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She knows such games.
The tension.
The pressure.
Martina-Voss-Tecklenburg was European champion four times.
As a player.
Now she is on the verge of the greatest success of her coaching career with the German national team – reaching the final.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg national coach “It's a semi-final at the European Championships against an opponent who is there for the first time and has big plans. He was one of my tournament favorites right from the start.«
Confidence is high before the game against France in Milton Keynes.
Even if the news of Klara Bühl's Corona failure depressed the mood.
The FC Bayern striker has been one of the best in the team so far.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg national coach “That's why it made us all a bit quieter. And now we've already talked to Klara. And we all know that's how it is. We knew beforehand that this could happen. And now see that as the next challenge. And will try to stay in the tournament to give Klara a bit of joy.«
Lena Oberdorf national player »We also know about the quality in our squad. We will definitely play the game for Klara too. And try to win.'
In the course of the tournament so far, the team has impressed.
This year everything fits together right from the start.
The audience noticed that too: almost ten million watched the quarter-final victory against Austria on television.
The young team is enthusiastic, hopefully now against semi-final opponents France.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg National Coach »It's a game on equal footing. 50-50 Little things will decide. Each team will try to force the other team to make mistakes to get into your game. The French will try it as much as we will.«
Lena Oberdorf national player »I think we accepted the challenge quite well. The young players, the young players who came in. I think we're all taking it really well because I think if you can say one thing about us young players, it's that we just want to play, we just want to have fun. I think we bring that in quite well too.«
Fun and playful ease should now ensure the last step: entry into the final against England in London's Wembley Stadium.
