Is arrogance to blame for France’s loss to Germany? [FULL REACTION] | ESPN FC
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- Dan Thomas, Shaka Hislop and Craig Burley are joined on ESPN FC by Frank Lebeouf, Julien Laurens and Jan Aage Fjortoft to break down Germany’s 2-0 win over France in an international friendly.
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I have to thank the French in the stadium for respecting the moment of silence for Beckenbauer and Brehme. It doesn’t happen very often that you can’t hear a single voice in the stadium during these moments.
Good point, Germany and France got lots of history & rivalry but great to see - respect to france for that
Completly agree!
That was heartwarming, yes! Greets from Munich.
That's really good to hear, two absolute legends of the game.
@@nopainnococaine8066 My word compare this comment section to the England vs Brazil section. 😂
The French weren't arrogant at all, I don't know why it's always portrayed that way. No whistles during the national anthem and complete silence during the moment of silence at the beginning. They were wonderful hosts to us, kudos to them. 🇫🇷 🇩🇪
I don't think it was in relation to the fans but rather to the attitude of the players on the pitch and their approach to the game.
Yes, but I've often heard the claim that the French are generally more arrogant, so I felt I had to mention it.
Even then I don't think it's justified, though. The French had lost the last game against us, so I'm sure everyone knew that a defeat could happen again, and the players didn't say anything arrogant before the game - quite the opposite, actually.
yes its friendly game, mbappe was just having fun keeping injury free to join real madrid. There is nothing to prove here.
it's really not arrogance it's rather that the germans were playing really well while we were abysmal hence why it ended up looking that bad. I think Deschamps is really at the end of a cycle here and should've quit after the world cup but since they managed to get to the final he decided to try again... But his tactics, player choices and how unmotivated the players look give reasons to say now's the time to bring Zidane in. Anyways hope you guys can carry this momentum and have a good euro at home. If you play like this you should be more than fine ! Cheers
They can be very confident, they were in the last 2 WC final games and won one and barely lost the other.
Germany were really impressive, i think having kroos back in the midfield will be a game changer for them along with the talents of wirtz and Musiala they could really cook at the euros
Nagelsmann also seems to have finally found a good back 4 + DM, which was one of the main problems in recent years.
His only useful tool in a team that has possession
I feel moving Kimmich back to solidify our weak defense really helped.
It only takes one goal during the euros at home, to shake their confidence. Not done yet. Out of the two teams, France are better going into the tournament. Germany on home soil it's a different matter. My opinion
@@barbarycorsair8473oh, completely agree. We are just hoping for some signs of life as Germany fans. We have been a complete mess.
Wirtz, Kroos and Musiala controlled the game 🇩🇪
100%
Top tier playmaking and add Gundogan and Kimmich to that
Kroos so important for the Germans.
The French don't produce great teams,they produce great players.They rely on individual players to produce the magic and results.When they beat Argentina in 2018,it was mostly individual brilliance.They don't have a strong team,they have some elite players.
Don't forget the good hold up play and physicality of Kai Havertz.
For ESPN whenever Germany win its because their opponents were bad. They can’t fathom the fact Germany are still there to win.
It's the same when a Bundesliga side wins against a team from another country
I think many in this program gave credit to Germany. So I disagree on this game.
Germany will exit from group stage again… and France was weak for sure
@@galaxymilchstrae2736 You should watch more football and gain some knowledge.
thats the same guys that think Arsenal will destroy Bayern hahaha
Nobody talks about Nagelsmann who destroyed Deschamps tactically, impressive.
I noticed the offside traps for free kicks. I wonder if it’s a good idea showing that already in a test game
That's true.
I doubt Deschamps knows how to really prepare well the top matches. After the very bad preparation on the Qatar final, for me De el Deschamps its a death coach.
@@pedroestremtjornelund5184exactly, any tactical coach will spank him, Scaloni and Nagelsman showed him levels
The main problem was that Germany scored more goals than France.
Greatest analysis of all time
I understand what you mean but I don't agree. The biggest problem for me was France allowed more goals than Germany. Otherwise they would've won.
@@koseisan I get that as well. But i think even if France didn't concede more than Germany, the game would have ended a draw.
Yes yes the main issue was France couldn't score more than Germany otherwise France would have won.
@@HelloFellowCZcamsrs☹️duhhh
Germany beat france last year aswell, there it was "Mbappe was missing", this time its "Griezmann was missing". Germany was the better team in both matches and they mostly struggled against low ranked teams.
yesterday Germany was on a different planet in compared to last year. Yes they might have been slightly better in last years match but the dominance they showed yesterday, hasn't been present in Germany teams since 2016-17.
