📲 Swipe at Nagelsmann? El-Mala post causes a stir | OneFootball

Only Said El Mala himself knows what he meant by this question. A TikTok post by the Cologne native is currently causing quite a stir among German fans and in the media. Under pictures of him wearing the Germany U21 shirt, it asks: "Was it worth it?"

The post is set to music by rapper Xatar. 

Many users interpret the post in light of the World Cup disappointment and Nagelsmann not calling up El Mala. "Kind regards to the national coach," one reply says, according to 'Sport1', among others. 'Bild' also picked up the post and raised the question of whether it was directed at Nagelsmann.

Another user wrote that the Cologne player had missed nothing. "There are 3 winners of this game: Klopp, Paraguay and El Mala," read another comment. 

But whether the post was aimed at the national coach remains unclear. On 'X', one user suggests that El Mala may simply be realizing what he has already achieved in sport at the age of 19. 

Either way, the post is definitely generating plenty of discussion. And who knows, maybe the 19-year-old will be allowed to wear the senior national team shirt at Euro 2028 to herald a new beginning. 

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