Why Germany vs Spain felt different 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 | Tactical Analysis
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- Spain vs Germany was the highest level game at the 2022 World Cup so far, technically and tactically. Join me as I break down this tactical war of attrition, and discuss how both teams can improve going forward in Qatar.
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0:00 intro
0:32 The tactical battle
1:55 Spain’s (almost) perfect game
6:29 How can Germany improve?
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this was my favorite game to watch no other game touched this level
Then you haven't watched anything
@@manemeejef1723 we dont need to watch anything else only German game, nuff said!
My favorite game was mexico vs Argentina, the pressure and aggressivity of both teams was realll😂
@@manemeejef1723 then you are out of a country with not that many titles😅
@@erikschlangenauge7514 who said anything about titles
Even the game being 1-1. Most spanish fans were highly satisfied with this game performance, and as you said, it felt very high quality from both sides.
Same for German fans. I would say overall we were slightly closer to the second goal but 1:1 was a fair outcome.
@@Noah14555 After Spain's first goal, Germany became a huge threat, I knew the 1-1 would come, was truly scared of Germany's win since they stepped up their game by a mile
It was a joy to watch this game. Two high quality squads trying to look for ways to get through each other.
The change in approach almost sunk Spain. Also, the substitutions didn't work as expected. And let's not forget Germany doesn't wear 4 star on their chests out of pure luck. They are natural born competitors :) Anyone should be satisfied drawing with Germany on a World Cup.
@@alxm1271 very well said
Can’t believe we ended up in a situation midway through todays game where it seemed like both Spain and Germany were getting eliminated!
hard to believe that both spain and germany lost to japan
Germany should have let CR score 2 around min. 80.
To force more risk at the Spain game, then try score in overtime to make it.
And yes, if no change in min 93, ES game over: I'd given CR another one and fly home with Spain.
Best 3 minutes of my life
Third time uploading this due to copyright issues. Hopefully this one stays alive 🙃 there may be some choppy edits.
This match was very entertaining, both were tactically disciplined.
it was boring. Spain was back in their lower half all of the time, too predictable. Germany knew Spain would be possessing in their half but still Spain kept doing it, poor tactics from Spain. Germany wasn't able to attack, a team that lost to Saudi Arabia, Spain should have used the same tactics to surprise them. Shoot long balls on the sides. All the predictions of this channel have been wrong so far.
@@carkod garbage
@@carkod Germany lost to Saudi Arabia?
Tactically disciplined on the defense only. Germany's attack plan was to pass the ball to Musiala and hope he can outplay Spain's whole defensive line.
@@carkod I see you are very well informed. The defeat against Saudi Arabia was heartbreaking 💔💔😂😂😂
I agree. The match actually felt like bayern vs barca instead of some mid tier level football like many other matches that were supposed to be high level
Nah, Barca vs Bayern would be like Spain vs Germany AND France. No wonder Bayern is so much better right now. ^^
Fact many nations dont belong in the WC their level is so low
That's where you realize that club football level is far superior
@@hobbes9513 barca is still evolving do from the horrorific 2 presidents they got after Laporta left in 2010. Rossel the president who kicked guardiola and his team,plus the fact that they should have changed their players sinds 2015 becuese legends where geting old, another thing was after Rossel in 2014 came Bartomeu. The worst president for barca in history for the bad signings and financial crisis. Guardiola Made bayern a stronger táctical team. And Made on of their best players grow like kimich, clear example is what hé is doing whit city
best moment of the game was definetly Musiala taking both, Pedri and Gavi at once and coming out on top.
and missing an easy goal
@@Horus100 You are right... if he had scored on that one we wouldn't be in this mess now. Or if we hadn't so easily lost that game to Japan. I dunno... I am not that optimistic like most of comments are. And we have to win otherwise its going home, and while Japan has to lose against Spain. And it would be the second time for Germany in a row to not make it into the K.O. rounds. Uhhh...
@@Horus100 hes under 20, not a 30 years old player with alot of exp. noone said he is the ultimate youth player, sry but missing an easy goal, is no lack of skill, its just a lack of exp.
Your definition of top is curious
Kimmich and Goretzka to start, Gyndogan out! The Germans had to work extremely hard and intelligently in this game to prevent death by a thousand passes! It was the highest class of soccer we've seen so far in this World Cup. Hope Germany advances tomorrow to the final 16! Schiesst soviele Tore wie moeglich!
Thank you im from Germany and i hope we win the game
I'd say the opposite, Goretzka out and Gündogan in the central position.
