Julian Nagelsmann is just not centered on the previous as his Germany group purpose to make their very own historical past towards Italy.
Germany claimed a 2-1 win over Italy at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Thursday, with Leon Goretzka finishing a turnaround victory.
Previous to this Nations League quarter-final tie, Germany and Italy had met 5 instances within the knockout levels of main tournaments.
Germany progressed simply as soon as from these ties, and their defeats included a heartbreaking loss at residence within the 2006 World Cup.
Nagelsmann referenced that defeat in his second-leg pre-match media convention, however insisted the main focus is just not on making amends for earlier defeats to the Azzurri.
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“I keep in mind 2006 and I’m nonetheless not blissful that Germany didn’t win,” he stated.
“However for me it’s extra vital to speak in regards to the current and never the previous. We wish to write our personal historical past.
“I’m not afraid of the Italians’ velocity. We’re in a great temper, we’re awake.
“We now have good options for this recreation after which it is going to be vital that we create probabilities.”
Italy had 13 pictures to Germany’s 10 within the first leg, although Nagelsmann’s group created barely higher probabilities, ending with a better anticipated targets determine (1.0 to 0.87).
Coach Luciano Spalletti, although, believes Italy could have higher luck ought to they match the identical ranges that they confirmed on Thursday.
He stated: “We’re going to try to do the identical issues from the beginning, I’m satisfied that, if we handle to have the identical behaviour as Thursday, the end result can be completely different.
“It’ll take one thing extraordinary as a result of we’re ranging from an obstacle, however we want one other efficiency like Thursday’s. We don’t must invent the not possible.
“We simply want to vary just a few moments within the recreation and have some people make a distinction.”
