National soccer coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg expressed her great solidarity with the women’s national team and wished the selection all the best for the coming games.
“My entire interest lies in the well-being and success of this team and all the players that I have grown dear to my heart,” the 55-year-old wrote in a six-page post on her Instagram page: “I wish the current coach and the team for the upcoming games the maximum success, positivity and self-confidence.” The German selection will play in the Nations League on Friday against Wales in Sinsheim and on October 31st in Iceland.
Continue as a DFB coach?
The recovered national coach spoke out about the sporting situation for the first time yesterday evening after her illness break. At the same time, she announced talks with the German Football Association (DFB) in order to come to terms with the early elimination from the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The trainer also indicated that she wanted to continue in office in the future.
She has recently received great support in difficult times. “Many fans, strangers and friends have written to me and that has given me strength over the last few weeks. My family and my husband have completely supported me. Thank you very much for that,” she wrote.
Contract until the EM 2025
Voss-Tecklenburg is on a vacation as agreed with the DFB. The association had previously reported on September 8th that the head coach was ill. Horst Hrubesch was introduced as interim national coach last Friday. Voss-Tecklenburg and the German footballers were surprisingly eliminated in the preliminary round at the World Cup in Australia. Your contract runs until the 2025 European Championship in Switzerland. Her return as national coach has long been considered unlikely as there has been internal criticism of her work.
