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Germany and Switzerland split 3: 3 in an open exchange of blows. The German team showed great weaknesses, especially on defense.
By Niklas Schenk
Due to the draw, the German team was unable to regain ground on the leader Spain. After being a long time behind, the German players were finally happy for a point against the brave Swiss.
National coach Joachim Löw led his team to three positions compared to the 2-1 victory against Ukraine: Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Robin Gosens are placed in the starting lineup of Marcel Halstenberg, Julian Draxler and Niklas Süle.
Löw changes to four back
The German team acted tactically between a 4-4-2 system and a 4-3-3. On defense, Löw had switched to a back four after criticizing the last rehearsed back three with Toni Kroos and Joshua Kimmich as six. Serge Gnabry and Timo Werner performed in the storm, Kai Havertz was the link between midfield and attack.
Germany acted offensively, it was early, initially attacking the Swiss partially in their own penalty area. Leon Goretzka fired the first shot at three minutes.
Gavranovic addresses the Swiss leadership
But soon after, Switzerland took the lead. First, Xherdan Shaqiri missed Manuel Neuer, but at the next corner Mario Gavranovic came out completely free and headed alone (5th). Robin Gosens initially cleared the ball, but when it was re-entered, some German players did not move, the offside trap did not work.
The German team tried to find a quick and fun solution, but did not initially find the means against the tactically disciplined Swiss. Instead, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer gave the guests the next big chance in the 15th minute: Haris Seferovic intercepted his sloppy pass, but Neuer was able to make up for his mistake in a one-on-one duel.
The guests acted bravely, continued to play forward. Haris Seferovic fired over the area in the 23rd minute, before Shaqiri put his heel on the fine. Two minutes later, after a pass from Toni Kroos, Timo Werner had the best chance for the hosts, but his shot with the right lacked speed.
Freuler increased, Werner shortened
In return, the 0: 2: Toni Kroos made a bad pass in the center of the field in his 100th international match. Granit Xhaka started the counterattack on Haris Seferovic, the direct pass to Remo Freuler became longer and longer. Manuel Neuer came out the door rather hesitantly, Freuler passed him gracefully and Antonio Rüdiger could no longer clear the line (27th). The newly formed German back team did not look good on the Swiss counterattack.
A single performance by Timo Werner brought the next goal: Kai Havertz caught a bad pass from Fabian Schär, passed Werner and the FC Chelsea player pushed the ball forward and then pushed it into the right corner after a solo run to put the 2-1 (29). .
Gosens and Kroos just passed
Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer was able to direct a shot from outside the foot of Robin Gosens shortly after (35th). Another shot by Toni Kroos shortly before the break (44th) went through the left. He got the Swiss lead at halftime, and he deserved it, because the fast change of game by the guests caused problems for the German team.
Both teams entered the second half without personnel changes. Steven Zuber, who usually works at Eintracht Frankfurt, tested Manuel Neuer with a first long-distance shot (47th). Two minutes later, Kai Havertz was inches short to match a shot from the post (49th).
Havertz compensation only lasts for a short time
Havertz did better in the 55th minute. As with 1: 2, Fabian Schär made a poor pass. Havertz intercepted the ball and moved quickly into the penalty area from the right. With his deliberate shot in the left corner, Swiss goalkeeper Sommer didn’t have a chance.
But the German draw only lasted just over a minute, as Mario Gavranovic once again put Switzerland ahead with his second goal (57th). Haris Seferovic had previously been cleared in the penalty area. Antonio Rüdiger was in the center, Matthias Ginter was alone as second central defender. As a backup defender, Joshua Kimmich could no longer decisively clarify.
Gnabry with the hoe in the far corner
Now it was finally a spectacular exchange of blows, although with many defensive errors on both sides. Because just three minutes later, the German team came back through Serge Gnabry. Timo Werner prevailed on the right, and Gnabry, who had been pale until then, directed his center to the far corner – 3: 3 (60th). However, the goal shouldn’t have counted, Werner was offside in front of his pass.
After that, the game calmed down a bit. Toni Kroos launched a free kick just wide to the left from a good 20 meters (70). Both teams have now moved to Germany, Marcel Halstenberg, Julian Draxler and Emre Can join the game.
Löw: Both teams made a lot of mistakes
Both teams continued to play, but only reached harmless levels. Fabian Schär saw the yellow-red card from the Swiss side in injury time. They stayed in a draw, which hardly helps Switzerland in the fight against relegation. The German team added a point to the leaders of Spain. “It was incredibly intense today. Both teams risked a lot from the start, but of course they also made a lot of mistakes,” said national coach Joachim Löw.
“We have always come back after many setbacks, we have shown good morale. We are still in the process, we have a young team. We will not be dissuaded from our way,” Kai Havertz said after the game. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said: “We would have liked to win, but we conceded too many goals. But we held on in the course of the match and played better at the end. You basically saw good things today. We didn’t give up.” Look into the future. “
Against Ukraine in mid-November
Toni Kroos said that the German team has “the right to win games like this.” His midfielder Joshua Kimmich said: “Overall, it was a different appearance today than against Ukraine. It was a step in the right direction. We have to bring our quality to the field even better.”
Switzerland will play Spain on matchday five in mid-November, the German team will host Ukraine.
Those: sportschau.de
