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Germany is fun again!
The DFB team wins in France.
The individual criticism and grades for the German national team.
Lyon – Germany impresses in the tough test before the 2024 European Championship: The DFB team wins 2-0 in France.
The individual criticism of the away win.
Marc-André ter Stegen:
Cool and clever with one hand, the FC Barcelona goalkeeper defused a lobbed shot from Kylian Mbappé in the six-yard box - many goalkeepers would easily be down in such a situation, which is what the Frenchman had also speculated on.
Otherwise, Ter Stegen radiated the necessary calm to those in front of him and was always ready to play.
The German number two is not letting down despite the pro-Neuer decision.
Grade: 2
Individual criticism and grades for the DFB victory: A lot to do in defense - newcomer Mittelstädt with a difficult position
Joshua Kimmich:
When he returned to the legal representative position for the national team, the Munich player immediately had to deal with superstar Kylian Mbappé.
Kimmich completed his task in an exemplary manner with a lot of physical effort, enormous running work and clever positional play.
He made life on the pitch difficult for the fast Frenchman.
Despite his mammoth defensive task, Kimmich repeatedly got involved in the offensive game.
Grade: 2
Antonio Rüdiger:
The defense chief had no wobble against the French.
Rüdiger was particularly useful in aerial duels.
With this self-image, he also fought the duels on the ground.
A more than decent performance.
Note 3
Jonathan Tah:
Knowing that he was a central defender in the national team, Tah continued his good performance in Leverkusen in Lyon.
Tah anticipated cleverly and brought calm even in seemingly difficult situations.
Note 3
Maximilian Mittelstädt:
The Stuttgart player started boldly forward in the early stages - but his defensive limitations were clearly shown as the game progressed.
Ousmane Dembele hit Mittelstädt at will and allowed the left-back to miss time and time again.
Grade: 4
The boss is back: top performance from Toni Kroos in the DFB comeback
Toni Kroos:
Germany has a real midfield boss again.
The Real Madrid conductor is now setting the tone for the DFB again.
He does this with a lot of calm on the ball, precise passes and an enormous overview of the game.
At the same time, Kroos also intervened with statement fouls when he deemed it necessary.
Florian Wirtz's assist to make it 1-0 after two seconds shows Kroos' class in one scene.
Note 1
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Robert Andrich:
Andrich's job in the German game is clearly defined: He is Kroos' chain dog.
Accordingly, he tried everything to keep the midfield boss and the three magicians (original sound Julian Nagelsmann) in the offensive line free.
That works well, but his passes still have room for improvement.
Uncompromising in the duel and sometimes (intentionally) impetuous.
Note 3
Jamal Musiala:
The appearance with the new shirt number was a real ZEHNsation.
The exceptional player prepared Kai Havertz's goal with one of his inimitable dribbles in the opponent's penalty area.
In addition, Musiala was also extremely physically present and won many important defensive duels.
Grade: 2
Ilkay Gündogan:
The captain fell significantly behind compared to the two exceptional youngsters Musiala & Wirtz.
His passes were not always precise enough.
Also because Gündogan wanted to be too involved in some of the actions and liked to play balls with his heel.
He still has to find his role in the three-man offensive group - knowing that two Munich players, Leroy Sané and Serge Gnabry, are waiting for their chance at the European Championships.
Grade: 4
Florian Wirtz celebrates his dream goal against France.
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Wirtz madness in France: Lightning goal puts the DFB team on the road to victory
Florian Wirtz:
With his lightning goal to make it 1-0 after seven seconds, Wirtz demonstrated his shooting power and precision.
When he scored to make it 2-0, he sent Jamal Musiala on his way with a great feel for the free space and even more feeling in his feet.
Two world-class actions that now make the Leverkusen player a difference player in the DFB jersey.
Ideally, Lyon should have been just the beginning.
Note 1
Kai Havertz:
Apart from his goal to make it 2-0, it was an unremarkable performance from the wrong nine.
However, his goal is argument enough to continue to be in the German starting line-up.
Note 3