National coach Christian Wück wants to storm to the title with the German footballers in the final of the Nations League against Spain in his own way.
“They are not just reigning world champions. They are currently the team that sets standards worldwide – both in playing with the ball and with the individual class they have on the pitch,” said Wück at dfb.de. “We want to close the gap with Spain, but with our own way of playing football. We don’t want to copy them. It should be clear on the pitch who the Spanish team is and who the German team is.”
The first leg will take place on November 28th in Kaiserslautern, the second leg on December 2nd in Madrid. In the fight for the first title since gold in Rio 2016, Wück expects similar close games to the 0-1 defeat in the European Championship semi-finals in Switzerland this summer.
“I think there will be two teams meeting where small details will make the difference in the end,” said the DFB coach. “For me, the Spaniards are going into the game as favorites and we are consciously accepting our role. As with the European Championships, we want to set pinpricks in a targeted manner and use our chances in possession of the ball more consistently.”
For him, the final is also a “nice confirmation that the change we initiated in October 2024 is on the right track. We can now put a little crown on this,” emphasized Wück. With every success “the conviction that we are able to compete for titles” grows.