Deutsche Bank Park raises questions two days before the final group stage meeting of the Mannschaft.
Not very worried since entering the Euro, Germany is wondering about… the field of its last group match, Sunday against Switzerland (9 p.m.). The lawn of the Frankfurt stadium, put to the test during the match between England and Denmark (1-1), is the center of attention before that between Germany and Switzerland on Sunday for the last group day of the Euro.
Thursday evening, the Frankfurt pitch gave way in certain places on the support of English and Danish players, the captain of the Three Lions Harry Kane recognizing that, in addition to the heat, the state of the pitch had been the another complicated factor to manage in the match against Denmark. “We cannot make excuses for the level of our performance. We noticed that the pitch was deteriorating during the match we watched a few days ago (Belgium-Slovakia)”slipped the English coach Gareth Southgate.
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“A detailed maintenance plan is in place to address certain issues, and to continue to improve the quality (of the pitch) for future matches”, reacted UEFA in a press release sent to the media. The body explained that independent specialists had worked with the team in charge of the pitch in Frankfurt ahead of the tournament “to guarantee optimal playing conditions” and that she had seen improvement over the past season.
Already a problem in March
Germany, qualified for the round of 16 thanks to its two successes against Scotland (5-1) and Hungary (2-0), faces Switzerland in Frankfurt on Sunday (9:00 p.m.). “There are still a few days before we play in Frankfurt, by then it will perhaps improve. But we have to be able to deal with the circumstances, in the end, we have to win the match on Sunday., estimated Stuttgart attacking midfielder Deniz Undav. The Germans faced the Netherlands (2-1 victory) in Frankfurt at the end of March and the state of the pitch had already raised criticism. “I’m glad I survived that.”had raised Jamal Musiala after the meeting.