He ist technical much better than Goretzka and create a magic triangle with Musiala and Sané.
Especially vs Costs Rica you need good footballers with small turning circles.
You mean football not soccer my friend
Sane, Musiala, Muller potentially or Gnerby
They are all Bayern player... it is a no brainer that they have the best chem
@@Ramo.Ya.Salame In american English its soccer
Great tactical breakdown! Love this
Annnd they are out of the tournament My morroco defended like a beast against their offensive play.😍😍 im so happy 🇲🇦
Great video as usual love the channel. The 'pass your way though this' mid block is interesting because spain will not go direct but against other teams they would simply chip the ball out for the winger to go one on one. As an Australian fan I would love if other teams played us like this!
Even with a 1-1 draw this match was the most satisfying to watch up till now
Awesome content!! Keep it up, man.
Musiala is the best U21 talent in the world, without any doubt. How he danced through Spains midfield and defenders several times was simply amazing - while he was even defending himself as well when he had to... what a player! I can't wait for Wirtz (who is also only 19 years young and on the same level of talent) getting 100% fit again and playing beside of Musiala (plus Paul Wanner for the next year as well; who is just 16 now). And the double 6 with Kimmich + Goretzka is simply worldclass. Germanys BIG problem for now is the defence, where only Rüdiger makes an S-Tier defender. Schlotterbeck has a lot of talent but still makes mistakes - just like Raum as a LB. And they have no real right back, only semi-good solutions for that position. Germany is the current U21 Euro Champion and the German U21 / U19 / U18 / U17 teams really got the highest dense of top-notch talents Germany had for decades. So for the Euro 2024 there will be a new central striker, new defenders etc. and a much stronger German team - but for NOW Füllkrug is the best option as a 9 and they have to stick with the thrown together defence.
Spain has basically the perfect mix of young and older players. Pretty similar to the German World Cup winning team of 2014. Their only disadvantage compared to England is that they have also no real S-Tier striker like Kane. Yes, Morata is a great player and their whole offensive players are good - but a top-notch 9 is not there. Their whole play style lives through the midfield, Pedri and Gavis ideas and then the creation of 3 different offensive players. Busquets is 34 but that dude is reading the opposite team like a book. He is like an Einstein of football. Spain has modernized their game, the Tiki-Taka is much faster and more dynamic than it was 7-8 years ago and worldclass talents and gamemakers like Pedri and Gavi are making it very hard for the opposite team to read their game. These two are different to Musiala or Wirtz - they don't score a lot and they're also not making that much assists, but they are CREATING the WHOLE game of Spain. It's insanely cool to see how much effect two talents can have on a team without scoring 10 goals per season (which is applicable to Barcelona as well).
That was def. an absolute great game of both teams. Highest level of football - even during the fact that the result of 1:1 was not that amazing.
Fantastic anaylsis
One of your best videos, you're doing an amazing, thank you for all your work !
I think Germany found their Giroud with Füllkrug and will be more dangerous on long balls. I think they will benefit from adopting an approach where their defenders are less exposed by a very agressive pressing and obsession of control.
I think Germany needs to play Goretzka next to Kimmich if they want to have control of the midfield, when playing with a double pivot. Gündogan doesnt offer enough control to make up for his lapses in defensive awareness, when used as a holding midfielder/destroyer. I think he perfoms better, the higher up the pitch he plays for Germany. Goretzka might not be perfect in that regard, but he has the physicality to win 1 v 1 duels and be a presence in midfield. My ideal formation would be Füllkrug as a focal point up top, then all the Bayern players around him, maybe leave one of Müller and Gnabry out instead of Gündogan/Havertz and play Musiala on the left.
Problem is gungogan plays there to press and help defense in transition. He got a important task against Spain to press busquets.
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Pedri was bullying Kimmich, that is why Goreztka is needed.
@@ferndale6652 no pedri when enough press he can't do anything
Bro ur videos are amazing. A very nice few minute and very educated game breakdown wich is ez to follow. Kept the great work up 💪
Best game so far. High Quality from both sides. I enjoyed the game
Sacking out Gavi killed Spain's game. Spain was dominating and seemed close to the 2nd goal at that point. Luis Enrique should have waited for Germany to change first before deciding to put Koke in. Maybe, Flick would not even risk putting in a striker if Gavi was still in the field.
Gavi was just pulling Musiala's shirt at that point
@@the_twowheel_turtle934 works tho. Not settling him
With or without Gavi, Germany would’ve still scored. Sane changed the game big time.
@@hellohi1445
It's not that simple to say.
If Gavi was around, Sane may not have gotten the ball in the first place.
