Schweinsteiger slams Nagelsmann’s side: “That was really poor!” | OneFootball

Bastian Schweinsteiger sharply criticized the German national team after their 0-2 defeat against Slovakia. His criticism: “That was really bad!”

Bastian Schweinsteiger is always present as an ARD expert during Germany matches. The team led by head coach Julian Nagelsmann delivered a disastrous performance in their first World Cup qualifying match and lost 0-2 in Slovakia. Bayern icon Schweinsteiger therefore chose clear words at the ARD microphone.

His criticism: “I’m sorry, but not for a single minute during the match did I believe we would win. This is a major setback. We were really bad. We didn’t play good passes, we posed no threat.”

The 2014 World Cup winner continued: “Our body language disappeared immediately after the 0-1. If you want to win something, you have to show resilience. The players need to realize that this was not good. I didn’t sense any danger today. The coach can talk all night, but the players have to understand it themselves. We’d be lucky to qualify for the World Cup with a performance like today’s.”

“There was never an issue with attitude”

Julian Nagelsmann particularly criticized his team’s attitude after the match. Schweinsteiger also had clear words on this: “I played 121 international matches for Germany and there was never an issue with attitude. When you hear the anthem and put on the national jersey, you have to give everything on the pitch—no matter whether it’s a friendly or a World Cup final.”

The German national team will continue next Sunday in Cologne with a home match against Northern Ireland. The DFB team still has a total of five matches ahead to qualify for the World Cup.

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