Match Preview for England U21 v Germany U21
England will look to turn into the primary facet to retain the European U21 Championship for 12 years once they face Germany in Saturday’s closing.
Lee Carsley’s facet 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 event 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 facet who beat them 2-1 within the group stage.
Targets 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.
Nevertheless, their dangerman is the imposing determine of Nick Woltemade, the event’s high scorer.
Stuttgart striker Woltemade gained his first caps for Germany’s senior facet on this 12 months’s Nations League finals and took his tally to eight targets with a strike in Germany’s snug 3-0 win over France within the semi-finals.
He now owns the file for probably the most targets scored in a single U21 Championship and can hope to increase that file to stop England from emulating Spain, the newest to facet to retain the trophy in 2013.
However Carsley has loads of perception in his facet.
“Yet another step, which is the largest step,” he informed BBC Radio 5 Reside.
“However we’ve received that have, we’ve completed it earlier than, so hopefully we are able to play with a variety of respect for opponents however attempt to impose our gameplan on them.
“All of us set out with one goal, and that was to attempt to win it once more.
“It’s clearly simpler stated than completed, however I wished the lads to have the boldness and perception that we might try this.
“We tried to depart all the hope at St George’s [Park] and are available out right here with perception and I feel that the gamers have gotten a terrific spirit about them.
“I feel 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 assumed they performed with such maturity, they’ve received 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 got to be sure that now we attempt to get the job completed.”
Crew 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 aim in opposition to 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
How one can 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 is going to even be out there 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 aim solely breached as soon as within the knockout stage by a weird long-range effort. If Elliott is match sufficient to begin, then they need to have sufficient at each ends of the pitch to get the job completed.
Prediction: England U21 2-1 Germany U21
