Spain won – best players statements – Euro2008
July 1, 2008 by Sport
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Joachim Loew (national coach):
“I have the team a compliment for the last six weeks, that’s fantastic. The players are obviously disappointed, but we need not hang his head about. Ins finals came to be is something special. The Spaniards had today better chances and were in the next movement better. ”
Michael Ballack (Germany):
“It is always disappointing to lose a final. The team has played a great Championship. Unfortunately, today we have one to two mistakes too much. We wanted, but we could not. If the level of the team, has they are excellent sold. We can be proud of. Despite all the disappointment – the team great. ”
Jens Lehmann (Germany):
“I am very disappointed about the outcome of the Finals. It was probably my last European Championship. There are now thought: maybe something would have been better. The imperative is the enemy of the Verlierers, even if we have the maximum rausgeholt. On bad Followed good games, but this rhythm, we did not hold out. ”
Philipp Lahm (Germany):
“We have not played well forward as we hoped. We have too many mistakes. We wanted to get the title. But now there is a World Cup qualifier that we want to create and create.”
Thomas Hitzlsperger (Germany):
“The Spaniards have run the ball well, so that you can hardly has a chance. You have earned the tournament to win. If they have a chance to beat them. We have already reached the finals. It’s still missing what we must still further. Maybe we can help a lot from this game rausziehen. We have a lot of potential. ”
Luis Aragones (Spain coach):
“We have the situation well. We won, period, Off. I will not be at the top of the team. I do not have been able to stay.”
Fernando Torres (Spain):
“It was simply extraordinary, just a dream. It is my first big title, I am overjoyed.”
Cesc Fabregas (Spain):
“It’s just fantastic. This is the most beautiful day in my life as a player. I do not think that we are aware of what we have achieved. We had to wait 44 years. It was one of my dreams, and I have achieved it . We have many opportunities herausgespielt and played beautiful football. And we have finally achieved the success that we deserve. We are a young team and fight even at the World Cup in two years for the title. ”
Angela Merkel (Chancellor):
“In the final, is already a great success. We have fought, but it has not quite enough. We were at the World Cup third in the European Championship Second – let’s see how it is in relation to the World Cup 2010 continues. I have Michael Ballack said that we still have to wait a bit until we can celebrate doll. ”
After the 0-1 defeat in the finals of the Euro against Spain praises Joachim Loew in an interview the new title winner, saith the DFB choice but a “huge compliment”: “What in the last six weeks has been fantastic,” Loew summarizes the tournament history.
Question: “Joachim Loew how do you evaluate the 0-1 defeat in the European Championship final against Spain?”
Joachim Loew: “We need the high quality of Spaniards recognise. They were technically excellent and they had the better chances. Gegentor would not fall, but the Spaniards were in the forward movement dangerous. The victory is in order.”
Question: “If the disappointment so limited?”
Loew: “Of course we are all disappointed that we have not won finals and it is not enough. But I have the team but a huge compliment. It has everything läuferisch and combative. What they in the past six weeks, was fantastic. We had a lot of fun and joy and respect. That must be commended mention. ”
Question: “What did the team in the cabin?”
Loew: “I have every said that the head can not hang. We have succeeded to the finals to come. This is something very special.”
Question: “What has ultimately lacked the big hit?”
Loew: “Save me now directly after the game analysis. We will leave us in peace away together and the tournament and the players analyze. After the game are too many emotions here. But we are already aware of the areas in which we We need to improve. We did not always play the high quality we in the past two years often had. ”
Question: “What do you say to the performance of Michael Ballack?”
Loew: “I was very glad that he could play. It is for the team on the field enormously important. As the performance of individual players, I do not want to talk. It was important that he was.”
Question: “How do you behave throughout the tournament?”
Loew: “He was the leader. He has a lot for the team and done very well represented Germany.”
Question: “Can you imagine the Spaniards as a model?”
Loew: “Absolutely. Spain has a technically high quality. This is in training already strongly encouraged. The players are also in the Champions League at the highest level ever. They are in possession of the ball tremendously strong.”
Question: “How would you describe your team for this tournament lane?”
Loew: “It has made the European Championship and also in the qualification seen that we in Europe are very far ahead. We have learned and developed. We are in the forefront of Europe and the world. But we should not force the energy and lose in order to continue to work hard. ”
Question: “Will Jens Lehmann in goal with the national team continue?”
