The German men’s national team lost a second consecutive match, going 0-2 in June with a 0-2 defeat to France in the Nations League third-place match. So why is Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann still upbeat?
“Given the chances and the course of the game, [the result] was undeserved,” Nagelsmann said in comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. “We should have taken the lead based on our chances, but we have to put the ball over the line ourselves. Our attacking players like Karim Adeyemi and Nick Woltemade still need to mature at this level; unfortunately, our finishing quality wasn’t good today. It’s important that we create chances, but we also have to finish them.”
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“In the second half, it was a bit of a harakiri; of course, you also get a counterattack,” Nagelsmann continued, adding: “Overall, we did well….Today’s game was good, not in terms of the result, but in terms of our performance.”
Optimism seems like the right tone to strike after a tough series of games — particularly one featuring young guns who have much more club and national team development ahead of them. Can Germany carry it forward now?
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