“Football in this country, especially the national team, means a lot to them. If the national team is not doing well, people -- I'll go as far as to say they have less confidence and they don't believe in Germany anymore. It's tightly knit. Politics and soccer, they're close.”
“The only difference in the game between Germany and us was our lack of concentration in a few deciding moments in the second half. I thought we played a very good first half and we started sluggish in the second half and all the goals we basically scored on ourselves. We gave them a few gifts tonight.”
“When everyone's fit, we're better, obviously. But I think everyone who stepped on the field today proved that in the first half they deserve a spot on the roster. If we were able to play that way for 90 minutes, we could make the case a little better. It's difficult to think about who's missing, because you have to think about who's here and have to make the best out of who's here.”
“We lost our organization. We were not concentrating when you have to be on your toes. The first half we played very well and we had them under control.”
