Fever dream: what's Wolfgang Petry doing at Germany's camp?!
In the German women's football team's training camp, hit singer Wolfgang Petry got the party started: During a surprise visit to Herzogenaurach, the players sang and danced to hits like "Wahnsinn" and "Verlieben, verloren, vergessen, verzeih'n".
The performance was secretly organized by the team as a thank you to national coach Christian Wück and his team. Wück himself was also thrilled and celebrated with abandon.
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Linda Dallmann and Giulia Gwinn had the idea, as the 73-year-old hit singer's songs regularly play on the bus after games.
Laura Freigang wrote on Instagram about a "fever dream of the best kind". At the European Championship, the "outstandingly good mood" is supposed to help, which, according to captain Giulia Gwinn, can already be felt.
The action apparently strengthened the team spirit significantly. Previous internal tensions, such as those related to communication with coach Wück (sportschau reported), seem to have been overcome. According to vice-captain Janina Minge, there is now an "incredibly good team dynamic". "We were able to clarify everything together and assume that such irritations will no longer occur," Wück said in an SID interview.
Before the last preparation phase, the team will travel to the European Championship quarters in Zurich next week. The good mood is supposed to be the key to the hoped-for ninth European Championship title. The Women's European Championship will take place in Switzerland from July 2 to 27. Germany will face Poland on July 4 at 9 pm.
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