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Sometimes the pass was too inaccurate, sometimes the ball jumped a little too far from the foot. Sometimes the corner came a bit too close to the Spanish goal, or when dribbling they left the first and second Spanish defenders, but then stopped at the latest on the third. The German U21 did not play badly in the final of the European Championship against Spain, but they also did not play well – but that would have been necessary to beat the Spaniards that evening in Udine.
While the team of coach Stefan Kuntz in the semi-final against Romania could still turn the game with force and will – also because a lot of success in the 2nd half – in the final against Spain was indeed the will, on balance but it was missing many times, and Overall, not much succeeded.
Small mistakes that decide
Nevertheless, the coach emphasized the positive after the 1: 2 defeat: "That we did not give up, that was something that the team was good to face," analyzed Stefan Kuntz after the game and annoyed a little about the 0: second "At the wrong time – we already had two, three, four degrees – came the 2: 0," said the 56-year-old and admitted: "Spain must be congratulated." This is a deserved European champion – especially if you see the whole tournament. "
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The goals were exemplary and exemplary for the entire game: At Fabian's 0: 1, a beautiful long-range shot, the Spaniards handed a fast-forwarded ball at the center line to the German defensive. Fabian, who was voted the best player of the European Championship after the finals, had room to run with the ball in his shot. DFB captain Jonathan Tah did not quite know if he should go down or stay away, as the ball hit the bottom left already unsustainable. Before the 0: 2 by Dani Olmo goalkeeper Alexander Nübel, so far with his parades a guarantor for the success of the Germans, a long-range shot only to the front. Olmo skilfully lifted the ball over the Schalke goalkeeper and decided the game.
Spain the more mature team
No question: Overall, it was a deserved victory of the Spaniards, which showed the more mature performance and made fewer mistakes. Above all, defensively, the Spaniards were very disciplined, made the rooms tight and robbed the Germans so the place to develop ideas offensively. Accordingly, Kuntz's protégés needed in the game forward. There were not many chances to score, they were often accidental, and just as often were they hastily awarded.
Luca Waldschmidt scored seven goals in the course of the European Championship – in the final he went empty-handed
Dortmund midfielder Mo Dahoud, otherwise often initiator of surprising offensive actions, remained pale and ineffective. Goalkeeper Luca Waldschmidt did not often get into shooting position and missed his few opportunities. One of the rare moments in which the German players were quicker than the Spanish opponents, Germany brought the late first goal: Nadiem Amiri moved from 20 yards, but was lucky that the ex-Frankfurt Jesus Vallejo faked still unsustainable. Luck that was missing in many other moments.
Positive conclusion – broad chest
But even if the final was not the strongest game of the DFB youngsters: The players, many of whom may be considered candidates for Joachim Loew and the A-Elf and sometimes even have played there, have shown that the alleged crisis in the DFB offspring is not as big as last reminded by many critics. Players like Nübel, Tah, Dahoud, Arne Maier or Maximilian Eggestein and also Waldschmidt, who scored seven goals top scorer of the European Championship, have a future in the DFB jersey.
Stefan Kuntz also found the right words in his analysis: "We can go out here with a big chest, because as a coach you can only be proud," he said, who is not allowed to coach most of his European Championship players next season. because they are too old for the U21. "It was about taking the next step, and there are many players who have taken many steps in this tournament."
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