Julian Nagelsmann has been with the German national football team responsible. During this time he has experienced some ups and downs. However, some of the side effects that come with the job of national coach still seem to take some getting used to.
At the weekend, for example, Nagelsmann was once again surprised by the emotional outbursts his team can trigger – about the fact that they are suddenly the favourites for the World Cup, which will take place in just under two years, as the tabloids have reported after the 5-0 win against Hungary had suggested. For Nagelsmann’s taste, that was “a bit too bold” after just one game.
Self-confidence is not foreign to him. “I am very confident that we will be very successful,” said Julian Nagelsmann on Tuesday evening, shortly after 2:2 against the Netherlandsin the studio of the television station RTL. And he didn’t sound as if he had the slightest doubt about it.
The duel in Amsterdam was not nearly as exciting as the landslide victory against Hungary at the weekend. But that is precisely why this game was so important for the new national team, which is undergoing a period of change after the European Championships, which many consider to be extremely complicated and challenging held.
I am very confident that we will be very successful.
National coach Julian Nagelsmann
“We will learn a lot from such games,” said Jamal Musiala after the draw in Amsterdam, where he and his team had to face completely different obstacles than three days ago against the clearly inferior Hungarians. Therefore, the 2:2 draw with the European Championship semi-finalists Holland was a good result for the German national team.
Especially after the way the game went. Nagelsmann’s team fell behind 1-0 after the first attack, after less than two minutes. But the team held on, defied the problems and fought back to regain control of the game, without shining anywhere near as brilliantly as they did against Hungary. “The team believes in itself,” said the national coach.
For the sixth time in Nagelsmann’s tenure, the team has managed to get at least one point after falling behind. This speaks for the team’s mentality, for “the awareness that every game is important,” as the national coach put it.
Learning to win with all your might: This is also part of the national team’s transformation. Progress is already evident, as the team’s reaction to the early deficit showed. But progress is still possible. And necessary. Otherwise the Germans would not have given up their halftime lead so quickly in the second half.
