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Manuel Neuer (goalkeeper):
Once he let a corner kick slip through, once he only grabbed the second time, but otherwise the captain was on the post.
He had to be with several dangerous degrees from the English.
He showed his usual strong reflexes.
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David Raum (defense):
The team-mates repeatedly served Hoffenheim on the wing with long balls, knowing what they had in him.
Raum is fast, and crosses like him, hitting in sharply at full speed, have not been seen in the national team for a long time.
Defensively not always secure in running duels, but without any major mistakes.
A very good game.
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Antonio Rüdiger (defense):
The man, who played for Chelsea up to the end of the season, seemed a bit more motivated than usual against the English. Struggled, ran, cleaned up a little more than was previously appreciated Has.
Long since the head of the German defense.
Once he got applause from the scene when he cleared with a scissors punch in the penalty area.
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Nico Schlotterbeck (defense):
He last played outstandingly in the DFB Cup final, so expectations of the newcomer from Dortmund were correspondingly high.
But Schlotterbeck was surprisingly insecure, surprising because he is otherwise known for his self-confidence.
Played several erratic passes, lost duels, let himself be overrun.
He probably noticed that England is a different house number than RB Leipzig.
It was fitting that he was responsible for the penalty.
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Lukas Klostermann (defense):
Few would have guessed that the Leipzig player would be in the starting XI.
England initially identified his defense as a possible weakness, but Klostermann kept his wing relatively close, so the visitors then tried it more often from the other side.
Klostermann can take that alone as a compliment.
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Joshua Kimmich (midfield):
The national team fan club had named him national player of the year, and he was honored for this before the game.
In the game, Kimmich was eager as always and once again focused on exuding defensive security first.
He ran a lot, worked hard, tried to set the impulses going forward and prepared the lead.
Another good performance by Kimmich.
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İlkay Gündoğan (midfield, up to 83 minutes):
The city pro was allowed to play in midfield again from the start.
He demonstrated his fine handling of the ball, sent good passes forward, and yet you still expect a little bit more from him.
He can do everything in football – he would have to be more dominant for that.
But Gündoğan has always been a quiet player and he won't change that.
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Leroy Sané (attack, from the 83rd minute):
came on for Gündoğan for the last ten minutes, undoubtedly a more pedagogical measure by the national coach to support the Munich player's damaged self-confidence.
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Jonas Hofmann (midfield, up to the 65th minute):
This time the Gladbacher was allowed to act a little more offensively than last time in the national team.
This brought him closer to his role in the club.
Hofmann made a lot of fuss down the right flank, also liked to penetrate inside and scored the goal.
Previously, he had already scored in a tight offside decision.
The Borusse is one of the big winners of the first Flick year.
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Serge Gnabry (midfield, from the 65th minute):
The Munich player was allowed to audition for 25 minutes as a substitute for Jonas Hofmann in his stadium.
He introduced himself straight away with a clever pass, but was then rarely looked for on his right wing to really attract attention.
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Jamal Musiala (up to 65 minutes):
The young man from Munich against the country of his ancestors – that was a big topic at last year's European Championship, and Musiala seemed to have to pay tribute to his nervousness in the round of 16.
This time he was much livelier, braver, more alert, he dribbled, he ran, he passed.
He was the most conspicuous, and that means a lot in this top-class offensive.
Musiala is one who often seems undersold in the club and sets the highlights in the national team.
He was substituted in the 65th minute.
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Timo Werner (attack, from the 65th minute):
The Chelsea striker had 25 minutes to prove that he didn't want to accept the role of substitute.
He was very eager and just missed the 2-0 in a counterattack via Havertz.
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Thomas Müller (midfield, up to the 75th minute):
Müller's 114th international match was a home game for the Munich player and he almost crowned it early on with a goal when he elegantly lifted the ball over goalkeeper Pickford, but the scene was just before that referee whistled off.
Then he fell into the Müller principle at the DFB: collect a lot of diligence cards, but not be very effective.
He still had the 2:0 on his foot after another strong cross from space.
After 75 minutes it was over for him.
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Leon Goretzka (midfield, from the 75th minute):
Another Munich player who got his minutes.
He replaced Müller for a quarter of an hour without really making a difference.
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Kai Havertz (attack):
The Chelsea striker was also nominated for the starting XI by the national coach, as many had asked for beforehand.
Havertz is always dangerous, but sometimes he is like a tall guy in the penalty area.
The rapid turns are not his, and so he sometimes needs a second or two too long in one or the other scene in the penalty area.
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Hansi Flick (coach):
The national coach realized that personnel changes were needed after the Italy game, and he brought on everyone who had great hopes in German football: Raum, Schlotterbeck, Musiala, Gündoğan, Havertz.
It paid off on the pitch, just not in the result.
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