This time, the DFB attacked in Ilkay Gundogan immediately. In the previous year, the association was still accused of having run the affair of the famous Erdogan photo with Gündogan and Mesut Özil too much. Now, however, was the same evening responded.
As in the press conference after the game in Estonia (0: 3, read more about the game) already the second question to the approving Like salute greeting of the Turkish footballer Cenk Tosun by Gündogan and teammate Emre Can was provided by DFB press spokesman Jens Grittner Immediately and asked, the national coach but please very much with sporting issues to consider. Finally, Joachim Loew could hardly say anything about the current case.
The 14 minutes of the Emre C.
Germany also had a tough time against Estonia because of an early minority. In the end, the DFB-Eleven but then was able to look forward to a sovereign 3-0 (0-0) victory in Estonia.
Despite his few playing minutes, Emre Can (left) took center stage several times. Here he is umgestäbelt in the fourth minute of Estonia goalkeeper Sergei Lepmets.
Barely ten minutes later, Can sat on the stabs against Frank Liivak, who would otherwise have run to Manuel Neuer alone.
The referee rated the action as an emergency brake, a justifiable decision. Can not get out of the field as early as any other German international.
Lack of duel, both coaches can not blame their teams. This is where Marcel Halstenberg (left) falls to the ground following a clash with Estonia's Nikita Baranov.
Even in the air, not every duel was clean. Here Halstenberg checks the tear strength of the jersey of Estonia striker Liivak.
Ilkay Gündogan was the man of the match. In the 51st minute, he scored the first of his two goals. Luckily he had Marco Reus faking his attempt from just under 17 meters with the hoe.
Gündogan celebrated the opening goal with his hand on the coat of arms of the German national team.
Because Gündogan also scored the second goal and prepared the third, Kai Havertz (right) knew whom to thank.
The few had already made Loew already known. "As far as I've heard, both have already removed the Like," who knows both, "knows that both are actually against terror and war," was the approval, both sent to the post of Tosun and his military salute "never been a political statement". Similarly, Gundogan and Can had already expressed before the game. After the game Gündogan did not want to say anything more about the topic.
Again only a solid halftime
Basically, the ManCity pro himself was responsible for making him and his unfortunate after-game internet activities the main topic. If he had not met twice after the break two times to the 2-0 lead and the DFB-Elf thus saved from a disgrace, the national coach would probably have to comment on a sporting misery.
Again, his team had put down an extremely weak half in almost impressive consistency. As against the Netherlands, as against Northern Ireland, as well as in the friendly against Argentina. The Elf is missing not only because of the numerous failures currently the Konstanz, a performance over 90 minutes to keep. This time came the quick dismissal for Emre Can added, which decimated the team after a quarter of an hour staff. "After that, we had to rearrange ourselves first," says Löw. Nevertheless, it was very questionable how the team had lost the structure until the break whistle and had to fear even against the brave, but extremely staid Estonians even to a backlog.
It is the story of this game that it was shaped by the two players who had caused so much excitement in the run-up with their Instagram-like. Can, who messed up the elf by sending off, Gundogan, who then restored order.
Responding almost defiantly in the field
In a midfield without Toni Kroos, in addition to a Joshua Kimmich, who had to retreat after the red card for Can on the defensive, Gündogans qualities were all the more visible. The longer the game lasted, the more he became what the reporter spokesman calls lynchpin. What is documented by his 180 ball contacts alone.
Last year, the story of Erdogan's photo at Gündogan had left its mark. At the World Cup in Russia, he was a sporting failure, his performance a caricature of what he can. Now he reacted almost defiantly in the square, seemed spurred on. At least in this respect, he seems to have developed over the previous year.
Sunday, the 13th
Manuel Neuer, goal: The Bayern keeper had suspended against the Argentine for reasons of team hygiene and competitor Marc-André ter Stegen left the precedence. In the Plichtspiel he was allowed to play between the posts, that says a lot about the priority of the national coach. Neuer could hardly stand out, as the shots on his goal also went mostly over or next to his goal. It was remarkable enough that the Estonians were given the opportunity to target Newer so often.
Lukas Klostermann, Defense: The Leipzig used the evening to demonstrate his strengths and weaknesses at the same time. Thanks to his speed he ran the ball several times from the opponent, just as often he played a ball in the feet of the Estonian defense or just nowhere in offense. The concentrated final, with which he had shone last time against Argentina twice, he succeeds too rarely.
Emre Can, Defense: His current account is quickly told. In the early stages, Can was one of the most diligent, as if to convince the world that he can be far more active on the field than Instagram. So had the professional of Juventus also the first good chance of the game. It became overactivity in the 14th minute. The red card held even the national coach for "absolutely justified". For Emre Can it was a Sunday, the 13th.
Niklas Süle (right), defense: The Bayern central defender is usually considered the most reliable in the defense network. This time his negligent cross-pass in front of the penalty area caused his team-mate Emre Can to be late for trying to prevent worse and therefore saw red. If the world were just and the football rules different, that would have been Süles place reference. After that it got better. But the fact that he had to be duped by the 35-year-old Estonian captain Vasilyev in the first half, fit into the picture.