Because low ranked teams do not want to loose. And they know that even great team can loose against Germany when they want to participate in the match (like England and Argentina in 2010 and Portugal and Brazil in 2014). That is why such teams prefer to put the bus in front of their goal. It is very hard to get through. So in summer it will be harder for Germany. Because neither Scotland, nor Hungary nor Switzerland will try to play. They all will act defensiv. And so it will be difficult again. Only ij the k.o. phase if Germany succeeds to lead it will be possible to achieve a high win. Because then the other team has to operate offensiv.
@@frankhainke7442 Yes, but now with Kroos Germany should be fine, before there was no balance in the defensive and midfield area. Also with inform players like Wirtz and Musiala they should score goals against park the bus teams.
@@noduj I hope so.
I like how Germany was playing as a team. Nagelsmann did a great job to build a new team with players like Andrich, Mittelstädt etc
think Mittelstädt played outstanding for his first match. He doesn't get enough credit Imo for that performance.
The German word for nail is "Nagel". And you can say that Nagelsmann nailed it!
Arrogance? They played Germany. Its not like Germany has worse players than France or any other team. They might have struggled lately, but if you find the right formation and confidence with those players they can beat everyone. They are still one of the best teams in the world no matter the latest results.
Best in the world? Only Kroos and Harvertz has some quality. Musiala and Wirtz are over rated and play in a farmers league.
what a bot comment 🤣@@sivaramlord9151
@@sivaramlord9151haha whats your hate on the Bundesliga? Bayern is 6 times UCL champions. If you are one of those Premier League or La liga supporter twats who dont watch other leagues, you know no football. Wirtz is in the form of his life
Germany beat France 2 time in friendly and France beat germany 3 time in official game so lets see in the euro
@@micahjohnson138germany is 4 times winner of world cup. So STFU!
I don't think it was arrogance, I think I saw that France was completely surprised at how unfuckingbelievalbe strong and self-confident Germany played with the mindset absolutely wanting to win against the best national team in the world...in their own stadium
Second best. Argentina comes first.
France is not the best national team 😂😂😂
Of course it is, for almost a decade now
The calmness and stability that Mr Toni Kroos brings is unbelievable, the way he dictates the flow of the play everytime he has the ball, simply wow. This is what Germany was missing👏🏻
Love to see him get an assist seconds after coming out of retirement. One of my fav players
Kroos is one of the goats
@@gmae5342top 5 midfielders of all time
@giwrgospetrou1159 it's a debate
Germany never get credit and so hated, its always the opponent being bad.
because they don’t derseve actual credit until i see very good football at the euros
@@captainfalconmain6576 right sure. This has always been the case with Germany they never get any credit like other countries do
lol way to make it about France. How about Germany playing better?
They doing the same 💩 to germany what they also saying to Bayern Munich if they won a game in ucl 😂 ,ESPN🤡 = they won because the opponent was very bad 😂that’s it 🤡 not giving the team complements how much better they played
Kroos was elite. He is pure Control.
He finally can play with a real number 6 beside him. We could have seen this years ago if we didn’t have stubborn managers like Löw and Flick
Him playing 90 mins is insane. Oozes class.
Nope@@user-pr8ch6we5z
@@user-pr8ch6we5z they said after the Match that that was planed
@@davinnicodePerfectly said. Löw and Flick totally forgot about the importance of a strong DM. Andrich did a great job today so that Kroos could shine.
Germany midfield is too strong
No, the more likely explanation is France were trash.
But wirtz and musiala play in attack though. The midfield have andrich in there. The France midfield is just as good tbh
@@ThisAndThat765Andrich is defensive workhorse, that germany misses since 10 years. Best midfield now since years
Kroos coming back from retirement will help Germany so much
@@ThisAndThat765The French midfield was completely lost today. Outclassed.
Kroos is back, Germany knows how to play football again.
All thanks to Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern should not have sacked him. With Kane they would have been unstoppable but I suppose if Germany wins Euro Bayern fans might forgive them otherwise German wouldn't be winning Euros he is that good of a Coach/Manager.
@@pratikroy227I think you forgot how bayern lost to Villarreal in UCL under Nagelsmann management a couple of years back. It just wasn't acceptable.
@@sab-vl4jg move on. one lost doesnt determine what a capable of nagelsman is
@@pratikroy227please stop talking
No
In short Germany played better than France.congrats😊
60 million down the drain,Kai Havertz has scored again 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Germany owes Arteta a debt of gratitude for reviving Havertz for them.
He didn't play as a left back?
