Julian Nagelsmann expressed disappointment that his Germany team lacked ruthlessness despite securing a 2-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Nations League on Friday, Soccernet.football reports.
Germany now sit at the top of Group A3 after three games. However, Nagelsmann emphasized the need for sharper finishing after dominating large portions of the match at Stadion Bilino Polje.
Deniz Undav continued his strong form for the national team, bagging an impressive brace to ensure Die Mannschaft’s win, even as Edin Dzeko reduced the deficit in the 70th minute.
Despite being in fine attacking mood, registering twelve shots with eight on target and creating five clear-cut chances, the Germans managed only two goals. Nagelsmann stressed that they must be more clinical when they meet the Netherlands.
“We didn’t start so well and kept the ball on one side too much in the first ten minutes,” Naglesmann said as per iMiaSanMia on X.
“When we adjusted that, it was good and we were dominant. Given our superiority, we could have scored more goals.
“Regarding the goal we conceded, Edin Dzeko shouldn’t have been that free inside the box. But the team kept control after that. We didn’t want to take many risks.”
Florian Wirtz, who stood out during Friday’s match, creating the most chances (4), completing more passes into the final third (36), and recording more touches in the opposition box (6) than any of his teammates, echoed his manager’s words after the game.
“I think we made it difficult for ourselves. We could have won by a bigger margin,” he said.
“Against the Netherlands we expect long balls to the striker. Bosnia did something similar today, but of course it will be even more difficult on Monday. The quality of the Dutch team is even higher.”
