The hosts gave the match away.
France were very lucky before the break.
A vile thought ran rampant that, after such a first half, the Germans would foolishly leave the French in Stuttgart’s home arena. In the League of Nations third-place match, Desham’s team performed poorly against their opponents in the first half. Nagelsmann skillfully rebuilt the team after Spain’s semi-final exit. The home field consistently won the selection and struck Menyan’s goal. The future Chelsea goalkeeper stopped four attempts but could have been penalized.
The bench took a long break after Aseyemi went down in someone else’s penalty area. Although the French national team pushed the Germans in the back, the referee showed the attacking German team the yellow card for simulation. It was unlikely to have been worth it, as they saw a classic double violation of the rules. The impulse in the back was, like Adeyemi’s desire, magnificently falling next to goalkeeper Menyan. The referees then chose the French side, and at the end of the half, I woke up Mbappe.
The French national team captain initially played very weakly, like his teammates. Desha used the 4-2-3-1 formation, but the colon and tyuramam were weak inside. Sherki, who made a superb substitution against the Spanish and created goals, was lost in the role of “dozens.” The Germans started the match much better, but the outcome of the first half showed a difference in key personnel between the teams. Desha has a steep striker in Mbappe, who had the first goal attack in the duel.
And Nagelsmann doesn’t have any strikers of the closing level. The German national team coach would gladly accept a young world-class striker. Instead, he’s building on the old man Fullcroots and a fake German under Peter Krouch, a striker from Stuttgart Voltemade. Nick tried, opened up properly, but he consistently lacked the strategic thinking to bring a moment of high quality to a logical conclusion. The Germans gave the French a 1-0 lead.
Desham only served the number.
Captain Mbappe accepted the ball in the German national team’s penalty area, managed to pump Kimmikh, and hit the far corner. Ter Stegen took an extra step to the right, closed his review, reached for the ball, but didn’t reflect it. Thus, Mbappe scored the 50th goal for the French national team. Only Thierry Henri (51) and Olivier Giru (57 goals) are in the running, but Kilian will quickly make the rounds of his colleagues, as the Real Madrid striker is only 26 years old. Coach Desham is only 56, which, for his profession, is a small number, but the mentor has passed.
Didier has not yet prepared for his opponent, unsuccessfully selected tactics and lineups, and reacted languidly to Nagelsmann’s fluctuating flow. Early in the match, the Germans inflicted a series of blows on Menyan’s goal. They beat the goalkeeper directly, but the shots themselves suggested that France was once again playing without a coach. Once again, the bet is strictly on the performance of the leaders. Mbappe beat Kimmikh and hit goalkeeper Ter Stegen, but after that, they expected smart moves from Germany.
They didn’t wait. Nagelsmann didn’t forgive the flurry of errors; after the break, when he appeared on the UNDAV pitch, one Stuttgart player replaced another. The Germans raced to recover and scored, but the referee’s assistants sent the referee back again to watch the replay. Raboo misdirected the ball, and Fullkrut forced a power struggle. The German striker pushed the French midfielder, although that didn’t cancel out the next mistake by Desham’s players in a simple episode.
The Germans were angry because they were catastrophically unlucky today. And since the players tired quickly and the pace dropped somewhere around the 50th minute of the match, it became much easier for the French to retaliate and protect their one-goal lead. Although Deshas deserved another defeat, his team once again tried doggedly not to lose and to finish at least third in the League of Nations. But the tournament’s bronze medal doesn’t change anything. The French have not won a major national team tournament.
The Germans lack Croos and forwards
The lack of a “nine” is a long-standing problem for the German national team. They have an unexpected deficit in positions, like the Brazilians. But another problem is the lack of a solid midfielder. Remember Pascal Gross’s stats, but that’s the 33-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder, not the young Tony Kroos. Kimmikh played on the right flank of defense, rarely assisted Gross and Goretsk, and the French were only needed for breaks in the center of the field. Chuameny was rebuilt and began to win the ball.
The Germans once again—it was similar in different matches against Italy and Portugal—lost their advantage. Ronaldo lost Conseisau and Ronaldo, despite being a useful opponent for the German national team. And after Cristiano Ronaldo’s first defeat, The Germans settled into France’s open day with counterattacks. Nagelsmann was fortunate that Sherka didn’t get hit after the promising attack from the future Manchester City player. The Germans had a worse second half than the first.
France has problems with the head coach, not the players. The French adjusted to their opponent, the players analyzed their mistakes. The slow football suited the small groups of Desham’s team. Although it wasn’t a single line in sync, MBAPPE’s goal gave the Germans an incredible chance to upset them. The opponent lost confidence and stopped creating clear opportunities at Menyan’s door. The game eventually deteriorated, to the delight of Desham’s wards.
The French provided plenty of excitement in the wild semifinal against Spain. But neither then nor today did Desham’s team play better than their opponents. It was just that Mbappe scored and didn’t feel right passing on a counterattack. The French constantly wait for their opponents’ mistakes and play second fiddle. It’s important to consider the absence of Kunde, Padamkano, and Salib in the defense, but even with the optimal lineup, the French team often played so lackluster. Desham’s relationship with the players has long been strained, but there has been no divorce. Kilian Mbappe
