![]() My main gripe here - if anything, Füllkrug could have come on a lot earlier to try to bring in the dimension to create a 2-0.īut this is a Germany team that didn't have Timo Werner or Leroy Sané as options today. At that point, what is there to do but try different attackers for your tired legs up front? Musiala is extraordinary, but he had nearly eighty minutes. Germany’s next round of subs came late and with the score knotted. Manchester City’s Gündoğan also gets a little more stick than he deserves, and Goretzka will likely be fresher to start vs Spain. The other earlier substitution was logical to rotate in central midfield, and might have come even earlier. Müller has barely played for Bayern Munich over the last month plus it’s a bonus that he was able to start and go as long as he did today. SB Nation has developed a very scientific system to help YOU figure out who should get your rooting allegiances during the World Cup. Well, the age old question NOW has an answer. ![]() Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Who should YOU root for? If anything, subs might have come earlier in a game that Germany was controlling but not killing off. 90’ - Youssoufa Moukoko for Serge Gnabryįrankly, this doesn’t look too bad to me - but I welcome your rejoinders. ![]() Germany’s full list of subs in Flick’s first World Cup game in charge: Thomas hasn't played for a long time, so that was the right thing to do,” Flick explained ( via while alluding to individual errors as the primary cause of the loss. "We just wanted to bring in fresh energy. For now, Hansi defended and explained some of the bigger change-ups he made - like Jonas Hofmann on for Thomas Müller in the 67th minute - in the face of suggestions that it disrupted the team’s rhythm. There’ll be lots of time to dissect it all. Now, Flick finds himself under fire for many of the same ills on display over these past four years - from line-up and call-up decisions to tactics and substitutions. Late in Joachim Löw’s tenure, it was easy to blame a coach losing touch with both his players and the game on Germany’s poor run of form. Hansi Flick’s side look like they have a long, long way to go to make the adjustments needed. Time is running out for Germany to make good on their intent to make amends for their shock group stage exit in the FIFA 2018 Men’s World Cup.
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