{"id":27378,"date":"2023-11-23T00:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/germany-have-unbelievable-work-to-do-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T00:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:41:48","slug":"germany-have-unbelievable-work-to-do-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/germany-have-unbelievable-work-to-do-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany have ‘unbelievable work to do’ | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann<\/a> said Tuesday his side have an “unbelievable amount of work to do” six months from hosting Euro 2024 after falling to a 2-0 friendly defeat against Austria in Vienna.<\/p>\n

Germany fell behind to a Marcel Sabitzer goal in the first half and then lost Leroy Sane early in the second to a red card, the Bayern Munich winger pushing Austria defender Phillipp Mwene in the face and forcing him to the ground.<\/p>\n

Christoph Baumgartner then scored a second for Austria as Nagelsmann’s side struggled to fight back with 10 men.<\/p>\n

“We’re not playing freely. We’ve an unbelievable amount of work to do in each position,” Nagelsmann told German broadcaster ZDF.<\/p>\n

“We need to accept the situation but we can’t fall into the role of being victims.”<\/p>\n

Nagelsmann said his side was “a really well-functioning group at training, but it’s not transferring onto the pitch”.<\/p>\n

“We’re missing some self-confidence, which is not a surprise when you see the past few months.”<\/p>\n

Germany<\/a> have now won just three of 11 games since the four-time World Cup winners’ embarrassing group-stage exit in Qatar a year ago.<\/p>\n

Captain Ilkay Gundogan lamented his side’s “homemade” mistakes, saying things “couldn’t be worse” before Euro 2024.<\/p>\n

“Doing it this way, we won’t be successful,” he admitted, adding that his team were lacking cohesion.<\/p>\n

“We have to be honest and say it’s not only the defence. I said after Turkey (Germany’s 3-2 loss last weekend) that defence starts up front, with the way we run and pass, and with our attitude.<\/p>\n

“We need to infuse ourselves with some positive energy, with some emotion and defend emotionally \u2013 right now we’re doing the opposite.”<\/p>\n

Defender Mats Hummels, one of the few 2014 World Cup winners remaining in the Germany squad, was confident the team could turn things around before the Euro starts in June.<\/p>\n

“It takes a while. We have a bit of time until the Euro. I think we can take massive steps,” he said.<\/p>\n

“If we work hard, it could be a really good tournament for us.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n