Nasdaq criticized the German team: Don t think that just performing 80%, it s impossible to mobilize such a game.

September 5th, the German team suffered a bad start in the fifth round of the European World Cup Group A and lost 0-2 to Slovakia away. German coach Nagelsmann made an angry speech in an interview with ARD TV after the game.

Are you considering letting Kimmich return to the right back during the break?

"Of course, this is also an option. We considered a lot of options, and Collins was one of the victims of the team's poor performance. Overall, we also created a threat to the opponent. There was a cross in the first half, when Mittelstadt could have scored well with his left foot. The first five and six minutes of the second half performed slightly better, but the rest of the time was still very bad."

Does it feel helpless?

"No, I will not criticize anyone or anything here now. We will discuss these issues internally. We have a lot to discuss, but I don't feel helpless."

Talking about why Slovakia beat Germany

"If we start analyzing from the most basic things, such as the fighting spirit of the game, then the opponent has far surpassed us from the first minute to the last minute, which is a fact. What's more surprising is that such a passionate opponent is also technically better than us. Looking back on our performance in the past decade, we don't I can come here with confidence and think that as long as I play 80%, I will win everything. This is not the case. If we can't even mobilize such a game, when playing with weaker teams in the World Cup, when playing with Hungary in the European Cup, and when playing Denmark, then everything is over, and the personal ability of the players is no longer important at this time. Why can a German C team like Wayne play 2-2 with Bayern in the German Cup? I think this is not because of the players' strength, but because of the players' fighting spirit. "

Why do German players lack the fighting spirit?

"I think, because we have not had a good record in the past few years, everyone should understand that our goal of participating in the World Cup, we hope to have a great performance there, but our performance today is far from everything we want, and we can't even talk about bad things." Is there a reason for our lack of strength?

"I don't want to hear any more discussions about players' strength. In my opinion, we only need passion, and that's the key. Judging from our lineup, we obviously selected the best players in Germany, and maybe two or three players who stay in the country, not those who were injured, but those who can also be selected by performance. But you can't recruit everyone. Maybe we shouldn't just focus on the skill level of the players and choose those who can devote themselves to the game. If they are here to play today, it may lead to better results."

Talking about whether there will be a significant personnel adjustment in the next national team roster

"I have confidence in the team, but everyone must understand that, as Waller just said, although it may sound stupid, 'we must treat the Champions League semi-finals like we do. Treat every game like the game’, the truth is. We don’t have many opportunities to correct it, now there are only five games left, we have to win all, including against Slovakia, and win a big score, otherwise we will play in March. Overall, I have confidence in the team, so I chose them, this is my team. Every player must realize that you can’t slow down your pace, or win only once every three confrontations, which is far from enough, no matter what level of the game, which is why there is always a story about ‘David and Goliath’ in the German Cup. ”

talk about adjustments to the game plan

"The team has had an internal discussion, they are all very good professional players, and I believe they have realized that they need to do it now What. We are a united team. If it is just outside pressure on us, it is useless. The whole team must share this responsibility. If we can perform more dynamic than today, then Sunday's game will be much better."

Talking about the future choice of right-back

" I said when I first came to coach that everyone has the opportunity to show their abilities. We have some alternatives within, but there are currently no five top players to choose from in this position. We didn't let Kimmich move from No. 6 to right-back for no reason, and I wouldn't criticize Collins for this. This is his first game for the national team. It's really a bit unfortunate to perform poorly. But I must admit that his opponent is the best player on the court today. In fact, there are other players around him. Hold him, but the whole system is very unstable now. For a new national cellar, the performance of his debut is not good, the responsibility lies with me, he was arranged by me on the court, but he looked unlucky today, and I was responsible for it, not him. I hope he continues to work hard, he has great potential, and this experience is also a learning process for him."

Talking about the Players Conference

"I heard that they have started to discuss issues, and some people are even very excited, which is normal. The motivation must come from the heart, starting from the inside of the team. Of course, as coaches, you also want to contribute to it, and we are all working hard. Then this emotion needs to be passed on to the fans, not because we did not defeat our opponents 6-0, but because we showed too little passion in the game."