BVB star Nmecha slips up in Germany defeat: Klopp responds | OneFootball

After the defeat against Greece, BVB star Felix Nmecha is in the spotlight. Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp found clear words for his costly mistake.

The first defeat under Jürgen Klopp is now a reality. Of all times, the 59-year-old had to accept a 1–0 loss to Greece in his home debut as Germany head coach. After the final whistle, Klopp spoke openly about his team’s problems – and did not leave out BVB professional Felix Nmecha over one decisive moment either.

Germany had more of the game for long stretches, but only rarely found a way through the compact Greek defense. The decisive moment finally came in the 74th minute. After a cross from Christos Tzolis, Dimitrios Kourbelis got to the ball. Nmecha was unable to stop his opponent in the challenge, and Joshua Kimmich then crucially deflected the shot.

Klopp clearly pointed out Nmecha’s role in conceding the goal. “Of course Felix has to win that challenge,” the Germany head coach explained. However, he stopped short of blaming the 25-year-old alone. Instead, Klopp focused on the difficulties of the team as a whole.

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Germany still lacked the right solutions and well-rehearsed patterns, especially against the way the Greeks played. Klopp also made it clear that not everything could work perfectly after only a few days of training together: “Football needs training, football needs routines.” Accordingly, the former BVB coach did not want to overstate the defeat.

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Even so, he was far from satisfied with the result. “The result was not cool, and I really didn’t like conceding that goal,” Klopp said. At the same time, he defended his plan to call up a total of 44 players for the international break and take a closer look at numerous players as a result. For Klopp, these weeks are above all about gathering insights for the future.

Speaking about the work aside from the disappointing result, he said: “Everything was top this week.” Nmecha will not get an immediate chance to make up for his mistake in a Germany shirt. The Dortmund player was only part of the first section of the large squad and is therefore leaving. He will not be available to Klopp for the upcoming matches against Serbia and Greece again.

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