If adversity is the measure of character, the Germans had to live up to their reputation in this contest. They did. In a high-caliber clash, the suffering at the hands of the Spanish broke but did not kill their spirit. And with some help from the bench, they secured a desirable outcome. Tactical analysis and […]
Trials and tribulations continue to torment the Germans at tournaments. The spanner in the works of an opening matchday defeat at a third major competition in a row has placed the country at risk of an abrupt exit at the group stage phase. This preview explores how history has repeated itself and why so many […]
Germany famously fell victim to the curse of the champions in 2018 when they crashed out of Group F after losing their opening game against Mexico and failing to beat one of the 2002 hosts in South Korea. Both of those things have happened in 2022 as well now, as Japan started off their campaign […]
On the back of embarrassing exits from the 2018 World Cup and the 2020 Euros, Germany resorted to a fresh path by hiring Hansi Flick. After a grim period with a focus on rebuilding, a new generation of players are stepping up and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar offers a chance at vindication. This […]
The final round of Bundesliga fixtures before the winter break kicked off with a battle of the Borussias, as Dortmund visited Gladbach. Neither of them were not where they would have liked to have been at this stage of the season, and midweek defeats certainly did not help their respective causes. Both teams’ inconsistency meant […]
England benefited in this game from an opponent that offered them more space to attack into, although that did not stop Germany from outplaying their midfield in the first half. In a chaotic second half, Gareth Southgate’s side were eventually able to rescue a result after going 2-0 down, but plenty of questions still remain […]
Germany were hosting Italy exactly 10 days after their last meeting on the first matchday of the new Nations League campaign. That game ended in a 1-1 draw, but this one went slightly differently as the scoreline suggests. Tactical analysis and match report by Neel Shelat. Germany’s Nations League campaign had been less than ideal […]
Ahead of kickoff, the odds were firmly on a German victory. In the end, the contest did not align with what many expected. Hansi Flick’s men might have startled their youthful hosts but soon ran into several problems to which their individual quality could not find solutions. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. […]
Germany’s clash with Armenia ought to have been a formality, and so it proved. In a one-sided affair from start to finish, a mixture of old and new roles produced a brand of full-throttle football; the away team’s 4-4-2 deep block had no answer. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. Germany’s early EURO […]
Germany had some good moments to start off with, but eventually England’s man-oriented pressing and stability in possession brought them game control, especially with Germany falling into quite a passive defensive stance. The game drifted somewhat for long periods due to the stability focus of both teams, but England eventually broke through in the second […]