😵 Almost everything goes wrong for Germany: defensive blunders galore | OneFootball

The German national team had massive defensive problems in their first match of the World Cup qualifiers. The DFB defense simply couldn’t get a grip on one Slovak player in particular.

Leo Sauer, actually only a substitute for the injured top scorer of the Euros, Ivan Schranz, put in a great performance. The left winger already had three big chances in the first half.

In the 21st minute, Sauer slipped away behind debutant Nnamdi Collins and was only denied by the excellent Oliver Baumann.

Just two minutes later, a similar situation arose, but in the end Antonio Rüdiger was able to decisively disrupt the Slovak attacker.

Again, only four minutes later, the German defensive leader made one of his rare mistakes. He allowed Sauer to steal a ball that was actually already secured. Defensive colleague Tah ultimately defused the third big chance with a sliding tackle.

In the 42nd minute, any help came too late. After a simple loss of possession on Germany’s right attacking side, Slovakia quickly switched play again. David Hancko took advantage of the lack of coverage in the DFB defense and scored the well-deserved lead for the hosts.

After the break, things got even worse for Julian Nagelsmann’s team. David Strelec dribbled past Antonio Rüdiger with ease and smashed the ball into the top corner to make it 2-0 (55th minute).

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📸 JOE KLAMAR - AFP or licensors