That’s not how they imagined it for the German U21 national team! After less than half an hour, the DFB youngsters were already trailing 0-2 in the European Championship final against England.
The reason: A partly adventurous defensive behavior that was not known from the previous tournament.
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In both goals conceded, the German talents made hair-raising individual mistakes and looked anything but happy in the two-fight leadership. With the quick counterattacks of the Three Lions, Antonio Di Salvo’s protégés simply can’t cope!
But there is still reason to hope: Just before the break, Nelson Weiper scored after a dream cross from his Mainz teammate Paul Nebel to make it 1-2.
So, the previously best team in this European Championship still has enough time to turn the game around. What do you think: Can the DFB youngsters still do something?
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