Khedira shares Loew’s half-time speech in the 7-1 win over Brazil

At the US television station „ESPN“where Khedira acts as a TV expert, the 2014 world champion gave an insight into the half-time speech of the former national coach Joachim Löw during the semifinals.

With the one-time victory in Belo Horizonte against the hosts from Brazil, all football fans expected a tense semi-final. As the Brazilian sang their anthem almost in tears, no one could have guessed what was about to happen. Neither does Khedira.

In the first half, the German team played themselves into a frenzy and already led 5:0. the Stuttgarter also marked the last goal of the break.

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The players who were on the field were certainly surprised and amazed at what had just happened when they arrived in the dressing room. Joachim Löw, however, knew how to choose his words wisely in order to keep the concentration high and get his men on the ground.

“Löw was the most important thing that day,” said Khedira. “At half-time he said that anyone who made fun of the Brazilians, downgraded his performance or made jokes about the 5-0 lead, he would replace immediately and not consider for the final.”

A very clear announcement from the world champion coach, but it certainly helped bring the game over time appropriately.

“He told us that we should take it seriously and respect the Brazilian national team – more than that, we should respect the fans and the country. We would have had an incredible time here and it would not have ended yet. We have to respect them, they are Brazil, we are Germany, we are equal. So we had to be humble and respectful and end the game on a good note.”