Woltemade: After EM dreams for the U21 squad-Nagelsmann's decision!

Woltemade: After EM dreams for the U21 squad-Nagelsmann's decision!

After the semi-finals of the Nations League, Nick Woltemade will travel early for the U21 selection to take part in the upcoming European Championship. This was announced by national coach Julian Nagelsmann after the striker's international match, where Woltemade played 60 minutes in the starting eleven against Portugal and the game was lost 1-2. Nagelsmann emphasized that he had previously agreed with U21 coach Antonio di Salvo to integrate Woltemade into the U21 if the national team does not enter the final. The U21 juniors are currently preparing for the European Championship finals from June 11th to 28th in Slovakia.

Woltemade is expected as a regular and service provider to lead the U21 team to the title win. In his debut, he had the opportunity to open the game in the 19th minute, but his shot was held by Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa. Nagelsmann rated Woltemade's performance as a "okay for a first game" and emphasized that despite the difficulties against the strongly positioned Portuguese defense, he held well. The A national team will take place in Stuttgart on Sunday for third place against Spain or France.

squad for the U21-EM

The German U21 selection, which Antonio di Salvo looks after, consists of a large number of talentu players. Among the goalkeepers are Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg), Tjark Ernst (Hertha BSC), Johannes Schenk (Prussia Münster) and Nahuel Noll (SpVgg Greuther Fürth). In the defense there are Bright Akwo Arrey-MBI (Sporting Braga), Elias Baum (SV Elversberg), Nathaniel Brown and Pharel Namdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt). The midfielder includes talents such as Brajan Gruda (Brighton & Hove Albion) and Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt), while in addition to Woltemade, the attackers also include Derry Scherhann (Hertha BSC) and Nicolo Tresoldi (Hannover 96).

historical context of the U21 selection

The German U21 national team has a long history that goes back to 1979 when it lost its first international match against Poland. Well -known names such as Rudi Völler and Joachim Löw were among the first players. The greatest success of the U21 was the winning of the European Championship in 2009, while in 2021 they were able to win the title. The current U21 coach Antonio di Salvo follows the footsteps of Stefan Kuntz, who previously led the team to remarkable success, including a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.

The upcoming European Championship offers Woltemade and its teammates the opportunity to prove themselves again and to enable the U21 to take a successful tournament participation. The expectations are high and the preparations for the European Championship are in full swing.