DFB talents with worries and wide breast

With enormous personal worries, but the German chest is the German U21 national team on Friday in the EM qualifying match against Latvia.

Four Corona failures must cope with DFB coach Antonio di Salvo, there are numerous striking players. Nevertheless, for the European Champion, only one victory counts on the Aachen Tivoli (18:15 / ProSieben Maxx), before four days later the top match follows Israel.

"We know that we need to get victories. With that we start against Latvia," says Di Salvo. With 15 points, defending champion Germany is currently just short of the same counterparty Israel and Poland (13).

Because only the group winner qualifies for the final round 2023, a patzer against Latvia is prohibited. In the first leg there was a 3: 1 victory after early residue. Because overall even six nominated players fail, the DI Salvo must change.

"I am convinced that we will continue to get a really good team in the place. We are fully focused on the players who are there," he says. Fit are captain Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz 05), Ansgar Knauf from Eintracht Frankfurt and the first appointed Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).