Schweinsteiger tackles Süle and Goretzka live on TV: "It's really, really bad"

Created: 11/23/2022, 8:10 p.m

By: Christoph Klaucke

Germany made a fool of themselves at the start of the World Cup against Japan.

ARD expert Bastian Schweinsteiger makes serious allegations against Leon Goretzka and Niklas Süle.

Ar-Rayyan – The German national team botched their opening game at the 2022 World Cup.

The DFB team lost against Japan with 1:2.

Germany initially took the lead, but two individual errors resulted in two goals being conceded after the break.

Bastian Schweinsteiger analyzed the game as an ARD expert.

The ex-national player mainly criticized the behavior of Niklas Süle and Leon Goretzka.

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"We made big mistakes on the defensive, then you lose the games," Schweinsteiger addressed the main problem of the German team.

Before the equalizing hit, the defense didn't act decisively enough, before the 1:2, Süle canceled the offside.

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Schweini would have a solution ready as it could possibly work better.

Maybe you have to verbally yell at one or the other on the pitch.

Not always just on the shoulder, you can get louder there.

I would like that,” said the 38-year-old.

The 2014 World Champion found it particularly difficult to accept the way the two goals were conceded.

Niklas Süle was involved in both goals conceded in the German national team's World Cup debacle against Japan.

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"Now let's take a look at the behavior of Niklas Süle and Leon Goretzka," Schweinsteiger begins his analysis of the 1-1 by Ritsu Doan.

“Niklas Süle is a defender.

If someone approaches you in a one-on-one, you don't let them run inwards, but rather close the inside lane and let them run outwards, because less can happen there.

In this case, he gives him the chance to pull in and play the pass.” Goretzka didn’t get off particularly well at Schweinsteiger either (WM squad DFB)

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"Leon Goretzka tries to get him with a tackle, doesn't get there and then stops.

I don't like that, I don't think it's good, that's really, really bad.

After that it was difficult for Rüdiger, Schlotterbeck and Raum, who were then outnumbered.” The Bayern professional only came on in the 67th minute for goalscorer Ilkay Gündogan.

"I didn't like the behavior before.

That's not good enough for a defender like Niklas Süle.

This is a classic, really serious defensive mistake.

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"The first thing that came to my mind when we equalized was: 'Oh, he was disappointed that he didn't play from the start today.'

The behavior was not good to just stand still.

But I don't want to go after one player, we made a lot of individual mistakes today,” Schweinsteiger said angrily.

The fans, on the other hand, shoot at another player after the embarrassment.

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But especially the goal to 1: 2 brought Schweinsteiger on the palm.

"From your own half, a free kick, a long ball that's bound to be a few seconds away.

The ball-remote defender always has to see exactly what the two central defenders are doing.

And Niklas Süle has to see that he has to push things out," Schweinsteiger rumbled about the BVB defender's disastrous positional play.

"And after that, there might still have been time to walk in and maybe go on Asano.

A full-back should never make a mistake, he has to see that,” explained Schweinsteiger.

National coach Hansi Flick also confirmed this: "If we hold the line, then it's offside, Niklas just has to be careful.

These are individual mistakes that we had to pay for today.”

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Schweinsteiger's expert colleague and world champion buddy Sami Khedira saw it the same way in the ARD World Cup studio.

"You can't survive a World Cup like that, no matter who you're up against.

Those are really blatant mistakes.

You have to know that as a full-back you have to orientate yourself towards your central defender and he's two or three meters behind, Niklas Süle in that case.

And then you lose.”

"I'm curious how they deal with it.

It's not long until Spain.

That was a setback today," said Schweinsteiger.

Already on Sunday, the German team meets Spain in the second World Cup group game (broadcast dates of the DFB team) - there is a risk of an early end.

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