“No! No! Nagelsmann!” The rustling in the German forest of leaves

“No matter who it is against – if we operate at this level of energy, we can win against anyone.” Looking ahead to EURO 2024, Austria’s team boss Ralf Rangnick expresses justified confidence. After the U21 team failed to score more than 0-0 in the international friendly against North Macedonia in front of almost 600 spectators in Ried, the bear danced in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium.

The 46,000 fans enjoyed the A team’s 2-0 triumph over Germany to the fullest, while their big neighbors were disillusioned after their second defeat in a row. “No! No! Nagelsmann!” was the headline in the Bild newspaper: “Embarrassing defeat against Rangnick team + national team already in crisis again,” it continued: “That won’t happen with the European Championships. Germany plays totally emotionless. Open at the back, plus no offensive actions. A total failure !”

DFB captain Ilkay Gündogan was also served after the 2-0 defeat: “We knew that the Austrians would defend aggressively. But we invited them to do so, that shouldn’t happen at this level,” emphasized the FC Barcelona star Was part of the oldest DFB team since 2000 (average 29 years 287 days): “This is not how we imagined the end of the international season would end.” Germany had already lost 2-3 against Turkey in Berlin on Saturday.

And the 2-0 loss in Vienna was almost historic: Austria had last celebrated two victories over Germany in a row 92 years ago. In June 2018 in Klagenfurt there was a 2-1 win for the red-white-red team, which this time was absolutely safe and acted confidently.

Much to the delight of goalscorer Marcel Sabitzer. “It was something special, we wanted to give the fans a win and deliver a convincing performance that will stay in their minds,” said the Wels native and legionnaire in the service of Borussia Dortmund: “The game could have ended higher. I can “I don’t remember any scoring chances for the Germans, that’s a little surprising. That’s a good way to start the new year.”

Leipzig legionnaire Xaver Schlager from St. Valentin was also happy: “We showed a great performance. We couldn’t have imagined it better. But that doesn’t mean anything for EURO 2024, we’ll start from scratch next year. Now let’s enjoy this for once.” ÖFB President Klaus Mitterdorfer spoke of a “great day”.

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