Maren Meinert had a slight surprise for her team at the end of their last training session. “To wrap it all up we played a popular scoring game,” explained the DFB Team U19s boss. The game pits the “older” players against the younger ones. The players had fun and they are now ready for their next European Championship challenge.
Norway provide the opposition on Saturday (18:30 CEST) and Germany are looking for a second successive win in the tournament but know it won’t be easy. “Norway are a robust but also technical side. They also like to play long balls,” explained Meinert. The sides last met in March, which saw the Scandinavians pick up a 1-0 victory.
This meeting shaped preparation for the upcoming meeting. “We have worked on how to counter a few elements of their game and spoke about them in detail,” added Meinert, who has tried to vary her training sessions since the team arrived in Israel for the Championship.
On Thursday the team visited Beit Terezin, a site which honours the deaths of Jews from the region. On Friday they had the afternoon off and spent time at a local beach. The balance between work and relaxation is crucial.
Reaching the semis is the first name as that would also provide automatic qualification for next year’s U20 World Cup. To achieve this, a top two finish in the group is necessary. After beating England 2-1 in the opener, things are looking rosy. “It’s going well but we’re not there yet,” said Nina Ehegötz. “We’re defensively sound and we worked hard to make life tough for the opponents.”
Maren Meinert had a slight surprise for her team at the end of their last training session. “To wrap it all up we played a popular scoring game,” explained the DFB Team U19s boss. The game pits the “older” players against the younger ones. The players had fun and they are now ready for their next European Championship challenge.
Norway provide the opposition on Saturday (18:30 CEST) and Germany are looking for a second successive win in the tournament but know it won’t be easy. “Norway are a robust but also technical side. They also like to play long balls,” explained Meinert. The sides last met in March, which saw the Scandinavians pick up a 1-0 victory.
This meeting shaped preparation for the upcoming meeting. “We have worked on how to counter a few elements of their game and spoke about them in detail,” added Meinert, who has tried to vary her training sessions since the team arrived in Israel for the Championship.
On Thursday the team visited Beit Terezin, a site which honours the deaths of Jews from the region. On Friday they had the afternoon off and spent time at a local beach. The balance between work and relaxation is crucial.
Reaching the semis is the first name as that would also provide automatic qualification for next year’s U20 World Cup. To achieve this, a top two finish in the group is necessary. After beating England 2-1 in the opener, things are looking rosy. “It’s going well but we’re not there yet,” said Nina Ehegötz. “We’re defensively sound and we worked hard to make life tough for the opponents.”
