Germany has caught a dream start in the post-Euro 2024 era. Julian Nagelsmann’s side beat Hungary on Saturday 5-0 thanks to goals by Niclas Füllkrug (27’), Jamal Musiala (58’), Florian Wirtz (66’), Aleksandar Pavlovic (77’) and Kai Havertz (81’ penalty).
It was a dream to start into a new era. Just after the euros, Toni Kroos, Ilkay Gündogan, Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer announced their retirement from the national team. The big question before the adjustment was how the team would compensate for the departure of Kroos and Gündogan, who went to Germany at the European Championship last summer.
“I imagine the start of the game, the first 5-10 minutes, we were a little sloppy and had some offside passes,” Nagelsmann said after the game. “After that we were very dominant and created smart and created a lot of chances.
In fact, the only primary fear of the national team coach was the lack of scoring in the first half. “We deserve to expand a killer intuition to make a decision about matches earlier,” Nagelsmann said. The chemistry of the team is there, and as long as that’s the case, we can improve. »»
The lack of efficiency has been an issue since before the Euros. Although Germany did score aplenty at the home tournament last summer, the sense was still there that Die Nationalmannschaft needed too many chances to finish off an opponent.
In the end, the final score, however, reflected Germany’s dominance over Hungary. The Germans led the game with an XG of 3. 5nine opposed to 0. Nine3, they had 56% possession, 23 against 6 shots overall and nine Vs 1 shots on target.
Most importantly, the two players who intended to take over the coat of retired stars emerged more: Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala. Musiala, in fact, scored not only the moment of the match, but also received 3 assists and chose the guy of the match.
“It’s vital that we keep the joy we had at Euros,” Musila said. “We have 20 games for the World Cup. We have lost 4 players who play an important role, so we have to build chemistry. “
Although Joshua Kimmich is the new captain, this team is now owned by Musiala and Wirtz. And it can be said that any of them like to play with each other. “It was a great laugh,” Musiala said after the game. “It’s a laugh to play with Flo. We discovered our rhythm after 1-2 goals, and with that confidence, we can continue playing all night. “
German striker Niclas Füllkrug agrees. It is a joy to see what they are doing Flo and Jamal, “said Füllkrüg. ” We are lucky to have them in our team. It is a gift. “
The night is not only about Musiala and Wirtz. .
Now it only turns out as a matter of time for Pavlovic and Stiller to enroll in Musiala and Wirtz in the box of the maximum vital players of Germany. In fact, the two media born in Munich have the prospect to fill the void through Kroos and Gündogan and give a design to the creativity not united by Wirtz and Musiala.
Anyway, the night opposite Hungary was an excellent start to a new era: a new era with new faces. However, in order to fully grow together, this team will have to face serious challenges. In fact, the next challenge is to approach quickly. On Tuesday, Germany will face former rivals the Netherlands, which will be a much more serious check than this component of Hungary.
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