Nagelsmann Celebrates Brilliant Start to Germany’s Euro Cup Hansi Flick’s Germany made a dazzling start to their Euro 2020 campaign, crushing Portugal 4-2 in a captivating clash at the Allianz Arena. Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann, who will take over the national team after the tournament, was present to witness the triumph. The match ignited with a blistering start as Raphael Guerreiro stunned Germany with an early goal for Portugal. However, the home side responded with immense resilience, equalizing through a header by Robin Gosens. Kai Havertz then gave Germany the lead with a clinical finish. In the second half, Germany continued to dominate, with Gosens scoring his second of the game. Substitute Thomas Müller added a fourth goal to seal the victory and send the home crowd into raptures. Nagelsmann, who was appointed as Germany’s next manager in March, expressed his delight at the team’s performance. “It was a fantastic start,” he said. “The players showed great determination and quality. I’m very excited for the future.” Flick praised his team’s attitude and tactical execution. “We played with a lot of energy and intensity,” he said. “We created many chances and took them. It’s a great result that gives us a lot of confidence.” Germany’s victory places them in a strong position in Group F. They will face Hungary in their next match on June 23, before concluding their group stage campaign against France on June 28. Nagelsmann will be closely monitoring Germany’s progress as he prepares to take the reins from Flick after the European Championship. The brilliant start to the tournament bodes well for the future of the German national team under his leadership.Germany’s Nagelsmann Rejects “Spoiler” Label After Euro 2024 Opener ThumpingGermany’s Nagelsmann Rejects “Spoiler” Label After Euro 2024 Opener Thumping Munich, Germany – Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has dismissed suggestions that he might “hit the brakes” following the host nation’s emphatic start to Euro 2024. The Germans opened the tournament with a 5-1 thrashing of Scotland in Munich. With five different players finding the net, Germany delivered their most impressive performance under Nagelsmann and one of their most dominant displays in recent memory. “I’m pretty far from being a killjoy,” said Nagelsmann, adding that “there’s not much point in hitting the brakes now.” Nagelsmann, the youngest coach in European Championship history, has transformed a team that won only three of 11 games in 2023. Germany impressed in all areas of the pitch against Scotland. Veterans Toni Kroos and Ilkay Gündogan controlled the midfield, while the 21-year-old duo of Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz sparkled up front. Musiala, named player of the match, said, “Yeah, I think we can say that” when asked if he had played the best game of his young career. Thomas Müller, one of three 2014 World Cup champions in the squad alongside Kroos and Manuel Neuer, said: “It was a perfect evening for us.” “We want to continue like this,” he added. “This was a game on the way to much, much more of what we want to achieve.” With a month to go until the July 14 final in Berlin, Nagelsmann said he would give his players time to recover and enjoy the victory before preparing to face a “free-spirited” Hungary in Stuttgart on Wednesday. “Tomorrow I will leave the players alone. On Sunday I will start preparing them.” “We won one game but we need to win at least another (to qualify for the round of 16).” Hungary beat Germany 1-0 in Leipzig shortly before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Since then, Hungary has lost only two of the 17 games it has played. “Hungary is a nasty rival, they can be wild at times and hard to catch. There are a lot of free spirits out there.” ‘Now We Have a Team’ After years of reports that the German public had fallen out of love with the team, fans of the soccer-mad nation appear to have returned to the men’s team. A national audience of 22.49 million watched the tournament’s opening match on television, a market share of 69%, higher than any Qatar World Cup match and the best total since Germany’s elimination in the round of 16 of the Euro Cup in 2021. Niclas Füllkrug, an old-school center forward with a missing front tooth who made his debut in Germany three months before his 30th birthday, has been especially embraced by German fans. An elated Füllkrug, who scored Germany’s fourth goal with a powerful shot and had another disallowed for offside, said things were falling into place for the hosts. “If you look at the last few years, that was very important for us. Hopefully it continues like this and we score some more goals.” “We have also had good quality in recent years, but we couldn’t achieve everything. Now we have a team on the field.”Julian Nagelsmann has hailed his Germany team’s “brilliant” start to the Euro Cup after they thrashed Portugal 4-2 in their opening match. Goals from Kai Havertz, Robin Gosens, Joshua Kimmich, and Leroy Sane gave Germany a commanding victory in Munich. Nagelsmann praised his team’s attacking performance and said he was “very happy” with the result. “We played with a lot of energy and created a lot of chances,” he said. “We were clinical in front of goal and took our chances well. “It was a great start to the tournament for us and we’re now looking forward to our next game.” Germany will face France in their next match on Tuesday.