2024-09-25 14:52:24
Given their young age – Diehm is 20, Veit 19 – the direct route to the senior national team is currently extremely difficult for both of them – also because of the newly founded U23. After the bitter exit in the quarter-finals of the U20 World Cup against the USA (1:3 after penalties), both are now returning to their league teams, where they must first assert themselves against the regular players and find their feet again. Wück, who already has experience with youth players, could at least keep an eye on them.
The national coach has already proven that he can work successfully with young players and train them excellently as coach of the men’s U17 team. Wück led the team to the World Cup title in December 2023, developing top talents such as Noah Darvich (FC Barcelona), Paris Brunner (AS Monaco / Cercle Brugge) and Max Moerstedt (TSG Hoffenheim). An experience that he may have to draw on in the early stages of his new job – just with the DFB women.
Wück will nominate his new team’s squad for the first time in October. Given the critical situation, this will hold a few surprises. Wück will then be on the sidelines for the first time at Wembley Stadium – for the rematch of the 2022 European Championship final. On October 25, Germany will face England. “There are worse things than making your debut at Wembley,” Wück said recently: “We want to compete with the best.” But it remains exciting to see who will succeed Hegering and how Wück will prepare his team for the upcoming European Championship in Switzerland next summer. The game against England could provide initial insight into this.