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Germany is a guest at the European Championship endurance test in France.
We summarize the voices surrounding the game.
Lyon – Two real heavyweights of world football will meet on Saturday evening in Lyon: France is asking Germany to the ultimate endurance test (here in the live ticker) before the 2024 European Championship. We summarize the voices surrounding the international match here.
National coach Julian Nagelsmann before the game on ZDF about ...
... the question of how much courage he has on a scale of one to ten:
“That’s for others to judge.
But if I had to judge myself, I would definitely take a higher number than a five.
I think we made a brave squad decision again and today, I think, a brave decision right from the start.
That’s what I also said: that I also demand courage.”
... the upcoming game:
“I’m very, very excited.
I don't think I'm quite as excited as you are because I already had a good impression of the training.
Of course it's a small advantage that I've already seen the boys.
Even in the hotel, how they treat each other.
You also get feedback from the team about how they are put together on a human basis, but also in terms of content and football and the feedback was only positive.
So I’m excited, but also in good spirits.”
... Kai Havertz as a striker:
“For me, Kai brings in a component that we don’t have much of otherwise.
That's just speed in depth.
With the three tens behind us, we tend to have players who all want the ball at their feet.
Even if Leroy is back, he's also someone who likes to have the ball at his feet.
These are not players who constantly make deep runs.
They do, but not so much.
They have other strengths.
And Kai is someone who embodies both.
He can play well with his back to the goal and can secure balls.
He's scored a lot recently in Arsenal.
He often played central striker.
But he also has the ability to run deep.
He does that very, very well.
He just has very good pace.
And we need this component when the opponent defends deeper.
Just an additional player who can also run behind the chain.”
... Kroos and Andrich:
“I think Toni showed extremely good tackling skills recently in Madrid.
He does it very, very well.
Unusual with age.
He has become more stable.
He does it really well.
And Rob is someone who plays football well.
No one who just cuts wood.
But in terms of physical presence, he is someone we also need.”
... the decision that Marc-André ter Stegen will be number two at the European Championships:
“With good acceptance, that’s the most important thing.
Very professional, he took it in a very mature way.
Of course he was disappointed and sad, I think everyone can imagine that.
It was one of the most unpleasant conversations I've ever had, because in general he deserved to be in goal, right from the start, like he's doing now.
He didn't seem surprised, but of course he would have preferred to get a different message, I think that's normal.
He knows that he should always be there because there is a certain injury history for both players, which can lead to one of them being out.
That's the case with Manuel and Marc has to be there, we told him that in the conversation.
He has two outstanding games now and has a lot of meaning for us, even if he got the message the way he got it.”
National coach Julian Nagelsmann before the France game.
© Christian Charisius / dpa
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