Im from germany but UK fans got the best chants & football songs lol its unmatched
@@tomodul2619 well he also scored at left back
@@peterandjunkoHe was one of the worse Germany players today.
Kroos, Musiala, Wirtz with defensive workhorse Andrich is the new key.
German midfield is not so open anymore.
Kimmich & Goretzka were always a defensive weak point
Solid N6 is really priceless
True, and kimmich belong in right back position not midfield , he face mbappe yesterday in that position , mbappe couldn’t do anything
Not gonna lie I'm not a huge fan of Andrich but i have to admit sometimes the missing piece isn't a beauty.
I think Andrich was the missing piece. They need a strong defensive midfielder. Luckily there are a few like that in Germany on top level. Maybe we will see Rani Khedira at some point but he’s also quite old already. Then there is also Gross.
@@janekmundt579 Khedira? You must be joking. He massively overperformed last season in a team that was jinxing the whole league with it's dark arts.
Anton Stach on the other hand is the player to go. Impressively athletic, fast strong and is hunting the ball like a lunatic shepard also his combination of height strength pace and technical ability is extremely rare in all of football. If he just would hold his position and take more care of the ball in possession by playing less risky the guy could become absolute masterclass.
Its the brilliance of Nagelsmann, his ability to adapt to matches. If they play the game with a full France squad they will still beat them. Its Nagelsmann bro. Watch his genius at Purist football CZcams.
France rested 5 starters rest man
Mbappe is yet to score against naglesmann in about 4 or 5 games now if people think it was because x or y was out why germany cooked france they are mistaking
@@JuniorSmith-zw7pdFrance cook Germany in Euro 2016 at the Euro 24 everything is possible
I’d give more credit to Kroos honestly
@@Marrab2 5 ? More like 3-4. And the players who replaced them play at the highest level in Europe so that's no excuse.
Nice to see Germany back in track, from an argentine frenemy...Kroos is such a baller! ⚽
1. Mbappe 2.Kroos 3. Haarland
A midfield with Musiala, Wirtz and Gündogan is insane.. plus Kroos now. That German team can control every team..
…. Or maybe Germany is a good team?
France has always been bad in friendly matches, it's completely absurd as an analysis
What struck me was that Germany destroyed France in midfield. The only way France could pose a danger were occasional individual efforts by their wingers Mbappé and Dembélé. That was really surprising.
If Germany play like that in the Euros (and beat Scotland in the first game) they could fare better than everyone expects.
Your point is the only correct one I've seen. Everyone talking about their defence, but it was the midfield that was the problem. The defence was exposed because of the midfield.
As a Union Fan seeing an ex player with Andrich being that defensive midfield to life was awesome. But he will have to stop just clearing the ball to the opponent and just pass it instead. On this level that could become lethal against the best teams. Granted France usually is one of those teams, but they also had good opportunities.
It "strucked" you that Germany "destroyed" France in midfield? Really? It didnt surprised me at all. For me the german midfield is the best in the world. Toni Kroos is in my opinion still the best central midfielder in the world. No one since Xavi or Xabi Alonso can read and lead and structure a game like Kroos. Gündogan was one of the central midfield players in Man Citys giant team last season and is now the midfield leader in Barcelona. Wirtz and Musiala are two unbelievable players. Both are pure worldclass players! They are both just 20 but played both already more then 100 Bundesliga games. Germany can even "afford" to move a worldclass midfielder like Kimmich from the midfield into the right defense position. The German midfield is a pure MONSTER!!!! The problem of Germany were the bad coaches. Löw was always an idiot. No surprise that he didnt found a new job yet. Flick was a desaster. And these permanent silly experiments of Nagelsmann (Havertz on left defense position, 3 or 5 defender tactics) were simply stupid. I am quite sure that Völler put pressure onto Nagelsmann to stop these stupid experiments!! Now he put the first time the best formation onto the pitch and you see immediately how strong Germany is. No surprised at all to me.
Playing gundogan a bit higher and finally getting a natural ball winning midfielder in andrich next to kroos was needed for so long in order to find balance. Excelled from Nagelsmann
Yes, correct . Leon Goretzka failed to do so.
Even Alexander pavlovic is probably also good.
Anyone else find it ironic that the more ESPN FC try to undermine Havertz, the more he keeps making them look silly? They tried undermining him once again in a segment two days ago. The more I watch this show, the more I realize quite a few of these pundits have a very hard time putting aside their biases and egos and just admitting they were wrong about a player, coach, or team. They appear more concerned with being proven right than actually providing objective analysis.
Most pundits play a role and don’t divert from it.
