Berlin (DPA)
The German Football Association director, Oliver Bierhoff, said that German players are not planning to bow as a sign against racism before their match against Hungary in Budapest, scheduled for Saturday in the European Nations League.
No, said Bierhoff, there are no such ideas yet. As for the Hungary match, nothing is planned.
The German national team, “Mannschaft”, bowed with the England players before the start of the match that brought them together last Tuesday, after the England team was booed for bowing a few days earlier in Budapest.
“There were discussions before the game against England,” Bierhoff said. “We also wanted to support the English with this gesture.
In terms of playing, Bierhoff said: Our clear goal is to win the match and collect the three points against Hungary, especially after the German team started the third group matches in the first level with a draw in the first two matches against England and Italy with a single score of 1-1.
He added: This is what we want. Even though we knew this would be difficult.
Germany coach Hansi Flick said he would use the first four matches of the group stage as test matches before the World Cup later this year, but Bierhoff said that topping the group standings after the last two matches in September was the “goal” to reach For the finals to be held in 2023. Bierhoff believes that the team is on the right track and that the clouds that covered the team that he referred to in November 2020 are no longer present.
But he added: If the sky was clear without clouds, we would have beaten England and Italy 2-0. It might have been too sunny.
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