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Nagelsmann warns against hyping young German players; U21 forwards scrambled by Germany/Italy

10:46am, 15 October 2025【Football】

Hupu reported on October 14th that the national team reporting team of German media Bild updated the situation of Germany U21 players.

National team coach Julian Nagelsmann did not stay after Monday night's 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over his opponents, but left on Tuesday without watching the U21 game.

He said that the reason was that he participated in an important analysis meeting. Based on this, Nagelsmann will send three representatives of the coaching team to the scene.

He emphasized that he "pays close attention to young players," but also added that the national team has a large number of players.

Nagelsmann also warned that top players with huge potential in the U21 national team - such as Nicolo Tresoldi (21 years old/Club Brugge) and Cologne's Said El Mara (19 years old) - should not be hyped too early or too quickly.

"I don't think this premature hype means anything. In my opinion, Hermara is a super talented player who will be a top player one day. But he still has a long way to go and you can see that in Cologne. The same is true for many other teams. Young players The players are getting hyped faster and faster.

When I think back to the conversation with Tresoldi, what should he say? 'If Gattuso calls, do I hang up? ' That just messes things up.

Meaning: This kid is thinking too much and not paying attention enough.

This Italian descendant who was born in Sardinia may also play for the Italian national team under the leadership of the national team coach Gennaro Gattuso (47 years old). Therefore, for the German national team, they must not only consider retaining talented players, but more importantly, ensure the development of players.