The historic footballer and coach of the German national team Berti Vogts This Thursday, in a column published in the newspaper ‘Rheinische Post’, he praised the performance of the midfielder of the German team. İlkay Gundogan in the victory of the ‘Mannschaft’ on Wednesday against Hungary (2-0), which he described as “worthy of a captain.”
Vogts said Gundogan “stayed involved in the action, continued and used his body,” and exclaimed “Well done“His party is new.
The former German coach also pointed to the change in Gundogan’s performance in the national team, because according to him, he has leveled up which he demonstrated in his career as a club footballer.
“He has proven this time and time again in recent years in Manchester City and FC Barcelona but now it is also one top leader of choice,” he said.
The 77-year-old coach explained that “from how the German team has played so far” and from what he has seen “from others”, Julian Nagelsmann’s team is the “favorite for the title“of the Eurocup.
Vogts pointed out the similarities between this German squad and that of 1996, when he led the ‘Nationalelf‘ as an England coach in the last European national team championship won by Germany.
“Today is raising a good team, a team was born that could beat anyone. There is joy in the game, there is team spirit, there is consistency,” commented the coach, while concluding that “the Hungarians simply cannot keep up” in the duel played in Stuttgart (southwest) on Wednesday.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
