Hymn of praise for Nagelsmann
Goretzka admits mistakes: “We surrounded ourselves too much”
November 14, 2023, 7:05 a.m
Leon Goretzka is full of praise for national coach Julian Nagelsmann. The Bayern star believes that the first decisions made by the DFB and Nagelsmann were extremely good. However, he is also self-critical regarding the association’s behavior in the past.
National player Leon Goretzka is convinced of the 2024 home European Championship project under national coach Julian Nagelsmann. He thinks the contractual situation is cleverly solved because it means that no one talks about it, said the FC Bayern Munich midfielder in the “Copa TS” podcast by Tommi Schmitt and Studio Bummens. The first decisions by the DFB and Nagelsmann were extremely good.
“The project is designed for the European Championships. And yet the credo is set by us and also by the coach: We no longer talk about the fact that we want to ignite euphoria in our country, but we want to play football that, in turn, ignites euphoria. This order is crucial,” said Goretzka.
At the end of September, Julian Nagelsmann had only signed a contract as the successor to Hansi Flick as national coach until the end of the home European Championship next year. In his first two international matches he won 3-1 with the DFB team against the USA and played 2-2 against Mexico. On Saturday (8.45 p.m. on RTL and in the live ticker on ntv.de) The German national team will play against Turkey in Berlin on November 21st (8.45 p.m. on ZDF and in the live ticker at ntv.de) in Vienna against Austria.
Goretzka spoke of how mistakes had been made in dealing with the fans in the past, “that we surrounded ourselves too much”. Of course they want to be more open, but he still finds discussions about autograph sessions and public training sessions “ridiculous,” said the 28-year-old. And further: “At the end of the day, it’s still about us playing good football, and that’s again our top priority. Everything else will take care of itself. I’m 100 percent sure that everyone in Germany is keen on this tournament “We are convinced. And we are simply there to get ourselves in good shape until then and play a good tournament. Then we can have a great summer.”