Bro u must be an epl watcher cuz the insane bias they have against bundisliga is insane.
ALL of bayerns ucl wins they shat all over them. When flick won them the ucl they finally stopped disrespecting bayern but they still have mad epl bias
he wasent good at all yesterday, Wirtz and musiala carried our attack,musiala and Wirtz did all the work in our attack. musiala LF, Wirtz 10, sane RF, undav as striker
@@florian27727you don't watch his off the ball work. The runs he makes and in so doing so creating space for others and headaches to defenders. Defenders don't know whether to follow him or not.
@@florian27727man Kai was very good…his work off the ball,his hold up play,physicality,link up play,he pressed the France tirelessly plus he scored a goal…that was good..
Nagelsman is the most underrated coach
Iya yah Kuy .
Setuju Gue sama Lu .
He’s the ‘golden boy’ coach of world football. Nobody underrates him. He’s walking into a top job as soon as the euros end.
Yes sir
Bayern Munich let Nagelsman leave not because his underrated, but due to his perceived large ego.
@@OGCHuila It was more like needing a fast horse, when speaking truth. BM needed a reality reassessment and that went sour.
This is the best German defence I ever seen
The midfield was amazing, they controlled the whole game at the midfield and pushed France to play at the sides left and right only
i agree i’m still questionable about germany an the actual euros
They call it arrogance when France lose but call something else when England lose english media hype is funny
France has one of the best teams in the world and always are favourites to win the next big tournament.
Germany has struggled for like 8 years now and it only got worse until now.
So difference in "power" and reputation between France and Germany prior to this match was way bigger than between England and Brazil.
The French were expected to win this match at home.
@@DarkarThanBlackmedia always say England is favorite to win yet they struggled against the worst brazil team in history with many losses before this like i said not same respons
England only win when their players conjure up penalties… they’re all mouth.. but the world is into their evil fakery
@@DarkarThanBlackgermany already beat france Like a month ago
The English project their own vices own French people. After all, which nation is the one that is arrogant, does not want to speak foreign languages, does not want to adhere to international standards and dislikes international co-operation?
German machine is back babe!!!!
Maybe it’s wasn’t the French? Just Germany was great!
I feel safe in saying that Havertz has fully regained his confidence.
Well done, Germany!
Havertz just can't stop scoring, getting better with every game...
Why does it have to be arrogance. Germany were just the better team.give them credit
Gundogan might be the weakest link so get rid. if wirtz was english or Spanish, they would have been talking about him non-stop.
Totally
Exactly Writz is generational what a talent
Yeah Gundogan was weak don\t really need him in this team, Goretzka hasn't been great last year, but I think he brings more to the team is a bit more physical
@tsimoi273 Gündo the weakest ? he won the treble with ManCity and was a beloved player by Pep , right next to De Bruyne - now he plays at Barcelona - he is a great player , make no mistake !
you sound like the people writing off Kroos because he only does "simple" passes ( btw , did they ever say that about Seedorf ? )
@@tk80mufa5 did you watch the game tonight? He was the weakest german.
despite the loss France are still the favourites for me.
i wouldnt sleep on Germany though...Wirtz Musiala Kroos Havertz etc theres plenty of quality to make a deep run.
England totally overhyped as usual....havent won a trophy in nearly 60 years and somehow theyre favourites?
you're 'avin a larf!!!
fun fact: England have never even made a final of a World Cup or Euro that wasnt played in England
Accurate take! France has a fantastic squad and they were always great in big tournaments since 2016. Germany has a good squad and if they could be a bit more consistent, especially under pressure I could see them doing pretty good at the euros. England has a good squad (but very overrated by their pundits) but they always have awful tactics and seem to cannot handle the pressure. Imo Spain has higher chances to win the euros than England.
Mbappe was very afraid of Andrich 😂 and Wirtz was crazy as always
The disrespect against the biggest powerhouse in Europe is unbearable. Besides their strong economy German women and men have 17 WC or Euro titles in total. How many France or England? Not 5 percent of the time was about the hosting nation and the quality of their play. Absolute joke and sad but true stereotypical as it can get.
just build momentum and germany will be the center of talks again... it's not some anti germany narrative but rather the team that has more prestige at a given time will receive more attention. Whether they win or lose.
Not only in europe, germany is the most dominant WC team. Since the 50s they were almost every time in semifinals or finals. The last 10 years was a shame for them...
