Soccer - DFB Women's Highly Driven Against Canada: "Full of Hope"

Norwich (DPA) — National coach Martina Vos-Tecklenburg is “anticipating” the 2016 and 2021 Olympic champions ahead of their duel. In the Arnold Clark Cup, German football women will meet gold medalist Canada on Sunday (9:15 pm / ARD live stream).

Voss-Tecklenburg wants to “build up the pressure” with his team and “make the opponent run a lot”. He announced it before the game in Norwich, England. “I think we have prepared well for the way we want to play and are now looking forward to the next big game.”

Good atmosphere in DFB team

Almost five months before the start of the European Championships on the island, the mood is great in the German team, which traveled to England due to several non-existences due to the coronavirus and injuries. “We feel at home here in a lovely, generally English hotel,” said FC Bayern Munich veteran Lena Magel excitedly. “We’re definitely absorbing the English atmosphere here.”

The DFB team started the new four-nation tournament with a 1-1 draw against Spain in Middlesbrough on Thursday. In a somewhat lucky draw – Lee Schuler equalized in the 88th minute – the Germans didn’t have much to report in midfield. “It was a little disappointing,” said Magull, still struggling a bit with the game. “You’re not used to such a low ball.”

It should have been better against Canada, who played 1-1 against England in the opening match. Voss-Tecklenburg is optimistic. “I think we’ll have a little bit more possession than in the last game,” he said with a smile, but warned: “They showed in the second half how good a spirit they had, that they accepted a fight from the heart. Let’s say they have very, very fast players in the transition game and they are very dangerous with very few opportunities.”

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“Full of Hope” against Canada

For the DFB-Elf, the Arnold Clark Cup in England is an important venue determination – and preparation for the upcoming European Championships in July. “We took a lot out of Spain’s game,” said Vos-Tecklenburg, “where we can be more aggressive defensively, be more cautious – and be more consistent offensively and maybe a little bit more in our game. can bring more accuracy.”

For the national coach, who was not in office when Germany won the Olympics in 2016, the fact that Canada is the Olympic champion in Norwich is irrelevant. “It’s not a special incentive because we just know that Canada is a good team that has been in every tournament and creates problems for every opponent in the world,” Vos-Tecklenburg said. “We are looking at it just like any other international match, whatever the opponent’s name is.”

In the third and final game, the DFB Women meet hosts England in Wolverhampton on Wednesday (8.30pm / ZDF live stream).