Kuntz: "The boys have given all grains" - Coast

The 1: 1 against the Ivory Coast was at the end too little for the quarterfinals. "Unfortunately, it was not enough today. I find we started both haltes very well, also worked out chances," Kuntz analyzed at ZDF microphone. "In the first half, we have adapted a bit of the pace of the Ivor and are therefore no longer in good final positions. And then we got conceivably unhappy the 0: 1."

Benjamin Henrichs did not run an own goal, but the defensive man is not a reproach. The German team then threw everything in, more than the worth seeing 1: 1 by Eduard Löwen did not jump out. "You have to protect the guys a bit in protection. All grains they have had given them today. There was no more in it," Kuntz raised the protective hand over his players.

The options were missing

Allegations may not make the team none, the newly assembled German team has given everything. And in the end, the options were also missing from the bank. Keven Schlotterbeck, trained defender, came for the final phase as a "crowbar" in front. "You have to say that the possibilities we have with the squad, as far as variability is concerned, also a bit narrowed," also the coach said, which immediately looked behind: "The boys have known all to Olympia and on themselves taken, so many thanks to all. "

No Olympic Feeling

Seen sporty, it was for the German team disappointing games that end after three groups. And otherwise there was little from the Olympic flair in this extraordinary situation around the Corona Pandemic. "They were stranding circumstances, you're in the hotel, you can not get a foot in front of it, but clearly applies to all. The only time where the Olympic spirit came up, when we were twice in the Olympic village at the German team. I Faith, that's Olympia. The rest we found was not, "said Kuntz.

None of us wants to go home. We have not reached anything.

Max Kruse

Middle Fieldmann Anton Stach would have liked to take more. "It's a pity that we did not make it to the Olympic village. At this tournament to have been something special, a giant matter for us," the 22-year-old is quoted on the website of the DFB. "We would like to have been there as long as possible. But we can not change it. It was a great experience for all."

Union Berlin actor Max Kruse showed much dissatisfied. "The disappointment is very big, none of us wants to go home. We did not reach anything," said the 33-year-old the SID.

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This was made from the silver medal win 2016