@@St0rrrmyour comment is simply not true. OC there is this narrative… watching this sport for decades now and even 2014 WC win or sextuple 2020 from Bayern, the disrespect was there… and the french pundit even laughs at the end as Jan commented that the whole show is about „ the loosing team“… complexes, Germanophobia and stereotypical af… btw english is a indoGERMANIC language, was founded by two German tribes and the royal family is 100 percent German bloodline and France got its name from the German tribe The FRANKS, which are still existing in a Bavarian region in Germany. These historical facts alone would demand a lil bit more humility and respect.
Lol watch them talk about Scotland after the first match of Euros. If Germany keep winning they'll have to face the facts. However I think it works to Germanys advantage being perceived as an underdog.
It's mostly because the Bundesliga is a second rate league that's nowhere near the EPL in entertainment value. THat's not to say German players aren't good. Just that they play in an inferior league.
Wirtz, Kroos and Musiala was brilliant
Impressed with Germany.. they needed a very good performance. Let’s see if they can confirm it next Tuesday against the Dutch
Why would France be arrogant against Germany when their history is less?
French swagger.
I don't believe it was arrogance. They we were beating by the better team on the night. Pavard and Upamecano at CB was a strange one. Saliba sat on the bench.
it's just a common trope to say the french are arrogant. While really it's just a case of the team playing like Sh .... they looked like they didn't want to play
Because they are a better side now. History doesn't win you games.
Actually France tried really hard to take over at 20 minutes in the game and they were pushing but germany stand their ground.
Second half germany scored early due to the brilliance of Wirtz and Musiala but till the 80th minute the game was actually very even.
I haven't seen a french team that didn't even tried but just rolled over but i have seen a german team that decided to don't be a pushover anymore. They were sharp surprisingly sharp.
Germany have been to 5 WC finals or semis and 3 Euro finals or semis in the time. Germany are the most consistent national team out there. @@SkyPhoenix-gx1ld
No mention of Didier Deschamps poor team selection in defence ??
Its just a friendly many players didnt play like Konate Saliba Mike Griezmann
@@Marrab2Greizman is injured so he couldn’t have played lol
Jules mentioend
The arrogance of pundits when it comes to both France and England is astonishing as if they already reachex the Euro finals, u can confirm anything until the final whistle
France has always been bad in friendly matches, it's completely absurd as an analysis
The return of the German giant.
Perhaps they've finally turned a corner?
we'll see
Germany is still a power house. Even more so than England and the EPL. It's that germany had a string of stubborn coaches that relied heavily on over worked Bayern Players. If Hansi flick got rid of thilo kerher and timo werner as starters he would have still been the national team coach.
Errr no. England have a superior national team, squad and far superior league. Even Germans don't believe your delusion.
England literally knocked Germany out of Euro 2020. Kane is breaking records in the Bundesliga in his first season.
Bayern are the only German team to win the UCL in 27 years. 3 EPL teams have won it since 2019 alone. In what universe is the Bundesliga a powerhouse over the EPL? Do you need some meds?
Why you brining the EPL into this? i swear you guys are pathetic, don't ever compare the Bundesliga
to the Premier League.
@@AlexOjideagu2 England has a clearly superior league, there's no denying that, but the current national teams are of similar high quality. Germany just needed a restart with a competent coach to get back on track. Also, if we're talking all time, Germany has 4 WCs and 3 Euros, while England has 1 WC, so there's no comparison there.
@@cpj93070 I just did tho. 90 % of epl is not even english bro. what are you talking about. It is just oil interest. Germany won 4 world cups nuff said. Moreover, Germany won 2 in my life time while England won 0.
Dont blame deschampes! Praise Nagelsmann!
France has always been bad in friendly matches, it's completely absurd as an analysis
Please leave Kimm7ch right back, since Lahm retired Germany has been without a solid right back which Kimmich is the best choice for.
People got to relax on how bad Germany have been. Just like Brazil, they shpuld always be feared. This isn't England. That has had no international football heritage for 50+ years
Germany
4 x world cup champions
a record 8 world cup finals
a record 13 world cup semifinals
a record 3 x euro champions
a record 6 euro finals
a record 9 euro semifinals
and England
1 World cup win (in dubious circumstances) and 1 euro runner up
both were played at home.
so never made a single world cup final or euro final that wasnt played in england
You forget to mention semifinals for England that make you seem biased.
@@mlungisimanzini8143 England have made it to the semifinals or better 6 times at a major tornament (3 at the wc, 3 at the euros).
Germany have made the semifinals or better 22 times (13 at the wc, 9 at the euros)
nothing biased about the facts.
Historically Germany towers over England
@@mlungisimanzini8143I'm honestly shocked a semi final appearance is deemed as a flex. You either win or don't. Clearly England have yet to win a title. Not for a lack of talent but Southgate is Southgate lol
@@user-jz8mc5gj6y Please stop being so cruel! Dont show the rest of the world the brutal facts about the unbelievable historical worldwide dominance of the German Mannschaft!
