The empty view of the world champion: Müller, Kroos and Co .
Without a doubt make in the fall of this beautiful German football year only the memories of the Brazilian holidays the fans of the world champion great joy. In everyday life, post world champion but nothing shines in the game, the winner of the fourth star.
Author:. Michael Horeni, born in 1965, a correspondent for Sport in Berlin
Three days after the 0: 2 defeat in Poland it reached the third European Championship qualifier against Ireland in Gelsenkirchen only to a disappointing 1: 1 v Ireland. In injury time the balance of John O’Shea shocked the German fans as well as players who were clueless and helpless on the court, because the referee the game does not even kickoff return.
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The champion must now live with the stigma of having again made an overwhelming superiority no victory. The intermediate and high-deserved lead by Toni Kroos from 71 minutes was then the bitter and disappointing end far too little for German claims. In the table of world champion the finals of the European Championship 2016 runs in fourth so far behind, as you look at the game after three days not allowed to dream with the world champions.
From the German World Cup spirit and the German World Cup sizes was previously remained not much more. From the fourteen-member team final of Rio only Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, Thomas Müller, Toni Kroos and Mario Götze were three months later on the court.
Joy in Green: O’Shea hits, Ireland is over the moon
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And because of acute loss of Andre Schurrle were on the German bench just four out of ten field players. As it were, took a hull champion against the number 62 in the FIFA world rankings the fight for the European Championship qualifier on – but not even completed while the bare
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In addition, wanted the shrunken German squad, even if it is not as loud as said, do not leave after two defeats in three games after winning the title the first signs of a World Cup Blues pay only. But with the final matches of the day, as O’Shea prevailed against Hummels, the fans went exactly with that feeling home. The small crisis ghost that had gelauerte at Schalke, the big favorite was unable to sell.
From the gameplay of the national coach had expected a copy of the game in Poland: So a defensive opponents lurking on quick counter attack. Löw was at least not disappointed in this respect, because that’s how it came. The world champion was always in possession, earned itself some, but not nearly as many scoring opportunities as in Warsaw – and came, but not to target
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determination and esprit went to the Germans from that evening. Against running dynamics and enthusiastic, but playful and technically limited arg Irish succeeded the world champion – or rather what was left of him – much too rare to develop from its permanent dominance also a dynamic offensive game. After five minutes, it was a powerful shot from outside defender Erik Durm which crashed against the crossbar, which promised a bright beginning to Schalke.
But only a nice combination after a good quarter of an hour, but Kroos graduated with a weak shot that was before the Irish goal initially not much to see from the Germans. The spectators in the sold-out arena in no way took a little anemic efforts tranquil note, only Irish supporters sang, as it went into the break.
After changing the Germans were far more determined and with Lukas Podolski back instead of Matthias Ginter, who had moved in for the indisposed Kramer in the starting lineup. The number and quality of opportunities to participated. But Podolski (49), Idol (51), Bell Arabi (53), Kroos (56) and Hummels (57) initially lacked the decisive punch against dedicated, but far inferior Irish.
Before the Germans were nervous because they claimed foul on Gotze in 69 minutes even refused the ref has signaled a penalty, the perfect shooting technique Kroos finally made for reassurance, but only temporarily. Kroos gave good twenty yards just on it, and from the right post bounced the ball into the net for well-deserved 1: 0 lead. Facilitating the audience to be able to cheer on the world champion again, was immediately noticeable.
In the gameplay, however, the results did not change. The world champions were far too careless and wasteful with their superiority, so that the team and fans six minutes from time again stopped breathing. With their first promising attack the outsider was the point profit suddenly close. But even this warning beat the world champion in the wind – and then came O’Shea and punish the overly self-assured world champion
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