The women’s soccer world Cup, which starts on the weekend in France, will be the first big tournament for Martina Voss-Tecklenburg as national coach. In a DW Interview, she speaks about the world Cup, your Team and yourself.
DW: Mrs Voss-Tecklenburg, your predecessors have done with their Successes raise the bar for future Federal trainers is very high. Have you thought of that also, as you have signed the DFB?
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg: No. For me, it was relevant, as I understand the guidelines of the DFB and the responsible of the Association coming to me. We quickly realized that we have the same idea of football. There are a lot of synergies and a clear common Vision of what should happen in the next few years in women’s football. Therefore, the question of the pressure or what are the successes of my predecessors had for me was not relevant.
How big is the step from Switzerland to Germany was?
I also accompanied as the Swiss national coach of the German women’s football-intensive. Many Swiss play in the German Bundesliga. At meetings of the Trainers and tournaments, there was always the exchange with the German club coaches. So I was not so far away as it may seem.
What are your goals with the national team?
We want to establish ourselves permanently in the top of the world. This is a great challenge. Because of the international women’s football has developed tremendously. Today, we have a lot more Teams that play at the very highest level of football twelve years ago, it was still different. We need to ask ourselves, in the process, we need to go.
They are together now, for the first Time over a longer period of time with the Team, how to set it?
Actually, the common time is relatively short. We had at the end of may only a short preparation time, and at the 8. June is the first world Cup game. If the tournament runs once, it goes quickly. We play every third or fourth day, and will have each game in a different place. So we are on the road a lot, and as the day goes by very quickly. I think it is more likely that we are going to think: Wow, now we have been working so long for this and now it is already over.
You look at the tournament and also on the age structure or have a look on the skills?
Let’s look first at the performance of skills, which players are currently in the best shape, and correspond to our game idea. Nevertheless, it is important to have experienced players in the process. You’re going to a tournament only successfully deny it, if you’re in a bad Phase, the experience of the older players. We have players in the their first tournament play and then a world Cup with the conditions and the Knowledge, to watch as millions. This triggers something in a young player. We need the Older to take the younger players respect before a tournament.
Their last instructions before the game more tactical or motivational in nature?
The tactical things we can discuss beforehand. I believe that it is in the minutes before the game, no shooting ability more. For Standards, we hang up an Overview in the cabin. They watch the game inside again. More important is the personal approach is. But also I’m very intuitive. Since I’m trying to feel what’s going on in the cabin.
Direct and clear response: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg in the circle of your game
I’m still looking time one way or another deliberately deep in the eyes. There are also different things that I say to the players, because they need different things. The encouragement, the second one is a bit of security, the other must also be easy to put the Arm in the correct orientation.
At the world Championships in France, 24 Teams are at the Start. Also boredom is a threat in such a broad field of participants?
I am firmly convinced that it is the most exciting world Cup we’ve ever had. In the results, the power factors, when the two Teams meet. This reflects precisely this positive development that we had in women’s football in the last 20 years at all levels.
There is still a favorite for you in this world Cup?
There are so many factors that play in a tournament over the course of a role, since it is impossible for me to put on a Team as the champion of the world. There are sure to be in each group favorites. France, England and the United States, of course. The Japanese have proven time and again, how much in tournaments can increase. The Scandinavians are on the inside and we as a German, always called, the Dutch are the European champion. Also Australia has developed enormously. We won’t win no game in the world Cup, in which we obtain the best performance.
You can also sit on the Supervisory Board of Fortuna Düsseldorf. How does it influence your work as a trainer?
I see a lot of games. These games I’m looking the way to use coach’s eye and I try, things for me to pull out. If I see a cool game opening or a great Standard, then I’ll take it. Also, I can take a look behind the Scenes of a club. There are many exciting topics that will enrich me and smarter.
Is there a club where you get much Inspiration?
I look in a holistic way, and as there are at every club, every Team, every coach certain insights that you can take for itself positive. I also like to go to training sessions of professional clubs, to place me just to the edge and look. Since I see quite often great Exercises that I can adapt.