@@redpilltotal2023 they already beat them few seasons ago 6-1 if i remember? Spain was pretty good so far
The spanish problems you identified were confirmed in today's match against Morocco. That lack of risk-taking and offensive aggressiveness you mentioned were on point. Amazingly analilyzed, although I would have liked to see Spain up against Portugal..
It was by far the best game of the tournament so far, in my opinion. Specially because both teams left everything on the field. It felt like the Final match instead of a group math.
Thank you very much! Great analysis! My best team after that game would be: Neuer - Raum, Rüdiger, Süle, Klostermann - Goretzka, Kimmich - Musiala, Sané, Müller/Gnabry - Füllkrug. For me our biggest problem was the number of mistakes made against Oman (friendly match) and Japan in possesion. And when i compare Gündogan and Goretzka, Gündogan while being more creative, he also makes more mistakes especially when passing under pressure. Goretzka on position 6 is harder to push into mistakes, he is physically stronger and also it's an advantage to have that team of Bayern players on the pitch, who know eachother so well. When Raum was very offensive, Kehrer should've played more save and defensive. I don't think, he is playing his best football right now. That's why i prefer Klostermann. Same with Gnabry: awesome player, but he doesn't stand out right now, like he usually does. I would give Müller the first 45 minutes and Gnabry the second half and tell them: run around and create pressure like there is no tomorrow :) ...Götze and Hofmann coming in as jokers on this position.
Muller should be dropped. Hasn’t done shit since the start of the World Cup. The fact that you even consider him being in the lineup shows you’re a complete joke
Müller definitely shouldn't be starting ahead of Gnabry or Hofmann, but i do agree with the rest
Remember: Raum got subbed for schlotterbeck. He stayed back so klostermann could push forward. With Raum and Klostermann you could lose defensive stability
Bye bye Germany
really neat analysis!
Great content mate
This is great, keep up the good work. After the world cuo you should try do videos for other clubs besides barca. Maybe champions league games(?)
German here. I was quite disappointed with the team's performance in our match against Japan and even happier when I saw how well we played against Spain. Gives me hope for the rest of the tournament :D
Wait germany made it through the group stages?
@@mattpet7913 dude the group stages are not finished yet, actually NO team of the group has yet qualified for sure. the decision is today with the last 2 games. Even for spain it would still be possible to get kicked out in theory if they lose against japan and germany makes a 9:0 against costa rica, then spain would be out ( or if costa rica wins ). So no team of the group has qualified yet. And Germany to qualify needs to win against costa rica and spain to beat japan. If they make a draw germany needs a 2:0 or 3:0 against costa rica. If japan wins as i said germany needs a 9:0 or 10:0, not sure.
@@mattpet7913 Not yet. We play against Costa Rica tonight. If we win and if Spain wins against Japan, which I hope they do, then we're through.
@@songohan4051 ok
Okay you're are out...lol
What do you think of center forwards (the classical 9) after this game? I feel that this is a position that was losing popularity in team formations in recent years, but this game and some others in the cup have showed that having a player inside the box does make a diference.
As I understand it, playing a classical no 9 who doesn't participate in the play much is like playing 9v10 men. When all modern teams are so well organized, it is highly risky; but if it the last minutes of the games and you need a goal in the broken game, that can be effective as seen in the game.
@@nil_90 huge myth that the classic striker doesn't participate in build up. All the great ones did, and have always done.
@@Tasmanaut Possibly true. But then again, to participate in the build-up if a classic striker has to operate more on a different area of the pitch, will it not be more suitable for a different skillset, like a false 9? All modern players are multitaskers anyway.
@@nil_90 Haaland.
@@nil_90 did muller as a false 9 have any impact? NO
Its hilarious how both these teams were beaten by japan
Its interesting to see how Possession based football doesnt necessarily lead to more opportunity in the final 1/3rd, Spain looked good first half and start of 2nd before the shift to Sané and Fullkrug. If Ferran was better at attacking 1 vs 1 it could make a big difference. Maybe Ansu Fati on the left, Ferran or Morata 9 and RW Olmo
Ferran is terrible man, at this level u cant miss the chance he had at minute 30, its unforgivable
Ferran Torres sucks and I've been saying it since I saw him in the Euros. His finishing is terrible. The amount of chances he wastes is unbelievable.
Please enlighten us on how Japan beat Spain and germany
I liked your germany analysis. What I told my friends most likely is Germanys gameplan is keep the game level until the 70th minute and Sané can get on. He‘s still injured and couldn’t play for much longer than that. You said we need to start him, we would love to, but it was to early.
