In a recent interview, Walter Madd discussed the change of coaches for the German national team and his experience of missing a penalty kick at the World Cup.
Walter Madd said he was one of many young players on the German national team, and the team suffered another major setback at the World Cup, but this experience was "also a great learning opportunity." He said, "Now we'll have a new coach, and we'll see what happens next. That's always the wonderful thing, the games will continue in a few months."
Walter Madd's future at Newcastle United looks uncertain. In a relaxed conversation with Müller, he revealed that his favorite position is as one of two strikers, or closer to the striker. "I'm not the kind of striker who gives you a lot of running space or who's stuck in a pure center-forward position. For me, it's more comfortable to have more freedom and to have teammates around me."
When Paraguay was eliminated in the round of 16, he stood alone at the penalty spot, only to miss his penalty, just like Havertz and Jonathan Tah. He admitted, "It didn't feel good." He recalled that his mind was in turmoil at the time: "I was thinking, which way I've kicked the penalty the last few times, the goalkeeper will guess which way I'll kick, and which way I'll kick myself. Then I decided to trust my recent penalty habits, and I haven't kicked to the right once. Then I thought, if I kick to the right this time, wouldn't I be very smart..."
