Ukraine versus Germany: The DFB team has been without a win for five international matches.
Will Joachim Löw be liberated in the Nations League in Kiev?
The game here in the live ticker.
Ukraine - Germany -: - (- :-), Saturday, 8.45 p.m., in Kiev
The
German national soccer team
*
and
national
coach Joachim Löw
*
are
under a lot of pressure
after the recent poor international matches in the
Nations League
.
Manuel Neuer, Niklas Süle, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry
from
FC Bayern Munich
*
and world champion Toni Kroos return to the
DFB team
*
.
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.
Ukraine - Germany -: - (- :-), Saturday, 8.45 p.m., in Kiev
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Update, 6.15 p.m.:
National
coach Joachim Löw switched
to fighting mode
before the international match of the
German national team
in Ukraine.
“We have to overcome all resistance,” said
Löw
, referring
to the opponent and the Corona situation at the Kiev venue: “Everyone is hot and motivated to win.
The
Bayern players
bring the quality.
This also gives us more experience.
We will benefit from this. "
But: Are these
FC Bayern Munich
players
not exposed to an increased Covid 19 risk
with 21,000 spectators and in view of six
corona cases
with the opponent?
Still 5 hours!
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- The team (@DFB_Team) October 10, 2020
Ukraine - Germany in the live ticker: Several corona cases in the Ukrainian team
Update, 5.10 p.m.:
The
coronavirus pandemic
is
omnipresent
even before the international match between
Ukraine and Germany
.
Not only that there have recently been several
corona cases
in the Ukrainian national team
and national coach
Andrei Shevchenko ran
with a B-Elf.
The local authorities and Uefa are allowing up to 21,000 spectators for the game in the Olympic Stadium (70,000 seats) this evening.
It is
Kiev
a
Covid-19 hotspot
with a 7-day incidence of 89th
According to the
picture
, Kyiv's mayor
Vitali Klitschko declared
: "It will be regulated in such a way that nobody is at risk." The ex-professional boxer apparently left it open how that should work.
National
coach Joachim Löw
said about Corona concerns: "We adhere to the conditions and also strictly monitor that the players adhere to them: no visit, masks in the hotel, meetings in small groups except for the team meeting before the game."
The question still remains: Are the Bundesliga stars around the
FC Bayern
quartet
- Manuel Neuer, Niklas Süle, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry
- exposed to a greater risk of Covid 19 because so many spectators should definitely go to the stadium.
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Space for 70,000 spectators: the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.
© Sergey Dolzhenko / dpa
Ukraine - Germany in the live ticker: Joachim Löw irons criticism of his work
Update,
4:50 p.m.: National
coach Joachim Löw
literally ironed out criticism of his work in
Ukraine
before
Germany's Nations League game
.
"The things that I do, I do with absolute conviction," said the 60-year-old from Baden in Kiev.
Criticism such as from the
record national player Lothar Matthäus
was "completely irrelevant", said the 2014 world champion coach.
After five draws in a row and sometimes weak performances, the national
coach was
recently increasingly criticized.
Ukraine - Germany in the live ticker: Joachim Löw removes players from the DFB squad
Update, 15:13
: The
German national team
is the way directly after the game back to
Germany
to travel and another night in the
Ukraine
spend.
The departure in
Kiev
is planned for 2 a.m. (local time), the arrival in Cologne around 4 a.m.
The next Nations League game against Switzerland will take place in the Rhine metropolis on Tuesday.
Update from October 10, 9:36 a.m
.: After the disappointing draw against Turkey, the German national team is challenged today against Ukraine.
In contrast to the 3: 3 in Cologne, five players will not be there.
Löw deleted
Benjamin Henrichs
(Leipzig),
Nico Schulz
,
Mo Dahoud
(Dortmund),
Niklas Stark
(Hertha BSC) and
Nadiem Amiri
(Leverkusen) from the list.
One of them could have switched to Manchester United on Deadline Day, but his club was “taken aback” and even questioned the Red Devils' scouting department.
Ukraine - Germany in the live ticker: Löw under fire - who should be his successor?
Update from October 9th, 4.45 p.m
.: Before the Nations League game in
Ukraine,
Joachim Löw
*
appears
counted
because of the stagnating development of the
German national team
and mixed results of the
DFB team
.
But: who could be national
coach
?
tz.de
* thought about it - and analyzed possible successors.
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Ukraine - Germany in the live ticker: DFB team at the European Football Championship against Iceland or Hungary
Update from October 9th, 4.30 p.m
.: Before the
Nations League duel
, the
German national team's
gaze is of
course already on the postponed pan-European
football championship
.
In Group F,
Germany will
face world champions France and defending champions Portugal.
The third opponent will be determined in the final play-off games on November 12th - he will be called
Iceland
or
Hungary
.
The Scandinavians beat Bulgaria 3-1 on Thursday evening in a kind of play-off semi-final, while the Hungarians - one of the European Championship hosts - beat Romania 2-1.
Ukraine - Germany in the live ticker: The DFB team stagnates under world champion coach Joachim Löw
First report from October 9th:
Munich / Kiev - The
German national soccer team is
stagnating.
This impression of the
DFB team
arises after the disastrous World Cup 2018 and around the tricky corona crisis.
The last five games were all drawn, and
Germany
won
only eleven
of the last 27 international matches
.
And the national
coach
?
This said after the 3: 3 (1: 0)
Germany
against
Turkey
and before the
Nations League match
this Saturday (20:45 in the
live ARD on TV
and
live stream
*) in the
Ukraine
clearly, but complicated mistakes and weaknesses of his team.
“You can't accept fatigue.
(...) Fatigue is neither an excuse nor an explanation.
That would be too easy.
There are a couple of other points.
To put it simply: Loss of game control in some games, ”said
Joachim Löw
, adding as a flaw:“ Using chances.
Simple ball losses in zones where you don't always have to play crosswise.
(...) We had open positions in the organization due to the ball losses.
(...) Defend the sixteenth and the goal. "
Ukraine - Germany in the live ticker: Lothar Matthäus criticizes Joachim Löw sharply
There was sharp criticism from the record national player and
DFB honorary captain Lothar Matthäus
*
of Löw's
tactics and
line-up
.
"Germany
has now lost the lead for the fifth time, against Turkey three times in one game.
Once again,
Jogi Löw's
tactical mistakes cost him
the victory when he was substituted on, "said the Franconian of the
picture:
" I am surprised when I see that there are so many players like Nico Schulz
for Germany who sit on the bench in their clubs.
That is precisely why
nobody in
Germany
turns on
the television anymore.
The question remains: are the Germans really tired of their national team?
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The international match of the DFB team in Kiev is then on Saturday evening from 8.45 p.m. here in the
live ticker.
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