Germany had the worst luck with the order of the schedule in the entire tournament. 1st must game win against a good team, no chance to acclimate, 2nd Spain game with people still injured and now 3rd Costa Rica.
I would get Gündogan out of this team in a heartbeat. I hated his Spain performance. He needed 4-5 touches everything to get the ball under control and play the next pass. Meanwhile Dani Olmo gets a 50 yard long ball, takes one touch and is ready to distribute. I didn’t think this was possible for a captain of Peps Manchester City, but he completely took the edge out of all our attacks. Goretzka is an insane physical presence and mismatch for everybody when he gets into the final third, we all know that, but he is better at receiving the ball and keeping the passing speed high than Gündogan. So for me it’s no real debate who should play. It’s Füllkrug plus all those Bayern Players, who suddenly are alive as soon as Sané comes on. He makes all the difference, as he always dicates the speed in the offensive third and you saw that against Spain.
My only concern is the rest of the Germany team suddenly not being able to play the simplest passes because there is so much happening. It was so weird. I sat in front of the TV, saw those passing structures Bayern always use and was able to pinpoint players who were confused and in the wrong place. I sad „no Kehrer two meters more up and wide“ and that’s exactly where the pass came and Kehrer lost possession because of wrong positioning. My friends all thought I was a psychic lol. Süle was still able to play that way, I liked that a lot so I might even want him on RB for this reason alone. We play through the RB a lot and if they don’t understand the passes there is gonna be a big hole. Anyway if we make it through the group and Sané + Musiala can play all 90s I genuinely think we can win this WC
Well you did a great job analyzing both teams. From the comments irks me that I still haven't watched the game.
Now as for your midfield setup well this is my take.
Option 1 (Play both):
When Flick made the switch through his substitutions to project a traditional team, it reminded me of his 2020 Bayern side. He can mirror the same. Goretzka (destroyer who was also tasked with moving up to press, in the same vain, Khedira subtly did the same for J.Loew side post 2014 WC), Kimmich as a FB with the dual role of traditional and inverted positions, and Thiago (Gundogan will become the deep creator).
Option 2(Drop Gundogan: The eyes of the bench)
In this option Kimmich playing ahead of Gundogan isn't because of he's better, but it'd be interesting for a creative tactical switch midgame. Pep does the same with him, because he has the ability to read the room(opponent) and in that moment of uncertainty, a metronome arrives on the pitch who has first hand information on where the weak link is.
Option 3(Play Goretzka wide in a 442)
With this option, the team can shift into a lopsided 433, a 4231 with either fullback making up the front 5.
Option 4(Switch to a back 3)
Both players will be pivots and the usual thing to do is to drop one or both wingers to support the pivot when overloaded but I'd like to try something different.
When with possession (having progressed the ball with the default shape) in the opponents half, one wingback (Goretzka, if he's willing) will be tasked with conventional duties as well as tucking inside. Now the wide CB will be tasked with overlapping on the wings. (T.Kehrer should be able to play in this role)
This inevitably puts the side in a 235 shape. If they lose the ball they are in close proximity to press, the catch here is Goretzka is central enough to be a pressing demon that he is.
Also depending on the opponents shape Kimmich might have to drop into CB as sweeper or Wide CB, or remain as single pivot. Like I said depending on the opponent.
These are my solutions to your question.
definitely the best game I have watched during this world cup
I'd like to see Lucho include someone like Yeremy or Ansu Fati for their dribbling ability, but I see why he doesn't as they might lose the ball more often than Asensio or Olmo would. I think he may go Ferran Olmo Morata vs Japan but hopefully Ansu or Yeremy comes on because I think Nico hasn't impressed much in his two appearances, good player but maybe the big stage has him a bit nervous.
I feel like this was a bit too early for Nico. He is too inexperienced, he hasn't even played that much in Athletic.
Because of Lucho's words in his twitch streams, I think Ansufati is a last resource in his list, he was the last player included in the final list, and as Lucho said, tactically there's many options and some players will end up not playing in the whole tournament.
Nico has a promising future, but I agree that he's too nervous with the big match.
@@munchezfonataba but is a fkn beast, I hope FCB sign him and send Ferran to...
huge pressure on Nico, but he has talent. Fast winger.
These international team videos have crazy views. Congrats!
I’ve watched this game 3 times and it’s amazing every time
Musiala such a great talent,saw this for the first time
I think another issue for Spain is that they got extremely cocky after they scored the goal. Luis Enrique basically subbed two of the most influential players on this game (Gavi and Jordi Alba) for two younger and less experienced players, which at the point of pressure Germany was putting it was a fatal flaw. The only good sub was Morata which rendered the goal.
