplessness at home with his tactics.
table football: “Just draw in Amsterdam: Only Müller scores in the endurance test: In the first real endurance test in the Hansi Flick era, the DFB-Elf managed a 1-1 draw in the Netherlands. In Amsterdam, Thomas Müller took the lead with his 43rd international goal, but Steven Bergwijn deservedly equalised. All in all, it was a fair draw.”
RTL: “Friendly match hit at a high level: DFB-Elf with a cautionary draw against the Netherlands. It’s over after eight wins in a row: Hansi Flick’s impressive winning streak ended with a 1-1 win in the friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam DFB-Elf under control of the fast-paced classic and deservedly led through a goal by Thomas Müller – but in the second half the shot almost backfired.”
nv: “Flick’s record streak breaks in the successful endurance test. In the first endurance test in the era of national coach Hansi Flick, the German national football team draws in the Netherlands. Thomas Müller puts the DFB team in the lead, after the equalizer it’s lucky that the referee takes back a penalty.”
Southgerman newspaper: “Football tennis in Amsterdam: Head to the right, head to the left: The Netherlands and Germany are in an entertaining 1-1 draw from which both teams can take positives. And van Gaal is now the first national coach that Flick cannot defeat .”
sports picture: “Videoschiri luck! DFB-Elf averts first flick bankruptcy: In the ninth game, the DFB-Team gets no win for the first time under the new national coach, against Holland it’s ‘only’ a 1-1.”
FAZ: “Flick’s exciting results in the test laboratory: For the first time, the DFB-Elf under Hansi Flick meets a strong opponent – and does not win. The national coach still gains interesting insights from his experiments with a view to the World Cup.”
De Telegraaf: “Netherlands and Germany ended the neighborhood dispute 1-1 and thus let an interesting football fight end in a draw. The Germans made it 0-1 shortly before the break through Thomas Müller, after half-time Steven Bergwijn equalized.”
AD: “Oranje shows resilience and survives German dominance. The Oranje-Elf was powerless against Germany for around three quarters of the game, but substitute Steven Bergwijn actually saved the result: 1-1. That doesn’t change the fact that Bonds coach Louis van Gaal and his players still have a lot of work to do on the way to the World Cup.
Voetbal International: “The Dutch team won’t bow down to Germany and is once again happy with Bergwijn. Elftal drew against Germany in the Johan Cruijff Arena on Tuesday evening. In the second training game in the new 3-4-1-2 system, Steven Bergwijn played a pivotal role for Orange: this time he equalized as a substitute, and the Netherlands appeared to be awarded a penalty after that goal, but the VAR objected.
Voetbalzone: “Oranje lives on thanks to Bergwijn and draws against Germany.”
RTL Nieuws: “Oranje is enough for a good half hour for a draw. For an hour the guests from Germany were the stronger team, in the last half hour the Netherlands were more dangerous. However, the implementation of the system desired by Louis van Gaal will give the national coach a headache.”