Pressing votes on Germany – Italy: Writing media

After 100 minutes of football roller coaster, Julian Nagelsmann was completely done. One last time the national coach roared out of his joy after the final whistle, then congratulated him after the very wild 3: 3 (3-0) against Italy proudly his players around captain Joshua Kimmich. The mood classic “Major Tom” boomed from the boxes of the Dortmund football temple, the DFB team looked completely easier after a tremor and over nine minute stop time.

First world class, then completely of the role and in the end almost forced to extend: only thanks to 45 minutes of football-powered demonstration, the national team took Italy out of the tournament on a memorable evening and played in June in front of their home fans at the final Four for the winning cup in the Nations League. The two different halves and the curious 2-0 for Germany employ the media of both countries.

“Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”: “But that evening, very different than in the first half three days earlier in the San Siro, everything had its place. Against the ball, the Germans pressed with a perfectly choreographed vehemence, so that the Italians did not find any way forward, and if yet, the defenders Rüdiger, Tah and Schlotterbeck effortlessly did the rest. Because the massive small service and Goretzka were on the move as a foreman, created the rooms by tieding the Italian defensive. Stiller distributed the balls from the depth of the room, as if it had never done another in this team. And Kimmich made the right outer lane again a not only secret playmaker position. “

“Mirror”: “It was a wild game that revealed the two sides of this team. That, above all, was extremely fun. An almost euphoric Dortmund audience went in astonishment, whispering, cheering, celebrating, at the interrelations of this game. Another game that contributed to the national team back into the rank of the favorite teams of the Germans. Beer hope seems to have been overcome. “

“Tagesspiegel”: “Nagelsmann has put learning to win for his team at the top of the agenda. The game against Italy, but also him, showed her once again, how much is necessary. Among other things, concentration until the last moment. Joachim Löw came to a decisive knowledge for him in 2012: In the stage you can get as many victories as you want.”

“Tuttosport”: “The Azzurri paid for a disastrous first half and were at the end with 3 goals. Then they came back with a double pack from Kean and a goal from Raspadori, but it wasn’t enough.”

“Corriere della sera”: “A first horror half-time for Spalletti’s team, half were 0: 3 behind. Then the double pack of Moise Kean and Raspadori, but the comeback is not enough for the final Four. There is no shortage of controversies.”

“Corriere Dello Sport”: “Insane lack of concentration of Spalletti’s national team, the time wasted with protests at the referee and does not organize itself at the German corner. The ball goes to Musiala, which scores the goal to 2: 0 all alone and almost incredulously.”

“Gazzetta Dello Sport”: “In the first half we were swept away by the Germans. We got up again and saved our honor by playing football. But the feeling remains that the big teams of the old continent are still over us for the time being.”

“La Stampa”: “Spallettis Italy, which was seen in the Westfalenstadion for 45 minutes, was a team that made a huge step back – in the game, in personality, in attitude and also in concentration – and that from a Germany that scored three goals and threw the Azzurri out of the tournament, overwhelmed and silence.”