The Germans are generally satisfied with the quality of the German national team's performance, but are disappointed with the realisation of chances. They note that the defence and midfield looked decent, but the attacking line has problems. The Germans expected a much brighter attacking performance from Ukraine, as many Ukrainian players are now in the public eye and looking good in their clubs. The Germans suggest that the Ukrainian national team may not be able to use the high potential of the players because of a coaching staff that is not up to par. They remind us that Germany has also made repeated mistakes with coaches who have failed despite having very good players.
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Wilhelm: It is always difficult to play against teams like Ukraine. They stand as a team in defence and wait for the right moment to run away on the counterattack. But even with such a game, Germany had to win and score at least 2-3 goals. I'm glad that it's just a test match and we have a little more time to work on converting chances.
Berndt: Gundogan seems to be doing a favour when he comes on the pitch. His best years are long behind him. Moreover, he is not a captain. If we had a normal captain and leader, we would have won today without any problems. Nagelsmann clearly decided to leave the wrong players at home.
Rauert: We played well, with chances, with interesting set pieces. But the main thing is not to get like in Qatar. When Germany played well, but in the end failed and quickly left the tournament. If we don't convert our chances, even reaching the play-offs will be an achievement for us.
Schalski: I don't think it's worth criticising the team. They played well against a very strong defence. You need to understand that few teams in Europe and the world can play open football with Germany. Today we saw how Scotland will play against us in the opening match of Euro 2024. I hope we can score at least one goal against the Scots.
Lahmann: Today, the German team did not have the task of winning at all costs. We need to build up the bonds between the players and try to avoid injuries before the start of Euro 2024. In general, we did well, we played quite well and confidently, but we lacked confidence in the final phase. I can't say that Germany has bad players in attack, but they lack something to start scoring consistently.
Metzler: The beer was delicious at the stadium. Toni Kroos was missing on the pitch, and Gundogan is not the captain and leader of this team. These are my three conclusions after the game against Ukraine. By the way, the Ukrainians could have played better, given their personnel potential.
Altpeter: Matches with Ukraine are almost always difficult, but they are usually at least entertaining and interesting. Today, the Ukrainians surprised me. Apparently, they worked out a plan to play defensively against a strong opponent. It seems that Belgium is their group leader. Such a game has the right to live, but I didn't want Germany to play like that even against the best teams in the world.
Kammer: When I read the previews of this game, I expected the match to end 5-3 in favour of Germany. We have a great selection of players, but Ukraine also has a lot of effective players. I thought it would be an evening of entertainment, but in the end I felt like two hours of my time had been stolen.
Schauer: Germany played well. Nagelsmann tested several young players in a match against a strong opponent. For some reason, Ukraine decided to play the whole match from the defence, which surprised our coaching staff.
Bombon: We played very well, we just couldn't score a goal. But if they play like this in the next matches, they will definitely start winning. Ukraine was rather lucky to draw today.
Lohr: For the whole 90 minutes, Ukraine were thinking about how to disrupt our attacks. Very rarely did they try to create chances at our goal. It's always difficult to play against teams like that. I hope that Scotland will play more open football.
Felix: We are to blame for the fact that the game was quite boring. If our players had converted at least one chance and Germany had taken the lead, the Ukrainians would have had to go on the attack and open up. Then it would have been much more interesting to watch football.
Zeidler: If Ukraine coached a game against a favourite, they should be happy with the result, but not the game. I understand that in matches against strong opponents, the Ukrainians will play to 0-0, hoping to use one or two chances. Or to reach the penalty shootout if they can make it to the play-offs.
Hanke: Ukraine is a strong team, it's just that their coach likes defensive football. If I'm not mistaken, they played against Italy in Germany and drew 0-0. They also had England in their group, and they also looked good against them. So I would not say that Germany should be ashamed to draw with Ukraine. Especially since we played well today.
Lack: As Wegmann once said: "At first we were unlucky, and then we were unlucky too". It seems like we played well today, but we couldn't score a goal, so I don't have the best impressions of this game. I am glad that we were able to scare the Ukrainian national team, which is now one of the best teams in Europe.
Merz: Ukraine now has so many star players that they are almost at the level of Germany. But their coaching staff does not match the level of the players. This often happens, especially in our country.
Gorsler: I'm not a young man anymore, so I remember Serhii Rebrov as a player. He was a very impressive forward who scored a lot himself and helped Shevchenko score beautiful goals. For some reason, I have always been sure that a player's position on the pitch then affects his coaching ideas. But Rebrov's team plays as if he were a defender or goalkeeper. I guess it doesn't work that way in football.
Rohrsen: In football, everything is simple: you score a goal and you win the match. If you don't score, you don't win. You can praise the team for playing well and for trapping the Ukrainians in their penalty area... But it doesn't matter because we didn't score a goal. It turns out that Rebrov's plan to draw 0-0 worked, while Nagelsman's plan to win did not. There is no point in discussing the rest.
Spitzbarth: In this case, a phrase that Effenberg once said is perfect: "The situation is hopeless, but not critical." This phrase fits the game of the German national team and the Ukrainian national team as well. You seem to understand that the German national team has to play better and we have a great selection of players, but for some reason you don't believe that we will be able to achieve anything at Euro 2024. I would say the same about Ukraine. With Mudryk, Dovbyk, Tsygankov and other good players in the squad, it's strange to play defensive football.
Rudi: I don't want to write too much right now, so I'll just make a short summary of this not very interesting match: Germany wants to, but can't. The Ukrainian team can, but doesn't want to.
Harlander: The Ukrainian national team has crazy potential, but a terrible coach. If a year ago I knew little about this team, now half of the players are people who play for the best clubs in Europe. Zinchenko - Arsenal, Mudryk - Chelsea, Dovbyk and Tsygankov - Girona, Lunin - Real Madrid, Trubin - Benfica. As for Sudakov, many people have written that he will be sold for 100 million. You can play very good football with such players, but not with this coach. Germany had a similar problem when bad coaches failed to use the incredible potential of our players. As a result, we lost a whole generation of players who could potentially win World and European Championships.
