The votes for the DFB victory
“Emotional liberation” is followed by the call to Flick
September 13, 2023, 11:53 a.m
Rudi Völler is probably history again as interim national coach, but the 2-1 victory of the German national team, which was lying on the ground and was recently even in dissolution, over France remains in memory. This is what the voices about the surprising success over the vice world champion suggest.
Rudi Völler is probably history again as interim national coach, but the 2-1 victory of the German national team, which was lying on the ground and was recently even in dissolution, over France remains in memory. Völler is enthusiastic about his team and announces a call to Hansi Flick. Jonathan Tah suggests that Völler’s influence on the team should not be underestimated. And Thomas Müller clearly understands the significance of the surprising success. Here you can find an overview of the votes for the international match.
Rudi Völler (interim national coach): “It’s just good after the last defeats. It was a top performance for the first half hour, you have to say that. When you take the lead against a great team like France, that’s of course the ideal case. After that we had a wonderful time We fought, stood stable and didn’t allow much. The 2-0 win was a relief for all of us. When you think it’s all over, you get another penalty against you. Leroy played world-class and scored a great goal , but only strikers make such fouls when they are in their own penalty area.”
“The feeling of happiness that you score a goal and the opponent has to chase after the deficit is of course good. I was in contact with Hansi shortly before the game and will call him again tomorrow. It was his idea and a wonderful one too Decision to invite Pascal Groß. It was now his second international match. When he came in for Ilkay, he played a wonderful game.
“We played against a world-class team, even if it was just a friendly match. It’s also about prestige and the French don’t like losing to Germany. That’s just good after the last defeats. The audience wants it too “We’re playing well at the European Championships.”
Didier Deschamps (France national coach): “The beginning of the game was catastrophic. Especially in terms of aggression. After that we recovered a little. You don’t know whether we would have won if Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud had been there. Germany were a good opponent.”
Thomas Müller (national player): “It was clear to us that we had to do a lot of legwork. We had to improve our work ethic and suffer a lot. It wasn’t easy for us to endure this negative series, for which we ourselves are also responsible. Compliments to Rudi, Hannes Wolf and Sandro Wagner. We rewarded ourselves, that’s how fun it is. We still have a long way to go, but it was an emotional release.”
Marc-André ter Stegen (national player): “It was balm for the soul – both for the fans and for us. We really pushed ourselves, and people saw that. They were strange days – all the better that we were able to end it with a win. We wanted to go forward “We all have a structure that is relatively simple. Rudi got us in the mood for the game today, and in the end it worked.”
Benjamin Henrichs (national player): “The last few games weren’t what we wanted. We wanted to give new impetus, release new energy. It was a great feeling to be on the pitch. We were really prepared for the game and executed it well. That’s how fast things are going Football. Rudi, Hannes and Sandro have set us up well. I don’t have much say in what comes in the future.”
Jonathan Tah (national player): “Of course we wanted to show a different face than in Wolfsburg. What was important was that we were able to ignore everything that was happening around us, that we support each other, that we are there for each other and communicate. Rudi’s presence, his speech, his self-image – he was also successful in his career – helped us. Of course he had an influence on the team. Of course not everything was perfect, but in terms of commitment it was a top performance.”