No « sexy -looking » nail men in the Stade de Luxembourg desired
Julian Nagelsmann and his coaching team came to the final on Monday night on Monday – and he explained the title hunt at the mini summer fairy tale at the highest priority. « At the tournament we cannot take the clubs into account, » said the German national coach after the wild roller coaster ride in 3: 3 (3: 0) in the quarter-final second leg of the Nations League against Italy.
With a glass of beer or wine in the Dortmund Hotel L’Arrivée after midnight, several title dreams. « We look forward to winning the title. But it is not simply about the trophy. It is about the development of a self -image, from trust, to be able to win a tournament, to beat big nations, » said Nagelsmann. With this self-image, a year later at the XXL World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, the big coup is to succeed.
Luxembourg plays in the World Cup qualification against Germany
Before that, however, Captain Joshua Kimmich (30. ‘, penalty), Jamal Musiala (36.’) and Tim Kleindienst (45. ‘) met under the eyes of FLF coach Luc Holtz for Germany. Moise Kean (49. ‘, 69.’) and Giacomo Raspadori (90th+5th ‘, penalty) were successful for the guests. After the 2-1 success in Italy on Thursday, Germany was enough for the entry into the final Four. Because of the additional caps, the DFB team now plays together with Luxembourg in a World Cup qualification group with only four teams.
Jamal Musiala (right) cheers after his curious corner goal to 2-0 with template Joshua Kimmich. Photo: dpa
Holtz is aware that Germany is the big favorite for victory in Group A, which is completed by Slovakia and Northern Ireland. Nevertheless, the FLF coach has a clear mission: « My personal goal is the second place in the table in our group. We would achieve the relegation games, » said the 55-year-old after the 1-0 test game against Sweden.
A game is not over at half -time. Therefore, it was perhaps better for our development than if we had won 4: 0.
Julian Nagelsmann
Coach colleague Nagelsmann, on the other hand, knows no mercy on his way towards the World Championship and cannot be deterred by a close schedule of the players. Because the club World Cup in the USA is a « brutal burden » for the players of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, but the 37-year-old wants to take the chance for the first title since the Confed Cup triumph 2017. « I am not a trainer who has the blinkers down and says: ‘I don’t care.’ But it is a final tournament, I can’t be considerate of it, ”said Nagelsmann.
Two different Ronaldos
In the semifinals on June 4, Portugal with Luxembourg-Schreck Cristiano Ronaldo, who met eleven times against the FLF selection in eleven games, was waiting against Germany five out of five times as a loser (one goal). This is a team « with outstandingly good single players, » said Nagelsmann. « We have to drill a thick board. » If this succeeds, four days later it also goes in Munich in the final against European champion Spain or Vice World Champion France.
However, the national coach did not want to know anything about a possible revenge for the bitter quarter-final at the European Championship against Spain (1: 2 NV). That is « a little too high ». After all, the European Championship title should be « higher than the Nations League ». The World Cup title 2026 would be even greater. Nagelsmann gained important insights from the two games of Italy for this. « We can come back after a deficit. We can play great football. And a game is not over at half time. So it was perhaps better for our development than if we had won 4: 0, » Nagelsmann alludes to the lack of concentration in the second half, which still made it possible for the guests to compensate.
It looked different in half one: Even without the injured difference Florian Wirtz and Kai Havertz, the four -time world champion showed what he is able for. For 45 minutes, the team attacked the overwhelmed Italians across the field with rousing intensity. « The first half was very, very sexy, » said the leader of the nail men, captain Kimmich.
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Luc Holtz and the FLF kickers are therefore warned for those meetings with the neighboring country on October 10th in Sinsheim and on November 14th in the Stade de Luxembourg. In the fight for second place, Leandro Barreiro and Co. will throw everything into the balance that the supporters of the red lions do not have to admire sexy nail men, as the Tifosi had to do in the first half in Dortmund on Sunday.