I saw some good team defending from Germany. Ter Stegen didn’t need to do a ton in a good way. Also so happy for Mittelstadt, shame he had to leave Hertha Berlin but making the most of it now.
Imagine you put an inform sane or gnabry into this team and a more physical goretzka for gündogan who was poor. Germany looked very very impressive.
I don’t think Gnabry and Goretzla will make it in the final squad for the euros. They are pretty much synonymous for the downfall of the national team. The team Nagelsmann picked today was hungry and eager to perform. Nothing like we have seen in the last 10 years
@@davinnicode I agree but it underlines the depth of the whole squad not even mentioning players like Hummels,Stach,Gosens,Brandt who would made the roster for many nations
@davinnicode I'm convinced unless something happens that Sané will definitely be on our national team.
@@angiew4544 But not in the Startteam pls.
@@soulslayergamer2318 I’d put him in the starting 11 over Gündogan
Very simple reason... France's midfield function properly in last world cup because of one man and that's ANTOINE GREIZMANN
Antoine Griezman is kinda overrated, the main reason is because of Rabiot, Plus they didn't have Camavinga.
@@JeromeHermbertCamavinga got subbed in. Didn‘t make a difference
@@JeromeHermbert Griezmann overrated.... Yea you're not even worth wasting this converstaion on....If u can't see the class in him football's not for u.. try stat games like poker maybe
@@JeromeHermbertOverrated really 😂😂😂 he is fu***ng underrated
@@JeromeHermbertGriez is possibly the most underrated lol.
Toni Kroos is the Best Midfielder in World football. TK🎱⚽
Have you forgotten about Modrik?
Behind Modric
We're just back lol. We're finally playing nice football again. That win was really imporant for us after the phase of us being bad. The public aren't utterly shitting on our national team anymore, which is a really positive sign.
This was a great result, even if just a friendly, franc3e were trying...have we finally turned the corner, I ask myself.
And a clean sheet!!
I guess only time will tell.
I also love the new kit :0)
Deschamps is the French version of Gareth Southgate. Still plays totally out of form players like Pavard and Upamecano ahead of Saliba
I was happy to see Kroos back. One of the legends of the last decade for me for Germany team.
Wirtz banger after 8 second was the party killer and demoralizer for the home team.
Everyone forgets that this german team has controlling midfielders (Kroos, Groß, Gundogan and Pavlovic would add Angelo Stiller from Stuttgart) and two No.10s in Wirtz and Musiala that all can keep the ball + Kimmich inverting just gives them so much control of ball, the reason their possession game works now is because they have a PURE DM in Andrich who acts as a shield for the defence and as for Kroos.
Even Andrich has some interesting skill regarding possession ball style and long shots. Germany needs a real striker with predation skills, or a scoring attacker in the middle at least
@@victortaveira8271 I think wirtz and gnabry should do the job and maybe give that young one beier a shot, can create his own shot better than havertz. Fuhrich and undav has a silky style about them also
I'm telling you Florian Wirtz is deff $150 million dollar player. He is immense and can literally do it all.
Yes, if he´s playing in england he´s easily 150...musiala too. Bellingham is not better than them...his market value is way to high.
Agree... but he is German 😉
@@k.2754lol wirtz musiala are fantastic. Completely unnecessary take on Bellingham. All 3 are tipped to have amazing careers barring any health issues.
@@chjael7528 ok? so what do you mean?
@@peter-mv5gk German Players are always rated way to low. Even if their stats and everything is amazing their prize is like a usual spanish, brazilian or french player
Toni kroos if you watch that game is still the most important player in the German national team. He is the quaterback, the backbone with experience. What a great player.
Toni come play for Inter Miami haha
It's not arrogance by France. Germany are one of the three favorites to win the Euro's along with France and Portugal.
Bruh said portugal 😅😅😅😅
@@Speedyvampir2it's between them and Spain for that third spot as the favorite, we'll see who'll come out on top
Portugal no chance😂😂😂 Even England has more chance
Yeah just leave England out who are clearly second favourites you Anglophobe.
@@sagarranjan4585I know Portugal has their flaws but they are not as flawed as England imho. I believe England has no chance.
Barely even touched the subject of Wirtz.
The hype he'd be getting if he was English lol
Musiala, Wirtz, Pavlovic - the next generation of the german midfield looks great. Its attack and defense that is lacking.
@philipkoene5345 Wait for Thiaw. Also Havertz is still only 24.
