2023-11-22 00:52:25
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published yesterday at 11:50 p.m., Updated yesterday at 11:52 p.m.
Germany hosts Euro 2024 next June. LEONHARD FOEGER / REUTERS
The Mannschaft lost 2-0 to Austria in a friendly match on Tuesday evening.
Beaten in Austria (2-0) to conclude a catastrophic year 2023, Germany has before it “a lot of work» to be efficient at “son» Euro-2024 (June 14-July 14), said its coach Julian Nagelsmann on Tuesday evening.
«We have a lot of work ahead of us. We must not put ourselves in the position of the victim, telling ourselves that we will not succeed. We have to accept that we have a lot of work.», Explained Julian Nagelsmann on German public television ZDF. In 2023, the Germans have lost six of their eleven friendly matches played to prepare for Euro-2024 at home which begins in just under seven months (June 14-July 14). Germany will play the opening match in Munich.
The team“is not released”
«We have to accept that it will only work with extremely difficult work», added the German coach, in office since the end of September, after the sidelining of Hansi Flick. “It’s not that the team doesn’t know what they need to do or doesn’t want to do it. Blocked is not the right word, but it is not released. It’s a good group when you look at it, but the transfer on the field is not happening yet», Estimated Nagelsmann.
The Germans will have two preparation matches at the end of March, then two or three more matches at the end of May and the beginning of June before starting their Euro-2024 at home.
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