Top clubs like Bayern Munich or Olympique Lyon always invest more money in women’s football. Smaller can not keep up. How do you see this development?
The advantage of big clubs is that you have there already is an infrastructure and this in the women’s area just make use of the can. I nevertheless believe that it can create a pure women’s football club. The must be of your own value and your own DNA consciously.
You come inside from the first Generation of the national game. What distinguishes this Generation?
Martina Voss (2.v.l.) with the EM-Cup 1997
We have done under very difficult conditions, a lot and contributed a great deal to that game have so many possibilities. As I had in 1989, the Chance to go to Italy, it was somehow sensational. Today, football can in football country you want to go. Our Generation can rightly be proud of the work done. If I’m in a stadium and the conditions, see, I think me also: Martina, now you were younger is still in the lead 30 years and would play football.
As a player the best Martina Voss-Tecklenburg ride between 1984 and 2000, a total of 125 games in which she scored 27 goals. Four times was European champion, once Vice-world champion. As a trainer, she worked for six years in Switzerland and led the national team of the country in 2015 for the first time in a world Cup. In November 2018, it has been officially unveiled as the new national coach of the DFB women’s Teams. She took over the position from Horst Hrubesch who, after the dismissal of Steffi Jones on a transitional basis, stepped in. The 51-Year-old is married since 2009 with Hermann Tecklenburg and has a daughter from a previous relationship. Since February of 2018, it also sits on the Supervisory Board of the Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.
The Interview was conducted by Peter Wozny.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenGoal: Almuth Schult
For the past six years, the 28 guards-Year-old the goal of the most successful German women’s football clubs, VfL Wolfsburg. Since 2015 is also the number one between the posts of the national team, a year later, she was in Rio de Janeiro Olympic champion. With 59 of the inserts you is one of the most Experienced in the DFB-Elf. Trains plagues currently a shoulder injury.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenGoal: Merle Frohms
The 24-year-old goalkeeper of the Cup finalists SC Freiburg is behind Trains the number two. When VfL Wolfsburg for a long time in the shadow Schults – one of the reasons why you moved in the summer of 2018, after six years in the case of the “she-wolf” at the Dreisam. Frohms has so far contested four games.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenGoal: Laura Benkarth
A gold medal has won the 26-year-old goalkeeper of FC Bayern already – even if Benkarth came in as number two behind Almuth Schult in Rio in any of the six games. In the past Bundesliga season, came after a long break due to a cruciate ligament rupture until the middle of April to the first application for the Bavarians.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefense: Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh
The daughter of an Iranian and a Turk belongs to the Defensive of the current Double-winner VfL Wolfsburg. Since their debut in March of 2016, the 27-year-old defender has played 25 international matches for Germany.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefence: Johanna Elsig
The 26-year-old defender since 2012, in the case of Turbine Potsdam under the contract. In her career, she has some health blows. Two cross-band cracks, you put a long time out of action. Elsig since 2017, the DFB-squad, and inserts comes in twelve countries in the game.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefense: Lena Goessling
She is 33 years old, is the oldest and most experienced player of the world Cup squad. 105 changes goessling was formerly the national team and scored ten goals. She was already Olympic champion (2016), European champion (2013) and has won with your current club, VfL Wolfsburg, everything there is to win.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefence: Marina Hegering
The 28-Year-old is a late bloomers. Just last April, the defender of the Bundesliga team SGS Essen in the test game against Sweden in their international debut. For years, Hegering had due to a persistent heel injury, did not play.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefense: Leonie Maier
The 26-Year-old since six years ago to the circle of the national team. With 19, she became a European champion. The defender, the 69 international matches and ten goals for the DFB-Team on the account, played so far, FC Bayern, will be leaving the club after the season, with a yet unknown destination.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefense: Kathrin Hendrich