I feel like Kimmich as right defender worked really well. Together with Gündogan and Goretzka in defensive midfield and Füllkrug as classical 9 to receive crosses from both Kimmich and Raum.
It was a joy to watch this match
so high level that they don't even have to show up to the quarterfinals 😂
Hey Purist. This is Adam from Nigeria. You said something interesting about Spain not having the quality to beat players one vs one. But they have that in Ansu Fati, Alex Balde and Nico Williams. These guys like pedri and Gavi have that childish fearless and fiesty nature to dare to take on a player. You are right about Dani olmo, ferran torress and asensio disappointing in that aspect of their which is something they were go at at one point.
As for my German midfield in a 4-2-3-1, I will start goretzka and kimmich in the pivot with freedom to forward and contribute to the attack as long as one of them is observing the backline. That means the have to communicate a lot. My classic 10 would be musiala with freedom to roam round the pitch and get himself open for combo plays with wingers and fullbacks like odergaard in arsenal. That should be enough.
Great analysis. On the balance of play, Germany deserved a point. Spain had their moments too. Can you do a tactical breakdown of the Netherlands. They are fascinating. Spain and the Netherlands seem like sister nations like Barca and Ajax in how they like to keep possession and have instance on technique and structure. Could be the Cruyff factor, but it be interesting to see how the Dutch compare to the Spanish.
Historically the dutch play Cruyff-ball if the players are there. Spain also emphasises playing with the ball at your feet, but especially Enrique who arrived right at the end of the Cruyff era.
Cruyff factor no doubt.
The current Netherlands squad is not exactly filled with big names.
But it works
spain possesion game has nothing to do with netherlands, much more talent in the spanish team....
@@jaumeibars6017 it's the tactics that was first implemented by Netherlands national team that was converted to Spanish tactics in the future
This is high level, yet if Costa Rica managed to hold on to that lead, Spain and Germany would be out.
This is a re-upload. Thought I was experiencing de javu for a second there
Where are the new videos? Camon I got to know this channel yesterday and I terribly need more
I definetely agree on your player changes in the german team, but that still leaves out a lot of dicussions that need to be had. What about the central number 10 for example? Müller started against Spain and wasn't very effective nor very present f we're being honest, but he's such a high quality player that it almost hurts to leave him out. But then again you could replace him with either Havertz or Brandt who both would be more involved in the build up play and would speed up their attack. I feel like Havertz could be an interesting option for the left side as he's left footed and could provide crosses for Füllkrug as well as stretch the attack for germany to create space in the middle. And Musiala seems to drift inside more often than not anyway. Flick has certainly a lot to choose from
Too tactical, not enough passion and risk. Both teams have now gone home. Wonderful game excellent video
9:23 I think it is not tough at all. Sometimes football is dead simple. Every team had a short preparation phase for this tournament, much shorter than usual. The football god smiled at Germany and gave them a 5 men midfield block playing at Bayern Munich at the highest level. With Mane and Müller out with injuries you had Kimmich-Goretzka - Sane-Musiala-Gnabry playing the last few Bundesliga games. As a coach just take that gift and put it into your team. These guys have bonded over many months/years and they are all top notch.
How many other teams dream about such a situation?
Forward of the midfield let Füllkrug play (especially against Costa Rica) as you need somebody who can just put it away.
Interesting not to mention, that spain were just able to score a goal after they bring a 9. Morata. So they could take the open side and flank to him. So Germany had the problem this one time, closing the side. Also don´t forget how müller organized the german front. even he doesn´t scored, he was talking to his mates all the time. BUT, at the end they needed more power and so sane and füllkrug kicked in. Another little thing, in the first half all three german midfielders more or less were in the role of a 6. they were defensive. it was more a 4-3-2-1. With the 2 offensive on the outside and müller loose 9.
A comment on Spain's analysis: Players like Ansu Fati and Carlos Soler could have made the difference Nico Williams and Koke couldn't do. I'm sure Luis Enrique thought those changes he did were his best options, but at least he should have tried Fati for 20 minutes. Nico was added to open the team but he's not a menacing goalscoring threat, in Athletic Bilbao he's more a provider than a scorer. Ansu Fati is a more consistent scorer, and should have been deployed replacing Ferrán.
