“The German midfielder shared his thoughts after playing with Portugal.”, – WRITE: Football.ua
The German midfielder shared his thoughts after playing with Portugal.
Leon Goretska, Getty Images June 05 2025, 21:21
“The advantage of 1-0 should give us confidence, but it did not happen. After such an account, it is almost impossible, or at least it should be so. We have lacked courage, we need to be smarter. We have created our own problems, and this is what makes the defeat even worse.
Of course, we are very disappointed. We really wanted to go to the finals. It is difficult to accept that you are leading 1: 0 in the semifinals and you can still not finish the case. This goal did not even give us confidence – on the contrary. After the clogged, we seemed to be even more and more and started to play less boldly. And such just should not happen. That is why now such a depressing mood.
I think we deservedly lost – and it is even harder to accept or understand it. We had all the conditions: free zones were needed, everything we wanted. In the first half, I did not feel that Portugal was dominating us with something, and yet we could not realize our plans on the field. And then we also score, and in a normal situation it should add confidence. But, as I said, that didn’t happen.
Although it is difficult to think about the match for the third place, we have to forget as soon as possible tonight and use every match with benefit. We are still developing a team, so let’s try to take the next step in the next game, “-the UEFA press service suggests Goretsky.
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