Frankfurt’s Koch reacts to being left out of the Germany squad | OneFootball

The captain of Eintracht Frankfurt, Robin Koch, commented on Julian Nagelsmann’s decision not to include him in the upcoming national team squad after the 1-0 victory against Mainz 05.

According to the 'Frankfurter Rundschau', Koch expressed his disappointment in an interview, but emphasized: "For me, it’s all about moving forward. I’m giving my all here at Eintracht and with good performances, I’ll make my way back into the squad."

The central defender confirmed that he had a personal conversation with the national coach, but responded professionally to the rejection. Regarding the match against Mainz 05, he noted: "We knew that Mainz would give it everything they had … so we first had to match them physically."

Koch was satisfied with his team’s performance—especially with their response after a rather unconvincing first half: "In the first half we weren’t at 100 percent, but in the second half we did much better. So the win is deserved."

He also highlighted the team’s recent defensive stability: "It was very important that in the past few weeks we’ve hardly conceded any goals and have stabilized ourselves at the back."

Finally, looking ahead to the international break, Koch explained that his team wants to use this time: He wants to come back stronger after the break and take the next step together with the team.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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