The world of the DFB-Elf is fine again after the 4-2 win over Portugal.
Lothar Matthäus has now ennobled a German midfielder - and compared him to Zinedine Zidane.
Munich - After the final whistle of the European Championship * game against Portugal and the important 4-2 success, the DFB kickers shone on this hot summer evening in Munich.
Especially the playfulness in the offensive of the team of national coach Joachim Löw * can be understood as a warning for the competition for the title at the European Football Championship *.
In addition to the outstanding Robin Gosens *, Kai Havertz was also one of those DFB players who messed up the defensive of the reigning European champions.
There was therefore praise for the Chelsea youngster from the record international Lothar Matthäus.
The 60-year-old
even
compared Havertz in a
kicker
interview with the legendary French midfield genius Zinedine Zidane.
EM 2021: Matthäus sees many parallels with Zidane and Havertz
"I compare him (Havertz;
editor's note
) in terms of skills with Zinedine Zidane," says Matthäus, ennobling the former Leverkusen player.
The Sky expert then becomes even more specific about what unites the two midfielders from different football ages: "The technology, the overview and the anticipation of a situation." And indeed: Against Portugal Havertz showed that he knows where he is going has to stand.
The newly crowned Champions League winner was spot on both in the 1-1 equalizer through Portugal's Ruben Dias own goal and in his own goal to make it 3-1.
Video: Havertz over 4-2 triumph against Portugal
Critics had chalked Havertz in the past, often walking around seemingly indifferent on the field.
If he gets the ball, however, the 22-year-old starts the turbo in a flash.
An ability that reminds Matthäus of Zidane, who recently resigned as coach at Real Madrid.
“Zidane didn't look fast, but it was when the ball started.
Havertz can do that too. "
He won't take off just because he scored the winning goal in the Champions League final
Lothar Matthäus on Kai Havertz
Another thing the midfield strategists have in common: Both scored in a UEFA Champions League final.
On May 29, Havertz ensured the great triumph of the Blues with his 1-0 winner for Chelsea against Manchester City.
Despite the goal for the history books, Matthäus believes in the down-to-earthness of the golden goal scorer: “He won't take off just because he scored the winning goal in the Champions League final.
He'll be happy to work on himself to achieve even more. ”A Havertz team-mate at Chelsea was meanwhile harshly criticized by French football legend Patrick Vieira.
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While Zidane can lean back with a clear conscience and look at his brimming trophy cabinet - as a player and as a coach - Havertz would like to continue to fill his own showcase in the future. And create another parallel to the French. In 2000 he won the European Football Championship with his country. 21 years later Havertz would like to follow suit with the German team and call the coveted trophy his own.
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