Speaking at his post-match-presser last night, Bayer 04 Leverkusen trainer Xabi Alonso clarified a scene in which he prevented Florian Wirtz from taking a quick throw in last night. With a literal wink, nod, and smirk the coach of Germany’s red company team admitted that he wanted to ensure that his shorthanded side slowed the game down.
Xabi explains rein-in of Wirtz: “We had to calm things down.”