On the other side, Carlos Soler is a great 2nd line threat, he comes from behind, goes very well at aerial balls and has a good ranged shot. I would have replaced Gavi with Soler and Busquets with Koke, forming a 4-2-3-1 with Koke and Pedri in the pivot line, Soler slotted in number 10, Fati on the left, Olmo on the right and Morata (those last 3 are very exchangeable as well, giving the attack some mobility and unpredictability) up top. You keep fresh legs, have more threat going up and can both press high or drop deep. We all know Busquets is not a good option to drop deep as he's not a fast tracking defender who can cover large areas using speed, he's more sioted to intercept difficult passes made by ball handlers that are rushed by his team mates.
9:03 We just don't have any 'proper destroyer' with us, physically yes Goretzka can pick up those duties but he's more box to box than a CDM. That's exactly what most criticized after seeing the squad list.
The high possession of Spain wasnt low risk. In fact the will to keep the ball whatever position they are in, made them play risky short passes inside the own box.
This game showed the importance of a real 9. A real 9 is used to score goals since youth teams, otherwise he wouldnt make it to the pros. A false 9 and offensive wingers never had to score goals to prove themselves, so they dont have the last will to score a goal against defensive teams and in important matches.
Indeed, Ferran Torres is not a natural winger. He is excellent but he is an inside forward. If Fati and Nico Williams play, they can sort the pace/wing problem. Btw, Sane didn’t start because he comes back from injury and yeah, Fullkrug is awesome. I wonder when Moukuku and Adeyemi will get in the German system
Both out LOOOOL
'they're not devastating when they're in that space.'
Costa Rica: 👀
With Spain I feel ansu could be that player up front that really brings the urgency for goals likw sane for Germany
Just a great game with two excellent teams. No drama needed like in the rest of the games (Messi, Hexa, bla bla bla).
And both lost to Japan, football can be weird sometimes
Definitely the best match up until now
Spain is a good team same as germany. Tactically best 2 teams at the tournament. But sadly they don’t really have that x factor upfront ( maybe sane for germany) thats why france and brazil are the top 2 favorite
I wish to see Fati play for Spain. No doubt, he has dropped the ball after his recovery but he still has that X factor and is very dangerous around the goal. Would he be better than Olmo or Ferran all the time? I don't think based on his current form but he could bring in what Spain desperately needs.
@@1992thGuitarist I think that Ansu would start tomorrow, a lot of people roumored about his current form but I think that Luis Enrique didn´t give him minutes because of the good games of Olmo on the left wing. Also, he can play as centre forward, so I think it would be very interesting changing positions every time with the wingers.
that x factor you say doesn't exist... no player alone is better than all together. When a team is well organized, disciplined and hard working it's unstoppable.
France lost today because they didn't played with the intensity required, even with Mbappe and Griezmann.
If France or Brazil are favourites is because they usually play as a team
@@JulioLeonFandinho I agree with what you say, but I think he means to have both. You need both a well organized team and also a "superstar" player who just makes a difference. Honestly I kinda agree that Spain and Germany are lacking that.
Agreed on the quality of the game (which surprised me, because i would not have though Germany has what it takes to show, what they showed in the second half-you know as a team) Also agreed on Sane, but the question is whether his knee will hold. And finally agreed on the striker position and why Flick seemed so hesitant here i everybodies guess, but it might have something to do with the story how and why Fullkrug is indeed in the team - because he wasnt the first option, not even the second.
Where i disagree is Musiala. Yes the guy is gifted with the ball on his foot, but also often lacks that last glimpse to see the best passing option (hence that one situation where he gave away the 100% second goal for Germany bby not seeing Fullkrug in the middle rdy for a tap-in)
Which leads to one more tactical option Germany has in Mario Götze, who evolved to a full grown, distance eating pressing machine of a central midfielder in Eindhoven and basically can be given the ball at any point and in any situation and will do somthing constructive with it.The guy is one of the best "team-player"midfielders in the german league atm and the biggest reason for Frankfurts two fast attackers (Muani + Lindstrom) being able to shine the way they do.
let's see if Flick has balls :)
I have also thought that you need a striker. Sometimes you have a more dynamic striker who can work with either an attacking midfielder or a second forward. Sane was terrific. Let's hope his knee holds because I think the tournament is better if Germany moves on from the group stage.
Third time's the charm? 😂
How do you think the tactics will play out in Spain-Japan and C.Rica-Germany?
