After Voss-Tecklenburg separation: DFB turns its attention to the Olympics
After parting ways with national coach Martin Voss-Tecklenburg, DFB vice-president Celia Sasic has reaffirmed the importance of the German women's soccer team's possible participation in the 2024 Olympic Games.
"I know how much the Olympics mean to women's soccer," said the former international at the Sports Press Ball in Frankfurt. The 35-year-old was herself one of the bronze medal winners at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
"A very special feeling"
"It's a very special feeling to compete for your country together with other athletes. That's why there's so much focus on it," emphasized Sasic.
The German Football Association had announced that the collaboration with Voss-Tecklenburg, who had recently taken a break, had ended with immediate effect. Following Voss-Tecklenburg's withdrawal due to illness after the World Cup, in which the German women were eliminated in the preliminary round, assistant coach Britta Carlson had initially taken over as head coach. At the beginning of October, the association installed Horst Hrubesch as interim coach. "We are ready for the next games," said Sasic.
On the way to the games in Paris, the Germans' toughest rivals in Nations League Group A3 are Denmark, who the DFB lost the first leg 2-0. The second leg will take place in Rostock on December 1, and a 2-0 win or a victory with a difference of more than three goals would see Hrubesch's team take over the lead in the table. The final match of the preliminary round will take place on December 5 at the Welsh side, who have no points so far. Only the group winners will have a chance of participating in the Olympics.
The German Football Association (DFB) is keen on ensuring the participation of the women's soccer team in the 2024 Olympic Games, following the separation with national coach Martin Voss-Tecklenburg. Former international Celia Sasic, who was part of the German team that won bronze at the 2008 Olympics, emphasized the "special feeling" of competing for the country in such events.
Source: www.dpa.com
