Women’s football
Kemme for timely change – Hrubesch required
Tabea Kemme writes in her column about the future of the DFB women. photo
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The DFB women are going to Paris. Despite the Olympics, something has to change in the squad, and quickly. Above all, it depends on one thing.
Despite the successful qualification, the former national player Regardless of the outcome of the Olympic tournament, Tabea Kemme called for a “timely change” among German soccer players.
“Alex Popp, Svenja Huth, Kathy Hendrich, Marina Hegering, Sara Doorsoun – is that it for you after the Olympics? Or do you still want to play the 2025 European Championship in Switzerland? With 22-year-old Vivien Endemann, who made her professional debut against the Netherlands “, the youngsters are coming,” wrote the 32-year-old in a column for the portal “t-online.de”.
Hrubesch was required as a communicator
On the way to Paris, the 2016 Olympic champion sees interim national coach Horst Hrubesch primarily required as a communicator. Because in France’s capital there are only 18 players in the final squad, instead of the last 25. “Communication is crucial and it is the task – perhaps even the most difficult task of the coach – to create a perfect balance within the team,” said the former defender .
Nobody should put their “own dissatisfaction at possibly only traveling as a supplementary player above the well-being of the entire team.” This was also the case with the 2016 Olympic victory in Rio: “It was all the more important back then that the players who were there as backup accepted this role and supported us fully. In the end, that was also crucial for our success. ”
Lots of empathy
The 72-year-old Hrubesch recently demonstrated his communicative skills with his “clear announcements, which were disappointing even for experienced players like Lina Magull, Lena Lattwein or Nicole Anyomi”: “There will always be competition in the squad. But there must be no culture of fear .”
For Kemme, the former professional has a lot of empathy and admits the players’ mistakes. He gives the DFB team “enormous self-confidence. The fact that Horst gave the players this feeling of mutual trust cannot be valued highly enough. Not all coaches can do that,” said Kemme.