Germany have fun in what they are doing and they behave like a team - that is all they need to play a good match.
No arrogance, Germany was superior to us, and it is almost always been the case historically.
France has a positive head to head against Germany.
No Griezmann no party for France😅😢
They literally lost against Germany a couple of months ago when Griezmann was playing...😅
France has always been bad in friendly matches, it's completely absurd as an analysis
I’ve been saying for years the coach is the single biggest problem for France
France looked slow and sluggish
Germany was better...specially in the middle of the park...they outplayed France and controlled the tempo...
Nagelsmann exchanged 7 players from the desolate austrian match..that was decisive..he s a really exzellent coach..greetings from stuttgart. south germany
Germany looking very strong here. Good to see minnows england losing, always makes me laugh how a team thats won the same amount of trophys as san marino can be called favourites for any tournament. england are a joke, always have been and always will be.
Also keep in mind that Samba, Kounde, Pavard, Lucas Hernandez, Zaire-Emery, Dembele and Thuram will not start for France. It will be Maignan, Clauss, Konate, Theo Hernandez, Griezmann, Coman and Giroud. Nkunku and Coman are expected to resume playing after injuries in the next 2 weeks. What the subs have basically done is make sure that they will not take the place of the regulars... just very poor. Not sure why Kounde played over Clauss, Pavard over Saliba, Zaire Emery over Camavinga... I understood Thuram over Kolo Muani but that was it.
But Samba showed us he can does the job,he was superb despite of the others and the whole terrible game France did unfortunately.
Sorry, Kroos improved his defensiv skills a lot over the last years. And he showd once again yesterday. Don't disrespect him on that, guys..
Yes, no body is talking about Robert Andrich , who plays silently great role in defensive midgield which is worst and toughtest position to play.
As an INDIAN 🇮🇳 GERMANY 🇩🇪 FAN...I can UNDERSTAND the MENTAL CONDITION of ENGLISH PUNDITS 😜😜 Seeing REAL GERMANY 🇩🇪 return
If Germany can score consistently and Ter Stergen continues his form Germany wins the Euro's
Ter Stegen plays because Neuer is injured at the moment. His form doesnt really matters in the tournament but he is a solid second choice.
@@sejadlulic8377 he's the better choice right now. Form doesn't matter in tournament that's what the English say
Odd that you can't find the highlights from this game on CZcams.
here comes the classic german "tournament" form xD
It's a friendly. France are always atrocious in friendlies unless it's right before a major tournament. Not sure why we even play them. The players are mostly trying to get through a match without getting injured UNLESS they're fighting for a spot on the team. I think France has more losses than wins in friendlies in March and June over the past 15 years. I know that's true for June 100% but I need to check for March. I can't remember us winning one unless it's Gibraltar or someone like that lol.
That was exactly what I was saying yesterday, France seems terribly careless in friendly games or games that are not vital for titles, such as those against Tunisia in the world cup, against Greece in the Euro qualifiers and in these two friendlies against Germany. I still consider France to be the Euro favorites and I agree with Craig that this was a mishap, having said all that I still think Naggelsman and Germany were fantastic.
@@cristianepereiraandrade7197 They were but they had something to prove... with all the bad results, the players had to play hard even in a friendly. France literally had nothing to play for. So I would reserve judgement on Germany until they play a game against a good team that is motivated.
The last time France lost to Germany, it was because of no Mbappe, this time they lost because no Griezemann
Today France lost because Germany were better and dominated in midfield.
@@MaxMustermann-vu8irGermany took this match very seriously, France not really
So true! Germany was missing Gnabry and Sane
@@MaxMustermann-vu8irWith Griezman it would change. He is the most important player in the team
they didn't say that's why they lost but rather mentioned that his absence was felt in midfield. I also believe that France was so poor overall that no player coming in could change anything. Even the attitude and motivation wasn't there. Technical ability was nowhere to be seen even someone like Mbappe kept missing half his passes...
Lets go Germany 🇩🇪 😁❤️
It's a team sport. We see it all the time when teams with fewer Champions League players have cohesion and common vision and better results.
Germany starting to look a little.. just a little tasty
Germany finally got Sami khedira replacement.
Don’t forget there is also still Rani Khedira, his brother playing in the same role. He played before Andrich at his ex club in the same position.
@@janekmundt579 pavlovic also plays CDM but maybe too young for now
There are two reasons, firstly champions leagues games are in about 2 weeks from now and players don’t want to be injured because of friendly game, secondly the stakes were higher for Germany who is hosting the next Euro and needs to be more confident. That being said, i wish France put a little more effort in friendly games but i don’t really worry for them for next Euro. They ve also lost games before WC 18 and WC 22, we ll see if they are really bad or not in June.
