In addition to Italy, which will capture the attention of football fans in the Belpaese starting at 18:00, the time of the kick-off against Switzerland, tonight it will also be Germany’s turn, which will face Denmark at 21:00.
The captain of the Germans Gundogan was interviewed by The Athletic, and praised some of the moral characteristics of Nagelsmann’s team: “The resilience we showed in the last match against Switzerland (Germany came back to draw 1-1 in injury time) is part of our growth process: not giving up, despite the difficulties. In a tournament like this you need to progress”.
Gundogan then underlines how this team is under construction: “The more we play, the better we do. After all, this team has been put together in the last few months. It’s not like we’ve been playing with this team for years. We’ve made great strides in such a short time. The coaching staff handled the situation very well when they started this journey last year. They made smart decisions that paid off.”
A comment then on the disconcerting survey carried out by the German state broadcaster ARD, which asked whether the national team should have more players bianchiwith 21 percent of the 1,304 people surveyed saying yes. Kimmich called the poll “absolutely racist“. Gundogan takes a deep breath before giving his answer, with a wry smile on his face: “The results of that survey didn’t surprise me that much. This isn’t just something that affects Germany. We have this kind of trend all over the world right now. To be honest it didn’t create any additional pressure on me. But the timing right before the tournament started gave me the feeling that someone, somewhere, was trying to create some divisions again. This Euro 2024 team represents Germany very well, in my opinion. There are players with immigration in their background.”
