After defeating the German footballers at the European Championships, the Portuguese coach Fernando Santos acknowledged that the opponent had deservedly won. The reigning champions could not face the offensive raids of the German team and lost 2: 4. They have three points on their account, they have complicated the fight for promotion and a match with France awaits them, which will be a repeat of the 2016 final.
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Portuguese coach Fernando Santos during the match with Germany at the European Football Championship.
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“We wanted to put pressure on their midfielders Gündogan and Kroos, we also wanted our quarterbacks to move forward. But it was clear that we were missing one player in the middle of the field and they pushed us instead. It was my strategy, so I fully responsible, “said coach Fernando Santos at a press conference.
In an attractive match, the Portuguese got into the lead with the 107th goal in the national team Cristiano Ronaldo, but the Germans still responded during the break, when Rúben Dias and Raphaël Guerreiro scored their own goals after their attacks. In the second part, Kai Havertz and Robin Gosens added more hits. Defenders of the European title reduced only thanks to Diog Jot and lost after seven matches. The last time they received four goals was from the Germans in the preparatory match in 2014.
EURO 2021
The European Football Championship, which was originally scheduled to be played a year ago, it starts on June 11 and ends on July 11. EURO is hosted by eleven countries, the Czech national football team is in group D together with England, Croatia and Scotland. The championship finale is played at the legendary Wembley.
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“It’s not the result we wanted. But sometimes we couldn’t face the German dominance. We have to take the positive out of the match. Germany has a great team and great players. In addition, we improved during the match and also created chances. But we still have to keep going. to work, “said Joao Moutinho.
Portuguese Joao Moutinho (left) in a duel with Leon Goretzka during the Group F match at the European Football Championship.
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At the end of the demanding group F, the defending champion of the European title will have a match with the reigning world champions from France, who have only one point more after a draw with Hungary 1: 1. “We will look at this match again and then we must forget about it right away. We need to prepare for France with a clear head,” said coach Santos.
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