Hopefully both Spain and Germany win 🇩🇪 🇪🇸
Played out badly hahahaha almost got eliminated too alongside germany
They didn't 💀
Don't even watch football but love your videos LUL
Germany were ok with 0-0 knowing they don’t have the quality Spain has specially in midfield that’s why pumping high balls forward to over pass Spain midfielders for 70 mins but when they went behind they shifted to 3 playing much deeper and Fulkrug as nr 9 from that moment you knew it was a question of time before they equalised and could have added a second had sane opted for the far corner shot first or second touch and not go round the keeper. The tactical quality shown in this game tops every other game played so far and likely a lot more of the coming matches.
This game kept the world cup theme of no goals in the first half and a team that takes of in the final 20-30 min. Overall this should have been a win for Germany had their coach better utilized the players at his disposal.
I don't think Luis Enrique failed after the changes he made, because Germany wad creating spaces and it was the perfect oportunity to score. The only issue is that Williams and Baldé, the ones who could take advantage of those spaces, underperformed. Probably because they had never been in such an high level match before
If they hadn't, they could have scored again with a few counterattacks
Lus Enrique has Ansu Fati if he wants to get rid of the mid block defense problem, but for some reason he decided to bring him to the World Cup but not to give him minutes...
On the final question regarding Kimmich, Gundogan and Goretzka.
I would say the best combination will be to start Kimmich and Gundogan as your two CDMs. Against Japan, Gundogan was absolutely brilliant in controlling the game and being the link between the forwards and defenders. Germany lost the game to Japan when Goretzka came on and the controlling position was lost. Against Spain it is a different story. You can't really compare Spain and Japan's styles of play. Goretzka was the better option in midfield than Gundogan as Germany was never going to have that controlling play. Spain was always going to have more of the ball so an attacking minded player such as Goretzka worked. Playing Gundogan up front though, was a mistake. He looked very out of shape.
Taking all this into consideration for the game against Costa Rica, I would say Flick has to go back to a combination of Kimmich and Gundogan to control from the midfield and then start Sane and Musiala together with Fulkurg up front. Maybe later in the match, Sane can be subbed for Goretzka who then can still provide that offensive shape to the side to put the game to bed. Do not write off this German side just yet for this world cup. When they hit their stride with the amount of talent in this team, they will be hard to stop
In my opinion: Gundogan didn't really worked well off the ball (didn't make real runs just slower ones). So i would leave Gundogan out of the midfield for now. Musiala has to play as a 10, thats where he shines. That leaves the question about Muller, who in my mind plays really well and is a huge impact player vocally aswell. So i would at least against Costa Rica, play a 3-5-2
Neuer
Rudiger - Sule - Kehrer
Kimmich - Goretzka
Sane - Musiala - Gnabry
Müller - Fullkrug
You can still send out Havertz in any of the 5 front positions. Adeyemi can play on both winger sides aswell and with Mokouko you have a nice bonus option in the front. Gundogan can come in as a super sub past 65 minutes for extra pressure in the midfield.
When Gavi came off, spain lost control of the game, also Williams played as if he had no energy, spain practically played a man down when williams came on.
Kimmich in a Holding Midfield Playmaker role and Goretzka as more of a box to box style.
it really depends on our opponent, against costa rica gündogan will have more value, against teams like spain or france goretzka with his presence is more needed.
Might want to look at Japan next. Lol!
I wold do a 4-2-3-1: Goretzka and Kimmich as midfielders, Gündogan as attacking midfielder, Musiala left winger, Fullkrug striker and Sane right winger
Musiala is way better on the 10, wasted as a winger
@@bebomann5957 ok then, he stays on the bench while Gnabry plays as a right winger and Sane as a left winger. Musiala can join in the second half and replace Gündogan
@@fredericwessling6886 You’re joking are ya
I would stick with a 4-2-3-1 against Costa Rica, replacing Kehrer with Günter, starting Kimmich and Goretzka at CDM since they complement each other perfectly, completing the midfield with Gnabry Musiala and Sané for their speed, technique and pressure on the opposing defense, and completing the lineup with Füllkrug, a physical force with great finishing.
Their game plan against Costa Rica should be high possession with constant pressure on the opponent’s centre- and fullbacks, creating as many shots on target as possible in order to break down and overwhelm Costa Rica’s defense.
Sane has knee injury and can’t play full game yet and Flick didn’t want risk it or make it worst.. that’s why he kept him out as much as possible.
I think Gorezka is more important to Germany than Gundogan. He fits much better in the system specifically with his level of understanding with kimich and the front line which are all Bayern Munich players.
They do need proper 9 which made difference toward the end of the game.
Germany has been 'annoyingly effective ' for decades, driving the rest of us crazy😅. Steady , not so much individual stars but teamwork , never giving up, etc. But this team feels different.
