In the early morning of June 24, Beijing time, in the third round of the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, Germany and Switzerland shook hands with 1-1 in a key match. After the match, Germany's head coach Nagelsmann was interviewed, reviewing and summarizing the match in the group stage.
Nagelsmann began by stating that the draw was well deserved for Germany. He pointed out that the team put in a lot of hard work in the final stages, and although Jonatan Towers was unfortunate to receive a yellow card, it did not have too much of an impact on the team's overall performance. Nagelsmann emphasized that the German team has enough strength to make up for this loss.
Talking about his experience in the group stage, Nagelsmann believes that his team has gone through many challenges. He confessed that Germany had a much better performance against Hungary compared to the match against Switzerland. Nagelsmann noted that in the first half, the team should have organized its attack more deeply in order to take the lead earlier. He said that if the team had been able to do that, the game could have gone more smoothly.
Nagelsmann spoke highly of the Swiss team's performance. According to him, the Swiss team prepared well for the German team's style of play, while the German team showed a different tactical style in the game. Although Germany failed to penetrate deeper into the opponent's defense, Nagelsmann remained optimistic. He said he would rather accept a 1-1 draw than see his team lose by a larger margin.
