National player Niclas Füllkrug campaigned for more appreciation for national coach Hansi Flick and the DFB selection on the way to the home European Championship. “It also includes the trust of football Germany that you give him credit when he makes one or the other courageous decision,” said the Bremen player on Wednesday.
Respect is “not a one-way street,” said Füllkrug to the reporters in the press conference room on the Frankfurt campus, and the critical public must show this to the team and their coach. “I read a few headlines about the young players and I was a little shocked,” said the World Cup participant, emphasizing: “We still have enough experience in the squad to integrate one or two youngsters without any problems can.”
Flick called up six newcomers for the international matches against Peru on Saturday in Mainz (8.45 p.m. / ZDF) and three days later against Belgium in Cologne. The national coach “really wants to work on the matter and do it better” than at the failed World Cup, said Füllkrug.
From the 30-year-old’s point of view, with a view to the EURO, it’s about “getting in automatisms and finding a first eleven quickly. Nevertheless, we have to give the players the opportunity to slip in. That’s a balancing act that we have to pull off.”
