Despite all deficits, the Di-Salvo

_ from Petah Tikva / Israel reports Carsten Schröter-Lorenz _

In the end it was celebrated by the German players every gross, every blocked shot gesture. The final cheers of players as well as trainer and caregiver rod after a pressureful final phase of the hosts, in which the DFB junior has barely discharged, was great relief and also proud to note.

Both are comprehensible. Because Poland also left points against Hungary at 1: 1, the Team of Di Salvo is missing only a counter for the safe EM ticket. This was after the 0: 4 home swatter conceded only in November and the most recent massive flow flood, which culminated shortly before kick-off in the deregistration of Captain Jonathan Burkardt, so not to be expected. The U-21 players as well as the coaching team deserve a compliment, despite all the playful deficits to see in Israel.

Some time after gambling breathed in the catacombs, co-coach Hermann Gerland deeply wowed out and said with all his huge experience in conversation with the Petah Tikva: "It was a game at eye level, Israel has lost us everything. Defending and fighting is also a football That's what the boys did well. " Who wants to contradict him? In addition, Noah Katterbach and Jan Thielmann completed at least a consistent and ultimately decisive attack train.

Will, passion and fight readiness to see

Although, for example, the talented offensive forces Ansgar Knauf and Malick Tillman partly showed one to the overall picture inappropriate and negative body language, the DFB juniors had already shown EM format in terms of their passion, passion and fight readiness. With a defensive outstanding Armel Bella Kotchap as a rock in the surf.

In June, it is important to drive directly against Hungary the necessary point, but the claim should be three convincing counters. Thereafter, this U-21 year remains for the necessary increase in the construction and attack game, the consolidation of the processes still far over a year until the EM finals begins in June 2023. Incidentally, a German team is there then everything - as the past three tournaments proved.

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