"'GREEDY' GERMANS PLEASE COACH"

Debutant Leweling scores as Nagelsmann lauds great atmosphere in win over Dutch

- AFP, REUTERS

MUNICH - Fresh from a dominant 1-0 win over the Netherlands in Munich on Oct 14, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann lauded the "supercharged atmosphere" in his side on the anniversary of his first game.

The Germans, who were reeling after a series of injuries before October's Nations League fixtures, won with a stunning second-half strike from debutant Jamie Leweling.

"The first half tonight was the best we've played this year," Nagelsmann said, adding that "the greed that the team embodied was a huge step".

"We did well and let very little in. We absolutely deserved to win.”

Germany qualified for the Nations League knockout round for the first time with the win and their coach added that the team were fired up to go further.

"We've got the ambition to keep going,” he said.

"There's a supercharged atmosphere in the dressing room - they want to win.”

Germany made seven changes to their squad in the lead-up, with injuries to key players including Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.