Even with his team looking like a juggernaut, former Bayern Munich boss and current German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann has a lot of respect for Hungary.
”They change their formation a lot in-game. In Düsseldorf [first leg], Hungary applied more pressure, were not as disciplined at the back and played with more risk. It was different at the Euros. You can’t predict 100% what to expect. I’m more likely to assume that they will be more compact tomorrow,” said Nagelsmann (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Things won’t fall apart if we don’t win. I think every player has understood that we won’t see each other countless times and that we won’t have many games. We don’t have that time, we have to use it here. We would like to put on a good performance for the 1,000 fans who have travelled with us from Germany. It’s about continuing on the path we have chosen. We’re drawing motivation from the fact that we want to develop. There are not many games left until the World Cup. We don’t have a lot of time to leave anything behind.”
Nagelsmann also indicated that he is likely to make a lot of changes to his starting XI.
“As of today, there will be a lot of changes tomorrow. We’re also taking the clubs into consideration. It’s possible that we’ll make nine, 10, or maybe just four changes. We will decide after the final training session depending on how everyone is feeling,” said Nagelsmann.
Finally, the coach provided some insight into the squad’s goalkeeper situation.
“The performances at the clubs are more important. I have a limited number of training sessions here that we can evaluate within the coaching staff. Olli (Baumann) did very well. He was good with his feet too. I hope for both of them [Baumann and Alexander Nübel] that the consistency in the league remains. In any case, I’m not worried. We’ll have a good #1 and #2 by the time Marc (Marc-André ter Stegen) comes back” Nagelsmann stated.
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