I would suppose they will get there until next World Cup when players like Musiala are more comfortable.
idea: goretzka and gündogan in the middfield and kimmich as a right back.
Not sure if there is time such for experiments now. But i would at least try to solve two problems at once by starting kimmich as right back, as he isn't needet in midfield because of gündogan and can certanly at quality to the game as right back.
- Musiala - Füllkrug - Sane -
- Goretzka - Müller / Havertz - Kimmich -
Raum - Rüdiger - Süle - Klostermann
- - - - - - Neuer - - - - - -
Gündogan, Gnabry, Havertz/Müller... bench
Could you do a Portuguese team analysis in the future? The team is starting to "click", they have great potential.
Let them meet Neymar, Vinicius, Paquetá, Richarlison, Casemiro, Rodrygo, Gabriel....
@@brunolerman2108 Brazil has a very strong team ofc but I think Portugal could win.
edit: I would love to have a Brazil - Portugal match in this world cup!
@@atorrres talvez a final?
@@brunolerman2108 para mim essa era a melhor final! Vamos esperar q aconteça
i would start goretzka and gundogan as pivots and kimmich as a right-back as he can play that position very well
Spain played perfectly🇪🇦🔥🤯
no...
I'm happy with the defense apart from Suele, he is not necessarily a poor defender, the problem is that he is so slow, this allowed japans winning goal and Spains goal.
To me, Germany should have solved their midfield dilemma by switching to a three man backfield. Their wing backs were a weakness either way, so just play Rudiger, Sule and Schlotterbeck in front of Neuer. All have decent speed, it should be fine. Kimmich and Goretzka as defensive midfielders with Gundogan slightly up the pitch as the center of their game. That leaves two wingers and two central attackers. I’d probably go with Sane, Gnabry, Musiala and Havertz. Muller just hasn’t been himself lately, but he’d be a fine sub.
Torres proved to be an inefficent dribbler on the wing like you said
We should play FIFA sometime
both lost to Japan anyways
Can you do for France Netherland Portugal also?
German Attacking Mid: Mussiala, Gundogan, Sane Gundogan could play a more central box to box in-between the attack and midfield
Mid: goretzka and kimmich
I dont see the issue you were addressing...
I think comparing germany and bayern performances is wrong in my opinion.Germany use hansi flick preferred positional play whereas naglesmann is more dynamic coach than flick.Bayern tactically plays in transition more like redbull style coz players are lot closer and tempo of game is faster at bayern.I think redbull style can bring the best out of Germany players as it is suited more to their current talent pool.Also people say fulkrug should start for them surely he provides something different in profile that germany dont have but if he plays Germany lost control in dictating tempo even when spain were quite conservative after the lead.Imo he should be used as super sub if they want a cf to start I would prefer moukoko over fulkrug.Your opinion on my analysis bro?
Also on your question I prefer goretzka over gundogan.I like these midfielder provides bite and muscle.goretzka gives more of bayern power and raw challenges ik midfield with gundo their midfield is too light
In attack flick had the wrong starting 11 noth wc mactches so far...havertz and müller were both not support to start at st, füllkrug and moukoko were both taken to the wc as strikers and everyone here was surprised both times, we should really start either of them from now on
World Cup is totally different ball game and tactics compared to Europe league games, or even South American style. Hard part is you have to figure this out quickly while the world cup is going on, otherwise next thing you know you are already on the plane.
Flick has to drop Gundogan and Play a pivot of Kimmich-Goretzka with a Sane-Musiala-Gnabry-Füllkrug front 4.
Wow this aged really fast 🤣 Seriously, do you think the Spain vs Morocco match is the breaking point that marks the end of possession football? It looks like the method is not working any more.
The key here is that Spain not only didnt need to win but it was better not to. In fact, if I was then I would losee the last match so that they go second and have an easier path. Spain is the best team in this worldcup.
In theory I agree with you. In practice losing on purpose would be considered match fixing, and it's also very bad for team morale.
Best team chemistry wise tho i think they would have the most possessions in any team this tournament
Not anymore.
You'll be surprised with Nico Williams
Germany turned this game around, if it went on another 10 minutes they probably would have won it.
Is Müller, Kimmich, Neuer essential to success?… The answer may be: It was. But everyone gets older, and some do harder to adapt.
Neuer changed the role of the goalie forever, however, some long precise balls (like Boaten did in the past) could have eliminated a lot of Spanish players between the ball and the goal… and with less players, the speed advantages of Sane, Gnabry and (a less selfish) Musiala, will force Spain to play more defensive or be vulnerable for counter