Bavarian Football Works
German national team boss Julian Nagelsmann thinks his squad will have to be ready for a tough test against Northern Ireland on Monday.
“I expect a tough opponent tomorrow. It wasn’t easy to beat them in the first leg. They play a lot of long balls, so you have to fight for the second ball, the third and fourth ball. They did well against Slovakia. It won’t be easy. We have to perform very well to win,” said Nagelsmann (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Northern Ireland are very compact in the middle. They play a lot of long balls. They also used counter-pressing moves with a lot of players against Slovakia. They’re doing that well. We’ll try to impose our style of play. That…