Die Mannschaft team trainer was pleased with his side’s performance despite the boring draw, and claimed that the friendly fixture was not a waste of time.
Germany head coach Joachim Low was satisfied with the way his make-shift team coped against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 in their 0-0 draw at the Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday. He was positive after the friendly match and suggested that it was
a good experience for his young lads.
The national team played well in the first-half, but could not continue their dominance after the interval. However, they could have secured a late away win had young prodigy http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733 found the net late in extra time.
The manager was not disappointed with the outcome and praised his side for a decent showing. He was a little frustrated with the lack of goals and insisted that they have done well after their poor displays in the 4-4 draw against
Sweden. He said this was a good learning experience for the youngsters.
The tactician stated that the defenders were rock solid, and improved a lot from their World Cup qualifying match with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015. He revealed that they had a weaker team, with key players missing through injury. Nevertheless, he claimed
that they played well in crucial areas of the match, and maintained discipline.
"For me, this was a positive game. We put in some good work defensively, which was the most important thing after our recent experiences against Sweden. We had a changed team, with many regular missing. We played well positionally, and we were disciplined,"
he added.
"I enjoyed the way http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 played in possession. They were quite impressive. We allowed them too much space and they took advantage of that. They didn't create many chances, though. We improved after the break. We didn't want to
press them all over the pitch, but provocatively press them," he mused.
On the other hand, Oranje coach Louis van Gaal admitted that their opponents played attacking football. Prior to the game, he said that Germany were better than his team. The boss added that Die Mannschaft were keeping the ball,
and were troubling his defenders.
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