For all the negativity swirling around me Die Mannschaft’s recent failures – starting with a disappointing World Cup and continuing into a difficult 2023 that led to the sacking of coach Hansi Flick and the appointment of Julian Nagelsmann – adapting on the fly, controlling the tempo of matches, He left the USMNT in just one second with the ability to win on his own.
“The game got off to a great start and the energy level was high,” U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie said on TBS after the game. “I think they must have gotten inside.” [at halftime] And I saw how they hurt us. I think we got a little confused by our pressing in the second half.In other words, such a player [İlkay] Gundogan, if you give him a little space, he punishes you, and that’s what he was doing, he was accumulating and made it very difficult for us. I don’t think we could get too close to him, we were just defending in the box the whole time. ”
The Yankees seemed to be on par with Guest in the wide-open, end-to-end first half, but Gio Reyna was clearly exploring the central role in the offensive midfield that many fans had been coveting. Coach Nagelsmann later hinted, “We wanted to score the tying goal as soon as possible, but we were a little too early, so we took a lot of risks,” and the United States’ determination destabilized the opponent’s form.
However, the USMNT always gambled by letting things flow freely and looked vulnerable many times in transition while the Germans sniffed out spaces and weaknesses. And with the clock ticking towards the break, multiple defenders were unable to stop winger Leroy Sane’s move across the penalty box, ultimately leaving goalkeeper Matt Turner exposed and Gundogan almost on the move. He grabbed the rebound without any pressure.
“We could have done a little bit better to prevent counter-attacks and long balls behind the last line,” McKennie said. I think it was very helpful. But Greg is a tactician, so he’s definitely going to watch the video and review it and think about what he could have done better. ”
The equalizing goal foreshadowed a second half that was effectively a training exercise for the Germans, with simple finishes from Niklas Furkurk and Jamal Musiala after the Americans took advantage of their reluctance.
“Against a high-quality opponent like Germany, we have to be able to make decisions and maintain connections around the penalty area,” Berhalter said. “And as you can see with the three goals, we lost our connection on the last line. And our midfield and overall organization on those three plays let us down a little bit.”