The 27-Year-old is, in Eupen in the German-speaking part of Belgium born, also an experienced defender. Since 2018, it plays for FC Bayern, since 2014, in the national team, where the game has so far, 29 of the inserts, and four countries goals back.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefence: Giulia Gwinn
The 19-Year-old is one of three players of SC Freiburg in the world Cup squad. Gwinn made his debut in November 2017 in the national team and has contested eight games. Once you hit into the opponent’s net.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenDefense: Carolin Simon
The 26-year-old defender left in 2018, the Bundesliga and hired at the French top club Olympique Lyon. With her Association to the national player of the bore 16 times the Jersey with the eagle and three hits contributed won, in this season, the Triple of Champions League, French championship and national Cup.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Linda Dallmann
In the Bundesliga, the 24-Year-old played previously for SGS Essen, for the next season, she switches to Vice-Champions FC Bayern. “I’ve been playing now for eight years in the Bundesliga,” says Dallmann, “and I want to win the title and the Cup and hold it high.” Since her international debut in September 2016, appeared 21 times for the DFB-Eleven and met five times.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Turid Knaak
Their first nomination for the DFB-Team in 2015, was under no good star. Five days later, they pulled up in a training game a tibia and fibula fracture. Her international debut was Knaak until April 2018. Overall, the 28 has worn it for a Year so far, eight times the national Jersey and hit once. In the Bundesliga, playing for SGS Essen.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Melanie Leupolz
For the past five years, the midfielder at FC Bayern under contract. In June 2013, she made her debut in the national team and, a little later, the European champion, 2016 Olympic champion was. 58 matches and eight goals Leupolz has been on the account.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Lina Magull
The 24-Year-old also plays the runner-up from Munich. In the national team, it brought Magull so far, 31 countries games in which they scored seven goals.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Dzsenifer Marozsan
Was born the 27-Year-old in Hungary. When she was four years old, their parents moved to Germany. Since 2016 Marozsan playing in Europe’s top club Olympique Lyon, with whom she won three times in a row, the Champions League. With the DFB-Team, the midfielder in October 2010, debuted in 90 32 goals scored, it was the 2013 European champion and a 2016 Olympic champion.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Lena Sophie Oberndorf
At the age of 17, the midfielder of the SGS is to eat the Youngest in the German squad for the world Cup in France. Their debut in A national team, upper village was only last April, a further two appearances for the national team came to be.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Verena Schweers
With almost 30 years of age (at the 22. May birthday) is one of Schweers to the experienced players in the Team. Since 2016, the midfielder at FC Bayern under contract. Their first international best ride Schweers in October 2010. Since then, it comes to 44 sorties, in which they scored three goals.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Klara Buhl
The 18-Year-old is still fresh in the national team. Your first use of Bühl in February 2019 had, as in the 90. Minute of the test game against France, substitute was. Another match was added. In the League she plays for SC Freiburg.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenMidfield: Sara Däbritz
After the season, the 24-year-old offensive player from the FC Bayern goes into the world Cup host country, France, to Paris St. Germain. In the DFB-Team in the back of the net in June of 2013, made her debut, she met in 60 countries to play ten times.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenStorm: Svenja Huth
Also a striker, Huth plays after the world Cup for a new club. The 28-year-old attacker switches from Turbine Potsdam to the champion and DFB Cup winner VfL Wolfsburg. For the national team she has played since 2011, 44-times and seven goals in the process.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenStorm: Alexandra Popp
In comparison, a player Popp is Attacking an “old hand” in the DFB-Elf. Since its debut in February 2010, they brought it back in 96 appearances for the national team, in which they scored 46 goals. 2016 in Rio Olympic champion. In the Bundesliga, the 28-Year-old for seven years for Double winners VfL Wolfsburg plays.
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France, here we come: The world Cup-squad of the German football womenStorm: Lea Schüller
Since October of 2017, the 21-Year-old for the national team is playing, and scored in 13 countries to play eight times. In the Bundesliga Schüller’s been six years for the SGS food hunting for goals.