After 120 minutes failed to separate the sides, you somehow still felt quite confident about Germany’s chances when their quarter-final match against France went to penalties on Saturday morning, “I knew that Natze would save a penalty,” said Lena Goeßling for example, “she always does.” Manager Silvia Neid added, “Our players feel good standing over a penalty because we practice them all year in training. And then of course we have our Nadine Angerer.”
There is massive faith in Germany’s number one. Angerer has constantly worked hard on her good performances in the past years, so good in fact that she received the Ballon d’Or for best Women’s Footballer in 2013. Amongst other things, this was because she saved two penalties in the final of the Euros in Sweden.
Germany isn’t just blessed with goalkeepers in men’s football, and a development guide was created for young female goalkeepers to maintain this position. The guide offers information on the training philosophy and practical advice for the players and coaches at club level. “We have an obligation to keep developing future goalkeepers for our Women’s national team – and it’s worked out well for us in recent years,” says Steffi Jones, the woman who will replace Silvia Neid as manager of the national team after the Olympic Games in Rio next year.
Whether Nadine Angerer, already 37, will still be number one by then is questionable. But what is certain is that a good goalkeeper will be in the German goal no matter what.
After 120 minutes failed to separate the sides, you somehow still felt quite confident about Germany’s chances when their quarter-final match against France went to penalties on Saturday morning, “I knew that Natze would save a penalty,” said Lena Goeßling for example, “she always does.” Manager Silvia Neid added, “Our players feel good standing over a penalty because we practice them all year in training. And then of course we have our Nadine Angerer.”
There is massive faith in Germany’s number one. Angerer has constantly worked hard on her good performances in the past years, so good in fact that she received the Ballon d’Or for best Women’s Footballer in 2013. Amongst other things, this was because she saved two penalties in the final of the Euros in Sweden.
Germany isn’t just blessed with goalkeepers in men’s football, and a development guide was created for young female goalkeepers to maintain this position. The guide offers information on the training philosophy and practical advice for the players and coaches at club level. “We have an obligation to keep developing future goalkeepers for our Women’s national team – and it’s worked out well for us in recent years,” says Steffi Jones, the woman who will replace Silvia Neid as manager of the national team after the Olympic Games in Rio next year.
Whether Nadine Angerer, already 37, will still be number one by then is questionable. But what is certain is that a good goalkeeper will be in the German goal no matter what.
