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Kevin Trapp, goal:
The Frankfurt goalkeeper had little to do.
He seemed alert, present, played along when he had to, but could hardly prove his skills - actually only in one scene shortly before the end when he skilfully steered a header around the post.
Otherwise the Czechs were far too harmless up front.
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Jonathan Tah, defense:
As one of three central defenders in the back three, he played out his physical superiority over the Czech strikers, but like his counterparts on the defensive he was not challenged to go to his limits.
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Robin Koch, defense:
The former Freiburg, who now plays for Leeds, had been explicitly praised by the national coach the day before for his ability to learn.
In fact, he seems to have developed further in the few weeks in the Premier League, appeared attentive, sovereign in a duel.
He only has to confirm that against stronger opponents.
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Antonio Rüdiger, defense:
The Chelsea professional has not had a happy year at the club, but in this national team on Wednesday he was one of the leaders, one of those who have the most experience.
He took on this role, cleared everything defensively and hit a few good wide balls forward.
You are not necessarily used to the latter from him.
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Ridle Baku, midfielder:
For a debutant, it was looked for unusually often by his teammates on his right.
And did his thing there properly.
With a lot of steam and speed forward and backward, he made a few minor mistakes, which could also be attributed to nervousness at the premiere.
A very noticeable game.
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Ilkay Gündogan, midfield, up to 46th minute:
Something like the leader in the inexperienced team.
Besides Rüdiger, actually the only one who would have ambitions for a starting place in a normal A-Eleven.
Tried himself as a distributor, driver and passer alike.
That was a bit much sometimes.
Nevertheless, most of it naturally went through the City-Profi.
After 45 minutes he got his rest.
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Mahmod Dahoud, from 46th minute:
The Dortmund player came on the field for Gündogan in the second half and made his second international match.
Offensive he had a strong scene when he just missed the goal after a solo.
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Florian Neuhaus, midfield:
The player from Gladbach was one of the few players who played with short sleeves in the November cold, and that's how he acted: as someone who played with his sleeves rolled up.
Very often on the ball, trying hard, even with degrees.
Not everything went well, but you could tell that he was in good shape in the previous weeks at the club.
A confident appearance, underpinned by a hit on the post.
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Philipp Max, midfielder, until 69 minutes:
The debutant from PSV Eindhoven quickly found his role in the Netherlands, in the national team it is naturally a little more difficult the first time.
He waited a long time for this moment and then offered more good than bad.
Before the 1-0 he showed presence of mind as he reacted quickly to the preparatory work.
Generally more noticeable on the offensive than when working backwards.
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Nico Schulz, from the 69th minute:
He came back to play in the 69th minute for Max and thus after his benching life at Borussia Dortmund.
That alone can be counted as a success.
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Jonas Hofmann, attack, up to 20th minute:
The team mate of the conspicuous Neuhaus had to leave the field after 20 minutes and thus evaded an assessment.
He had only just gotten into the game by then.
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Nadiem Amiri, from the 20th minute:
The Leverkusen player came into play for Hofmann and should actually have signed up as a goal scorer at the break.
But he forgave twice in front of goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka.
For some, Amiri is seen as a chance death, at least he couldn't dispel that impression.
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Luca Waldschmidt, attack:
a center forward has to be there when a goal is looming.
And that was the Benfica professional in the 13th minute when he coolly sunk a cross from Philipp Max into the goal.
Otherwise there wasn't so much to see of him.
But with it he had fulfilled his mission as an attacker.
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Julian Brandt, attack:
Actually a typical Julian Brandt international match.
Eager, with a lot of walking paths and a few very nice feeds, but also with a lot of fraying and negligence.
Characteristic of the scene in the 30th minute when he shot the ball somewhere in front of the goal, but not towards the goal.
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Joachim Löw, national coach:
It was another game, the importance of which the national coach emphasized, but which actually doesn't get him any further apart from the statistics.
When Löw complains that the players are too stressed and at the same time he notes that his team cannot play, then such an encounter is not very productive in both respects.
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