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Germany’s sporting director Rudi Fowler has confirmed that he is still confident in Germany’s chances, even though the team’s journey through the World Cup group stage has seen ups and downs.
Three days after ending the group stage with a 1-2 loss to Ecuador, a defeat that did not affect Germany’s qualification for the round of 32 as group leaders, Fuller appeared in front of the media to give his first assessment of the Germans’ performance.
And it was published AS newspaperThe statements of the legend Fuller, who confirmed that the ambitions of the German national team are largely linked to the level that Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz can provide.
Fuller admitted that Germany will not be able to compete with top teams until all players are at their best.
About the upcoming confrontation against Paraguay, Fuller said: “I am calm and relaxed, and the team will give everything they have against Paraguay.”
He added: “The circumstances against Ecuador were different. It was the most important match for them in 20 or 30 years. We always want to win, but it’s normal for the intensity level to drop a bit when you’ve already qualified.”
France is always one of the favorites to win the title
“Monday will be completely different,” Fuller continued. “It’s a game where you either qualify or pack your bags and leave. We’ll give it everything we’ve got, push ourselves to the limit, play a big game and we’ll be through to the next round.”
Regarding Wirtz and Musiala, he commented: “We are well aware that we won’t achieve much unless these two players are at their best, and they are aware of that as well. I am optimistic about this because they are not far from reaching their best levels.”
He emphasized. “Overall, we have a team that, when it’s their day and at their best, can beat any team in the world, but if we don’t reach the top of our level, which is understandable and natural when you’ve secured first place in the group, it’s also possible that we lose to some teams.”
He mentioned: “In the case of one, two, three teams, the issue may be different. These teams can achieve their goals even if they are not performing at their best level. As for us, we can’t do that.”
Fuller was also asked about the possibility of meeting with France on 1/16, and he replied: “France is always one of the most popular candidates to win the title. But we’re not thinking about that right now. We will play against Paraguay and we want to keep going because that is our only goal.”
