Julian Nagelsmann was strange about the job of national coach. With a clear distribution of roles, he took a huge step out of the crisis with the national team against France.
This victory wasn’t just “really good” for Rudi Völler. Julian Nagelsmann felt the same way as the DFB sports director. After the 2-0 win against the big European Championship favorites France, the national coach can feel completely confirmed in his tough line.
This was not to be expected before the national team’s big football evening in Lyon. The word most used was: fun. Nagelsmann can take some insights into the next European Championship test against the Netherlands on Tuesday in Frankfurt.
Clear roles provide security: In crisis situations, everyone should know what to do. And concentrate on that. Nagelsmann started the European Championship year with this attitude and gave his chosen tournament candidates a clear plan with personal roles. Nobody could promise that these would be implemented successfully at the push of a button, not even the national coach. But they worked – just like Nagelsmann in his role as national coach, which recently seemed so foreign to him.
Unleashing for the national team
The weekly motto “We kick” that he proclaimed was also filled with football life with the hope of lightness it contained. The 36-year-old said that in the past a lot of things were “tangled” with the DFB team. The France game was like a release of old burdens for the national team.
Toni Kroos is the engine and anchor: through-ball Toni instead of cross-pass Toni – the returnee from Real Madrid ensured this positive reversal of his nickname with his assist for Florian Wirtz’s lightning goal after a few seconds. But the 34-year-old’s day’s work wasn’t finished. Kroos fulfilled all the other positive clichés in his 107th international match. Calmness on the ball, pass security and sometimes a tackle, physical robustness when needed. The German football sovereign could have the best summer since winning the World Cup in Rio 2014. Nagelsmann can give himself a lot of credit for initiating his comeback.
Fun Fun Fun
Kimmich helps at the back right: Hardly anyone had to swallow as hard as Joshua Kimmich (29) when it came to Nagelsmann’s role distribution. The Bayern professional accepted the move from the center to the right wing-back and implemented it very successfully. He compensated for the striking lack of speed against France’s Kylian Mpabbé with game intelligence and commitment. After the game, France coach Didier Deschamps spoke of ability and desire as important components. With Kimmich it was clear: he could and wanted to.
Wirtz and Musiala do magic: Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala are not the German future. They are the German present. The young stars whom Nagelsmann appointed as his “magicians” not only performed the tricks they had hoped for in Lyon. They demonstrated that together they can make the difference. Wirtz only needed eight seconds for his debut goal – a German record. Unusually for a magician, Musiala also gained confidence in the game with robust ball conquests. Fun Fun Fun. The young stars from Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich brought the German buzzword to life.
Source: Stern
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