Kroos you beauty! Sometimes small things matter big time.
Musiala, Wirtz >>>>>> Bellingham.
Bellingham is English so thats that LOL
@@mamadousy9632 Sorry but Bellingham is better just because he is English doesn't mean he is Overhyped
Lol but they play in a farmers league as all you men claim
Common knowledge
I just can’t believe how suddenly people talking about Bellingham like he is the best player in the world and should win the ballon dor. In fact this is Bellinghams first season in which he has better numbers than Musiala but people act like he is miles clear of Musiala. Musiala was way better the two years before this season and Musiala is still a way more special player than Bellingham will ever be. Bellingham has fantastic work rates and a good mentality when it comes to winning, but Musialas abilities are out of this world and Bellingham will never have these abilities. It’s like I would compare Ronaldinho to Beckham. Beckham was great but he was never as special as Ronaldinho.
Germany was too good for the French
Basically Tchouameni, Camavinga have not yet developed as a fully grown midfielder that can replace Kroos and Modric. Now France must replace Upamecano and Pavard they are inconsistent defensively.
complete and utter domiatino, more balance in there game they always had the players but now in the right system and tactics
Germanys new generation are gonna be awesome
No
@@galaxymilchstrae2736 yes
Not having many Bayern Players is the key to win.
The Dortmund, Leverkusen, Stuttgart players are hungry ❤
Hmm - Musiala and Kimmich were two of the best players?
@@philipkoene5345 Musiala is one player... Kimmich sukkks as always
Dortmund?
@@yaneyd93 auch nicht viele oder, Füllkrug
@@TheKingOf2024 Ja eben und du schreibst Dortmund players are hungry
France without Griezmann is nothing.
A very important win for 🇩🇪.
GIVE SOME CREDIT TO GERMANY!
Is this the best you can do ? Have 2 Frenchmen and a Viking comment on the game??? It’s about time for ESPN bring in a German analyst. It’s just wrong and absolutely STINKS!
thats true, and not Klinsman man😂
A viking🤣🤣
France without Grizman is average at best
They lost against germany last time when griezman was playing
Not what I meant, with Griezman they play a little better without they are average
the main issue of France is how they play without the ball. Deschamps hasn't put in place any sort of pressing to recover the ball. They only know how to park the bus recover a ball low and then go on the counter with pace. But that tactic when you're a goal down goes out the window and then you're helpess... Deschamps is kill..ing me.
You guys come up with 100 reasons why France lost and all of a sudden players who were absent get elevated. It's a friendly loss. France is still a better team than Germany even if Germany was better on the night.
@@user-mv7kh5sv9z how are france better than germany look at their midfield rabiot tchuaomeni griezmann is it better the germany one absolutely not up-front its more like mbappe and giroud because dembele wont score a goal to save his life Thuram aint even that good kolo muani?
Which role did the black dude in the middle have ?
He was the only one who didn't say a single word.
Can’t be the only one talking about that first touch almost a goal thing with undav
Last time vs Germany the french allegedly lost because of no Mbappe (even though he was subbed on and played) and instead there being Griezmann on his place. Now they lost because of no Griezmann being there… you can’t make this up. What happened to the french allegedly having 3 first teams that could win the Euros? Not to mention that Germany also didn’t have all its best players. This France-agenda on ESPN FC is unreal. Two biased Frenchman on the panel, but not German. This fact alone already says enough.
ESPN HATES and I mean HATES Germany and German teams. They think Arsenal are the favourites over Bayern aswell.
It’s a friendly 😂 lmk when Germany can get passed the round of 16 of a major tournament
Aside from Sané, Pavlovic (who's a youngster and I assume not intended as a starter anyway) and Neuer (but Ter Stegen might be better at this point anyway, since he is 5 or 6 years younger) Germany had everyone on board today.
France’s depth has been a bit overrated in a sense but to be fair they’ve always been built specifically for a few superstars. Their system is their Mbappé’s and Griezmann’s, which also makes the loss of Pogba a huge factor that I feel like people aren’t talking about enough since Pogba was such a difference maker and I don’t see many midfielders anywhere in the world who are capable of replacing his impact, including in France. So they’re definitely a bit weaker now. When Griezmann retires I’m not sure who fills his hole for France, maybe Rayan Cherki has some potential but that’s not too reliable. But at least they’ll still have Mbappé.
@@niccolomachiavelli8763 spot on. It's comical at this point. Just give them credit how hard can it be.