Match Preview for England U21 v Germany U21
England will look to develop into the primary aspect to retain the European U21 Championship for 12 years once they face Germany in Saturday’s remaining.
Lee Carsley’s aspect are a step away from efficiently defending the title they clinched in 2023, having booked their place within the showpiece with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands.
Harvey Elliott’s brace proved decisive in that last-four conflict, the Liverpool ahead taking his tally for the match to 4 targets.
That adopted a tempestuous win over Spain, England’s progress by the knockouts underlining their pedigree.
However in Germany they’re dealing with a aspect who beat them 2-1 within the group stage.
Objectives from Ansgar Knauff and Nelson Weiper gave Germany the victory in that encounter, which helped them win Group B with a one hundred pc file.
Nonetheless, their dangerman is the imposing determine of Nick Woltemade, the match’s prime scorer.
Stuttgart striker Woltemade gained his first caps for Germany’s senior aspect on this yr’s Nations League finals and took his tally to eight targets with a strike in Germany’s comfy 3-0 win over France within the semi-finals.
He now owns the file for essentially the most targets scored in a single U21 Championship and can hope to increase that file to stop England from emulating Spain, the latest to aspect to retain the trophy in 2013.
However Carsley has loads of perception in his aspect.
“Yet another step, which is the most important step,” he advised BBC Radio 5 Reside.
“However we’ve bought that have, we’ve performed it earlier than, so hopefully we will play with numerous respect for opponents however try to impose our gameplan on them.
“All of us set out with one goal, and that was to try to win it once more.
“It’s clearly simpler stated than performed, however I wished the lads to have the arrogance and perception that we might do this.
“We tried to go away the entire hope at St George’s [Park] and are available out right here with perception and I believe that the gamers have gotten an amazing spirit about them.
“I believe they are surely collectively, they’re dedicated to what they’re attempting to do and I’m very fortunate as a coach, together with the remainder of the workers, to work with these gamers.
“You neglect the age of this staff. Very younger, had a setback however went once more. I believed they performed with such maturity, they’ve bought nice staff spirit.
“A very powerful factor now’s, like we stated after the Spain recreation, this [reaching the final] can’t be our spotlight. We’ve to ensure that now we try to get the job performed.”
Group information for England U21 v Germany U21
England’s talisman Elliott is a doubt for the ultimate after struggling a knock to his knee whereas celebrating a objective towards the Netherlands.
Germany, in the meantime, are set to be with out Max Rosenfelder, who was pressured off with a muscle damage within the defeat of France.
Predicted line-ups for England U21 v Germany U21
England U21: Beadle; Livramento, Quansah, Cresswell, Hinshelwood; Scott, Anderson; Hutchinson, McAtee, Elliott; Stansfield
Germany U21: Atubolu; Collins, Oermann, Arrey-Mbi, Brown; Knauff, Martel, Reitz, Nebel; Weiper, Woltemade
Tips on how to watch England U21 v Germany U21
England U21 v Germany U21 kicks off at 8pm UK time. It will likely be broadcast on Channel 4. It can even be obtainable to stream on Channel 4 streaming and through Sky Go.
Prediction
England seem to have learnt the teachings from their unconvincing end to the group stage, with James Beadle’s objective solely breached as soon as within the knockout stage by a weird long-range effort. If Elliott is match sufficient to start out, then they need to have sufficient at each ends of the pitch to get the job performed.
Prediction: England U21 2-1 Germany U21
