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meIn Frankfurt, the German Football Association got back into the quagmire of affairs on Wednesday, from which the association has been so eager to free itself for years after several revelations about dubious processes. The DFB’s top team then worked on a liberation act for another afternoon act, whose image has also had some scratches since the failed World Cup and Nations League tournaments.
After a match full of tough phases, but also good moments, the team had to be content with a 3: 3 (1: 0) against Turkey and is still waiting for the first victory since the outbreak of the corona pandemic. Friends of the German team who yearn for the team’s high-level football went to bed with mixed feelings at the end of this football night, however, not only because of that. “Again at the last minute, that’s why you are disappointed and pissed off now,” Löw said on RTL. “That is a problem that accompanies us.”
However, the game was not boring, which was also due to the Turks. After a first chance from Luca Waldschmidt, the Germans came under a lot of pressure. Emre Can blocked an attempt by Efecan Caraca that had landed in the goal (11th), three minutes later Yusuf Yazici missed another great opportunity for the guests. With this, the Turks had made it clear that they would be a most unpleasant opponent tonight. The DFB-Elf was forced to defend carefully and not too risky, and on offense, Joachim Löw’s team had great difficulties to prevail against these physically strong opponents. Aside from a long-range shot from Julian Brandt, which Mert Günok rejected (26th), not much happened at first.
A remarkable sign
This ragged team only provided good entertainment in certain phases. Kai Havertz and Julian Brandt, who harmonized so well during their time together at Bayer Leverkusen, often played too vaguely and without any real inspiration. For a long time, Captain Draxler was not much better. However, all three had a strong moment in injury time in the first half: Brandt played a ball from the center line towards Havertz into the Turkish half, where FC Chelsea striker Draxler made a great pass. With a smart balloon, the Parisian scored the somewhat lucky opening goal to make it 1-0.
It’s a remarkable sign of appreciation that Draxler was allowed to bring the team to the game with the bracelet. After all, the attacker has had a season in which he “lost his touch” at the club, as he says. The competition in the attack from Paris St. Germain is great, which is also true for the national team. Now he was the leader of a team that was missing several important players and that continued to have problems. When playing with the ball, but also when defending his own goal. National coach Joachim Loew paced his training area with his hands in his pockets; When his players acted too vague, he clapped shyly to cheer him on.
First match, one scorer: Florian Neuhaus (left) scores against Turkey.
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Hardly anyone ever played himself to the fore on the show for more serious assignments. Kai Havertz set up the first two goals, which was strong, although other actions were less successful for him. Borussia Mönchengladbach’s rookie Florian Neuhaus scored after the best play of the night and a double with Havertz to make it 2-1 (56th). Waldschmidt had at least a few moments of danger and made it 3-2 (81st) in the final phase with a precise shot, and Julian Brand was also very present. However, left-back Nico Schulz, who also has to fight for missions at Borussia Dortmund, started the interval 1: 1 with a bad pass, which Ozan Tufan scored from 16 meters (50º).
The German team also had no luck with the referees’ decisions. At 67 minutes, Jonathan Tah alluded to Florian Neuhaus in front of his own penalty area, who was hit roughly by Karaca, who captured the ball and made it 2-2 (67th). Presumably a video assistant at Deutz would have canceled the hit, but the technology was not used that night. It was a bit of a happy balance because Joachim Löw’s team was in a better phase. And in injury time, substitute Kenan Karaman even managed 3: 3. “We invited the Turks to score goals,” Draxler said. “It starts before that. If he leads 2-1, he should play it with more confidence. We didn’t make it, that’s disappointing. “
There has been a lot of discussion about the purpose of these test matches, and the game did not provide any real argument for such events amid the high-stress phase for players. But the players and coaches have already taken away some experience and knowledge from tonight. In addition to Neuhaus, Jonas Hofmann from Borussia Mönchengladbach and Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) also made their international debut.
