Julian Nagelsmann (national coach): “Big compliment to the team. The first 25 minutes were very, very good. We improved again in the second half. I’m also very, very happy with the way we played. That was a top game. Toni Kroos was unbelievable. He set the pace and worked incredibly hard. He gives the other players so much security.”
Didier Deschamps (France national coach): “The reality is that we couldn’t play with the Germans. The 0-1 loss showed our condition, we stood around and watched. We didn’t put our strength on the pitch, didn’t have the resources. You can fight that “We can’t allow such a great team. We need the basic effort to survive. Bravo for the German team. The German team damn well deserved the win.”
Rudi Völler (DFB sports director): “It was unbelievable fun after just a few seconds. It was one of the best things we’ve played in recent years. This win was deserved. We were confident in the second half. That was really good. Toni’s return Kroos was important, he did an incredible job from the start.”
Toni Kroos: “We can be very satisfied. We have taken a good and important step forward. It was a chance to get a good feeling towards the European Championships. A lot has been changed. The question was whether these changes would bear fruit so quickly. We had a good week of training and were able to take that with us into the game. When I see Maxi Mittelstädt, how calmly he did it in his first international match, that’s absolutely remarkable. The standard coaches had enough time to think of something in the four months. That was planned, yes.”
Kai Havertz: “It was a lot of fun, we controlled the game well, we’re happy to win against such an opponent. We played great with the ball, no one hid, everyone dared to get the ball “That made it easy to play between the lines.”