Emre Can: “I’m disappointed that Nagelsmann didn’t call me”

Emre Can The Germany midfielder, admitted this Sunday in a press conference that he was disappointed not to be called up for his team’s first call-up due to Julian Nagelsmannwhich, however, after causing loss Aleksandar Pavlocic due to tonsillitis, he had a Borussia Dortmund player.

Can, finally, even participate for a few minutes in the successful debut of Germany, which beat Scotland 5-1 in the opening match of Euro 2024 with a goal, the last, the work of the German midfielder.

Your feelings

A few days later, Can took stock of his feelings after learning of his first absence from Nagelsmann’s squad and recounted how he received the news that he would finally be able to play in the Euro Cup.

“I’m disappointed that Julian Nagelsmann didn’t call me. I haven’t been here long, but I’m grateful. I’m not saying I want to be in the starting lineup on Wednesday, but my mentality is always that I want to play, and that’s the reason why I got to this point, I will do the best for the team,” highlighted Can.

Change of plans with his wife

“On Wednesday I was in Dortmund with my wife, we just wanted to have breakfast. Then I got a call from Julian. I said right away, I’m willing. “I haven’t done anything for ten days, but I’m still ready me immediately,” said Can, referring to the Champions League final that Dortmund lost to Real Madrid on June 1.

“It’s a crazy story, then I also scored a goal. It doesn’t happen that often. It’s inexplicable. My husband is very happy, even though it’s his birthday on Saturday. We’re actually going on vacation in Spain, but Today. The support of my family and friends mean everything to me without it I would be nothing,” Can describes.

Like Denmark in 1992

Asked if he felt for any of the players on the Danish team that won the 1992 Euro Cup and went on holiday when they found out their team would replace Yugoslavia, he admitted he didn’t know that story and said “it’s definitely similar”. .

“After losing the Champions League final, things were not easy for me mentally. So I didn’t think about football and that was good for me. I felt very good in training and in the game. And yesterday felt good too I after a very difficult session,” he said.

Heavy blow against Real Madrid

“It was a very hard blow not to win the game against Real Madrid. We deserved it, but that’s football. I can’t say specifically how many days before I smile again. “We all wanted it with all our might, but unfortunately it didn’t work,” he said.

Emre Can declared that, after a career with the German national team that began in 2008 when he participated in the under-fourteen category and where he was always present when he was fit, he always believed that he would return to Germany. despite not counting for Nagelsmann since he took over to replace Hansi Flick.

“The match against Peru is in March 2023; then against Belgium, where I made two very good international appearances. I thought things went well for me in the national team. I have a lot of minutes. Then Julian came up with other ideas. And I didn’t perform well in Dortmund, where I played a better second half of the season. That is important to me. I have said several times, I am very grateful to be here.”

He also spoke about the atmosphere in the German team and revealed that there is “great energy” after two weeks of concentration marked “by a good atmosphere” among all colleagues in the ‘Mannschaft’: “The team always comes first before everything else, that’s how we want to live. In football it should always be the case that “Want you to play. And when we don’t play, we’re there for the team.”

Regarding the next match that Germany has to play against Hungary, he said that “unfortunately” he cannot speak about the Magyar team because he did not see the match they played this Saturday against Switzerland. “But Hungary is always a difficult opponent. Tonight we will have a meeting about it. If we go on the strength of the first game, we will be hard to beat. If we put our quality on the field, we can beat anybody.”