Poland 1-0 Germany: Initial reactions and observations

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Initial reactions and observations

There are no words in the tongues of men or Elves that can describe the abomination of a system Germany have under Hansi Flick. The back three is like a Lovecraftian deity, corrupting the minds of all coaches who think it’ll bring them defensive stability. It is folly to expect anything except pain and anguish from such a system.
Thiaw looks GREAT. The only German player who looked good out there today, aside from maybe Gosens. Finally, a German who can defend? Incredible!
We finally got to see Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala in the XI together for Germany and it was … not great. They were held back by the lack of a striker and the lack of good wingbacks and the lack of good tactics and the position of the stars and the planets and the alignment of the cosmic energies and … okay maybe it’s time to stop making excuses now. Players have been having some BAD performances lately.
Hansi Flick though — his subs remain baffling. Subbing Gosens on was a masterstroke, but taking Kimmich off? WHY? It doesn’t make any sense.
The wingback problem is Germany’s Achilles Heel. If that isn’t fixed then nothing else will matter.

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Full time: Germany lose 1-0 to Poland.

80’ — Sub: Kimmich and Wirtz off for Goretzka and Brandt.

68’ — Sub: Musiala and Henrichs off for Fullkrug and Sane.

57’ — VAR rules out a penalty shout for the Germans.

45’ — Sub: Robin Gosens on at halftime for Jonas Hofmann. Guess Kehrer moves to the opposite side?

Halftime: Germany are losing again AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

30’ — Goal. Poland make it 1-0 from a corner.

17’ — Sub: Blaszczykowski has been subbed off with the whole stadium giving him a sendoff.

Kickoff: We’re underway!

One hour until kickoff: We have lineups!

Germany are in a bit of a tailspin. While friendlies are hardly indicative of a team’s real performance, Hansi Flick has his work cut out getting these lads into shape before Euro 2024. The draw to Ukraine was a sobering moment for the Germans — despite boasting stars from the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea, and more, they just barely managed to scrape a draw.

Will today’s game be different? We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Match Info

Location: National Stadium Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Time: 8:45pm local time, 2:45 pm EST

TV/streaming: Find Your Country

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