Loew: “I have worked with him have not spoken about the future. I have congratulated him. He has a good job. He is also a leader in the team and very important for the team.”
Question: “In September starts the World Cup qualification. What can the fans expect?”
Loew: “The defeat is an incentive in the next two years some things to work some things forward and some things to improve so that we for the World Cup in South Africa qualify. Where do we want a similar role as in the European Championship . ”
He had fought, bled and suffered, but in the end everything was in vain. Michael Ballack felt lost after the European Championship finals of the German national team against Spain only an inner emptiness. Apparently in isolation from his fellow players looked at the German captain in the Vienna night sky and could not grasp that he again denied the great throw failed. Then he let his frustration free rein and lay down for everybody with team manager Oliver Bierhoff.
“It was just a small matter. Michael was very emotionally disturbed. He had quite a task, then it has not worked. This is why I have sympathy for him,” reported Bierhoff and added just added: “He had previously only asked me That we later in the curve. I do not know whether he was misunderstood. There was a brief discussion, but that was quickly done. ”
Ballack to eyebrow stitched
Ballack could or even wanted nothing to say. According to official figures, he was after the match at the eyebrow stitched, then immediately made in the Mannschaftsbus. It was clear to him that he had after the 0:1 against Spain on the image of the “eternal second” adheres.
The word “Vice” the England Legionnaire from FC Chelsea in the summer with his club in Champions League and the Championship See had not heard. Indeed, for the tenth time in his career had to the 31-year-old satisfied with second place.
Not enough time to a great finale to win
“He was obviously disappointed because he has no good memories of finals. I told him but said that they still can repair. He still has some good years ahead and further the chance of a major title to get,” said DFB President Theo Zwanziger, the “Captain” as one of the first getröstet had the sid. Even Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to enter the native Görlitzer in ceremony for the teams to rebuild: “I have Michael Ballack said that we still have to wait a bit until we can celebrate doll.”
Aufmunternde words for Ballack was also from his wife Simone, the first time in Vienna during the European Championship in the gallery mitgefiebert and had he still in July before the Traualtar occurs. Until the morning at six tried both the “losers banquet” in the club scene “Phoenix” the final trauma reasonably be processed.
Spain often luckless
However, the Sunday for Ballack started well. Against 11st 45 gave the green light by doctors that he, despite his semi-finals in calf injury suffered in the finals from accumulating. Since the semi-finals had the former Munich with an inflamed hardening in the right calf herumgequält its use until the final stand on the edge.
Against the Spaniards tried the “boss” everything to finally Vice-curse to defeat and its first international title to win. Ballack ran with a Kineseo tape in the calf, which promotes the circulation and the body’s anti-pain system is activated.
Ballack rackerte, ackerte, rubbed in two fights and was even a yellow card, but once more in this tournament he was the high demands on his person is unable to perform. The two most important matches against Austria (1-0) and Portugal (3-2) were under the bar too little for the team captain, not only Franz Beckenbauer at the European Championship predicts a prominent role.
But these advances laurels Ballack was once again not fair. Somehow it fits into the picture that he is in a collision with Marcos Senna in the 36th Minute crack wound above the right eyebrow (36) zuzog and twice on the game field edge had to be treated. In his own emotional state wanted the Görlitzer born in 2002 in Yokohama in the World Cup final against Brazil (0:2) because of a yellow lock had missed, but nothing to say.
Too many mistakes
“Of course we are all disappointed that we lost the finals. The team has fought great, but perhaps one or two crucial mistakes too much,” he commented generally increase the final selection of the DFB in their Mountain Tour 2008. Ballack was clearly: “Spain has finally earned the game won. We wanted, but we did at the end of the game no longer the key turning point.”
For Joachim Loew, in the Euro-days time and again the conversation with his extended arm on the course had led, however, that Ballack the team as a captain for World Cup 2010 South Africa will lead to: “He was the leader. He has very much for the team and Germany done very well represented. It is for the team on the field enormously important. ”
World Cup 2010 as a next major goal
Ballack had even before the tournament made clear: “By 2010 I want also to all cases still in the national team play. And also as a captain, because this role gives me a lot of fun.” Whether his role as the eternal will like Second, he did not say that.
