Watzke demands a sign: DFB team has to fight back against France!

Watzke demands a sign: DFB team has to fight back against France!

The German national soccer team is under pressure after a disappointing semi-final defeat against Portugal in the Nations League. DFB Vice President Hans-Joachim Watzke calls for a defiance reaction from the team in the upcoming game for third place against France. He urges the team to “jerk a jerk” and occur with a combative attitude. Watzke expressed that the 1-2 defeat against Portugal could possibly be "healing" for the replacement-weakened team because they could learn and emerge from defeat, reports the Ostsee-Zeitung .

Watzke emphasizes that the German selection must "hurt a bit" to the French, since they cannot be surpassed in the direct duels. At the same time, he made it clear that the missed title in the Nations League should have no effect on the World Cup next year. He does not see the "top favorites" in the team on the title, but still sees chances of a successful path to the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

expectations of performance

Watzke has taken on the national team after weak benefits. When preparing for the 2024 European Championship in Germany, he found that the last games were neither beautiful nor successful. Watzke emphasizes that the team needs clear structures and that experimenting should finally come to an end. The defense must deliver robust duels in order to regain the quality that the team led to previous successes, as it was in an interview with Sportbuzzer was explained.

With the test game triangle in June 2023 against Ukraine (3: 3), Poland (0: 1) and Colombia (0: 2), the team was also not in the best condition. In the coming time, international matches against Japan and again against France are pending, which Watzke sees as an opportunity to further stabilize the team.