Germany's 3-3 draw with Italy in the second leg of their Nations League quarter-final was entertaining, but improvements must be made, said head coach Julian Nagelsmann. (More Football News)
Having won the first leg 2-1 in Milan, Germany appeared to be cruising into the semi-finals of the competition after leading by three goals heading into the second half.
Joshua Kimmich's penalty was followed up with strikes from바카라 웹사이트Jamal Musiala and바카라 웹사이트Tim Kleindienst, but바카라 웹사이트Luciano Spalletti's side roared back after the break.바카라 웹사이트
Moise Kean scored a brace and바카라 웹사이트Giacomo Raspadori's leveller in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time made things interesting, but Germany held on for the win.바카라 웹사이트
The hosts had dominated the opening period, registering an expected goals (xG) total of 3.09 from their 18 attempts, restricting Italy to three shots in the first half.바카라 웹사이트
However, the Azzurri responded brilliantly, outperforming Germany in the xG metric (1.2 to 0.32), though Nagelsmann was not disappointed by the overall display.바카라 웹사이트
"I think it was fun. I always want our football to be entertaining," said Nagelsmann in a post-match interview.
"The first half was very entertaining. It was also very interesting in the second half, just a bit too exciting at the end.
"We're a country of complainers, but we can be proud of the unity between the fans and the team.
"The team is giving everything. This is perhaps the most important development in recent years."
Nagelsmann went on to바카라 웹사이트describe바카라 웹사이트the first half as "very impressive" and the best바카라 웹사이트Germany바카라 웹사이트have played during his tenure.
"The big difference was that in the second half we played almost exclusively backwards and almost exclusively through the middle," Nagelsmann said.
"It wasn't just the poor pass before the first goal.
"It was too much freestyle. When you lose the structure, the wrong pass hurts even more. If it's 3-0 for a long time, the opponent surrenders. That's how the momentum shifts."
Next up for바카라 웹사이트Germany바카라 웹사이트is the semi-final against Portugal in June.
