The European Championship in Germany is approaching, and the ambitions of the hosts are growing day by day. Although he had some problems to find a common language with the players in the opening games after coming to the position of coach, Julian Nagelsmann seems to have managed to gain the trust and understanding of the team. After France three days ago (2:0), the Netherlands was defeated 2:1 tonight in Frankfurt. Although these are matches without competitive significance, it is clear that these are two considerable ’scalps’ that boost the confidence of the Germans. And, given that they will have warm-ups against Ukraine and Greece ahead of the tournament, the Germans are expected to be brimming with optimism when they take the field against Scotland on June 14 in Munich. Germany’s rivals in the group stage will be Hungary and Switzerland, and among Nagelsmann’s strongest assets in those matches could be corners. Maxi Mittelstädt: “As a little kid, you dream about this. I started this on Saturday and was able to continue it today. Today was my first home game for the national team – it’s just great.”On his mistake that led to the Netherlands goal: “Of course that shouldn’t happen. What… pic.twitter.com/tKNCteCRNQ— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) March 26, 2024 The Germans played them well, and in the 11th minute they tied the game at 1:1 thanks to a great shot by Stuttgart’s first team member, Maximilian Mittelstadt. The masterful boy from Berlin, who at the age of 27 got the chance to make his debut for the national team, tightened his left foot and sent the ball under the crossbar of Verbruggen’s goal. Given that he was excellent against the French, it will not be a surprise if Mittelstadt gets the coach’s trust as the first left back at the European Championship.They set fire to the rain: England and Belgium share spoils in a spectacular Wembley clashAnd the second goal, in the 85th minute, was scored by Germany after a corner kick. The ball was sent into the box by Toni Kroos, who returned to the national team, and Niklas Fulkrug was the tallest there. He caught the ball with his shoulder, and Bart Verbruggen managed to reach it like a cat, but the Dutch goalkeeper was unlucky. After watching the video in the VAR room, the referees told colleague Espen Esaks from Norway that the goal was allowed. Later, video technology showed that millimeters were decisive. Considering what was seen in the 90 and a half minutes of the game at the Eintracht Stadium, Germany’s victory was not undeserved. The Netherlands entered the match in a hurry, put pressure on the rival’s back line and in the 4th minute scored a goal through Joey Verman. He volleyed the ball beautifully into the net after Memphis Depay did most of the work, fought for possession and then brilliantly played past his teammate.##NAJAVA_MECA_7988156##
