An emotional end for Germany
Julian Nagelsmann was left ‘fighting back tears’ after Germany’s Euro 2024 exit yesterday.
The hosts saw their tournament come to an early end in Stuttgart as Spain won their quarter-final clash thanks to Mikel Merino’s 119th-minute goal.
Nagelsmann was left gutted that he couldn’t give the home support more to cheer this summer with the usually stern-faced manager almost crying in his post-match press conference.
He said: “I’m fighting back tears. When the players talk about the last few weeks, it’s emotional. A special time is coming to an end.
“I’ve always said that we need the fans in the country behind us. From March onwards, it was clear that the fans felt something.
“We made decisions that not everyone would have made, people felt that we wanted to change things.
“When we see the videos of fans, it’s emotional. We would have liked to have given the fans even more.”