Marcel Halstenberg, Defense: The other of the Siamese RB twins on the outer track. In the beginning very inconspicuous, since hardly attacks were built on his side. After all, only inconspicuous. An international match in which you will not remember much about his performance. His better performances, he will hopefully have saved up for more important games.
Joshua Kimmich, midfielder / defender: A clearer match to his liking. After a quarter of an hour, he was ordered back to Cans place. There he was able to fill up to his heart's content holes that his forefathers generously opened. Did that with his own meticulousness. As a result, he was barely able to place accents forwards, but one of the better ones this evening.
Kai Havertz, midfielder The equally highly praised and tall Bayer youngster gave this time a weak international match. With many feeds that did not reach their addressee, with little train to the gate, with unnecessary Balltändeleien. Everyone knows that he can do a lot better. Nevertheless, the hymns to him should perhaps be sung a little quieter. That has not hurt anyone yet.
Ilkay Gündogan, midfielder: Man often he match. Before, during and after the game was mainly talked about him. The ManCity midfielder set a new image contact record in the national team, scoring two goals himself and preparing the third. He can definitely play football matches better than being cautious and thinking ahead on the internet. Both belong to today's footballing experience, but currently the performance on the pitch is even more important.
Julian Brandt, midfield (up to 86th minute): Julian Brandt and his start-up stakes in the national team - that's a special topic. His best games in the DFB dress Brandt has made at least as a joker. This evening was not suitable to correct this impression. As always, Brandt was diligent, walked a lot, offered a lot, but there were also numerous actions that went nowhere. This is almost a single criticism of the late Thomas Müller in the DFB jersey.
Nadim Amiri, midfielder (from 86th minute): The Neu-Leverkusen came for the last four minutes instead of the ex-Leverkusen Brandt into play. He doubled his international record with it. More could not be said in the short time.
Marco Reus, midfielder (up to 76th minute): The Dortmund has been playing under form for weeks. This is the same in the club, that's the same in the national team. After all, he was able to post a free kick to the crossbar shortly before the break. That was almost the first action in which he could call attention to himself. Was involved as a forger and sender after all at both Gündogan gates. Nevertheless, Reus needs a sense of achievement again - in the Bundesliga, it is now against his former club. He played well most of the time.
Suat Serdar, midfield (from 76th minute): Coming in for the last 12 minutes for Marco Reus. The Turkish association had reacted irritated in advance to Serdar's nomination. Anyone who thinks conspiracy theoretically could interpret the substitution as a signal to oppose Gündogan / Can-Like. Anyone who knows Löw, however, knows that that certainly did not matter. Speaking of no role played: That has Serdar in the few minutes on the square can not.
Luca Waldschmidt, Sturm (66th minute): The Freiburg made his second international match, for the second time he was allowed to participate from the beginning. And for the second time, he had to acknowledge that the national football team is still a different caliber than the U21 team. He was hard-working and eager, but these are usually only two auxiliary adjectives for unhappy and less effective. After an hour, Timo Werner came into play for him.
Timo Werner, Sturm (66th minute): After his substitution, made for more vigor in the German storm. Which was not so difficult given the first hour of the DFB offensive. But Werner not only scored a nice goal, he brought movement and pace into the German game. That had been missing before.
National coach Joachim Loew: If after a weak first half a better second follows, the coach can say of himself, he had shown in the break by his speech effect. Whether that was really the case is hard to say this evening. At least after the game Löw was as usual: Political issues such as the Gündogan / Can issue he drips with a few indefinite sentences. This has not changed in 13 years as a head coach.
It has been the 35th international match for Gundogan, he is one of the most experienced in the DFB. Nevertheless, the 28-year-old has not yet found the role that would suit him in the national team. With Kimmich and Kroos are in the midfield already two players with top dog character, which are difficult to displace and the national coach have the highest recognition. Injuries were added, the matter with Erdogan had also cost him in the Fanfolk sympathy and aroused some resentment. All this made it difficult for him to get started in the national team.
Gündogan would have to take a leadership position in the team by his abilities. Highly esteemed by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, decorated with master honors in England, his ball treatment is a glory. In addition, he is considered an intelligent player, all the more irritated that he is now for the second time due to an online publication at the center of a discussion, as he holds it with the Turkish president.
"After last year, the last thing I wanted to do was make a political statement," he told SPIEGEL before the match. It happened nevertheless. And it will probably cause the debates of the previous year to surface again. That can hardly be prevented even with two goals for Germany.
Estonia - Germany 0: 3 (0: 0)
0: 1 Gündogan (51)
0: 2 Gundogan (57.)
0: 3 Werner (71.)
Estonia: Lepmets - Baranov, Tamm, Mets, Pikk - Antonov - Kam, Ainsalu, Vassiljev (61st Kita), Liivak (77. Ojamaa) - Sappinen (56. Zenjov)
Germany: New - Klostermann, Can, Süle, Halstenberg - Havertz, Kimmich, Gündogan - Brandt (86th Amiri), Waldschmidt (66th Werner), Reus (76th Serdar)
Referee: Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Yellow cards: Lepmets, Baranov
Red card: Can (14.)
Spectators: 12,062