Full-back with little momentum
The problems that the German team faced have been known for a long time. There are the full-backs, this time it was Thilo Kehrer on the left and Benjamin Henrichs on the other side, who have little momentum going forward and show deficiencies on the defensive. The center forward has also been discussed for years. Timo Werner also failed to prove in Bologna that he had the quality in this role as a “niner” that Flick and his predecessor Joachim Löw always attested and still attest.
A few reliable sizes
“zero point zero”According to the current national coach, he is concerned about Werner’s performance, who at least seemed to be working harder than Leroy Sané, whose sloppy ball losses and passes the question also referred to. “We’ll get back on track. I’m not worried at all. We’ll score again. More goals,” said Flick.
After the 1-1 draw against a newly formed Italian team, he had a lot of insights, including positive ones: Antonio Rüdiger is the chief of defence, Niklas Süle is a reliable partner at his side, Joshua Kimmich is the midfield strategist who directs the German game.
Around this axis, which also includes goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a team must be formed that plays the football desired by Flick for significantly longer than in Bologna. There are still three games left in June in which the personnel, but probably not the basic formation and orientation, are likely to be changed.
“We simply have more quality”
David Raum, who came on as a substitute in Italy, offers himself as a dynamic full-back, as did Kai Havertz in attack, who was also on the bench at the start.
Twice “ten minutes” of power football is not enough for this squad, which is so well equipped in many positions. Flick also saw that, the performance was against Italy “not our claim” been: “We simply have more quality.”