Live Bar, May 16th: The German team announced the European Cup squad. Nagelsmann attended the press conference and explained the reasons why Hummels and Goretzka were not selected.
on Hummels
"We can roughly confirm the starting 11, even if this list is not set in stone. We have decided to make Rudiger and Thayer our main central defenders, so the question is, their most suitable substitute players Who? What are the qualifications? Of course, I can say that the lineup would be different if Rudiger did not start, and Hummels is not in the national team list because Rudiger is our "
on Goretzka
"I personally called the players and explained my decision, conversations like this are always emotional and different people will have different reactions, some on the phone and what not. They didn’t say anything, but some wanted a clear explanation. The shortest call time was 1 minute and 11 seconds, and the longest was 22 minutes and 30 seconds. This kind of rejection made me heartbroken, and it also made him heartbroken, so it’s normal to have emotions. There was no ill will from either side.
The conversation with Hummels and Goretzka took place at the beginning of the week and both players were very disappointed that it was going on during such an important match. The meeting was not easy, it was not a pleasant conversation. As the head coach, I have to make decisions based on the interests of the team. The disappointment of both parties is understandable and I tried to explain the reasons to them."
