Post-match: Germany vs Mexico World Cup 2018 17 June - Luzhniki Stadium

It does amaze me on the Khedira breakdown how many german players were behind the ball

yet the whole midfield got cut out with one pass - and what exactly is Khedira doing there?



To be fair Kimmich was joining the attack but what are the rest thinking?

The efforts of Mueller and Draxler are laughable

Kroos is covering 2 players in his zone but he leaves the centre of midfield wide open - this is no special ball - it has just been passed straight up the middle

 

There are so many basic errors.

Germany actually have 4 midfielders tucked in on that play but Drax and Mueller just watch Khedia lose his duel and don't get close to him for the transition

Kroos appears to have left his zone to cover the out ball to the right side

Hummels comes out to cover Kroos

Plattenhardt has stayed wide and high

Everything is broken about this

 

Watching the highlights Khedira was attacking far too much given germany had all of Drax, Mueller and Ozil playing

Things improved when he went off and Kroos played as a 1 and Ozil played in central mid. At that point there was a proper block in midfield.

 

I suppose what I am saying is I don't think huge changes are needed - but the team needs to stop playing like idiots

Mueller is at his best playing off the striker - he is not a central midfielder or a winger

Ozil can play AM but also occupies the right side with no problem - so let the two of them interact in those roles on the top of midfield and also let Ozil operate deep in midfield at times with Kimmich as a winger. Crosses from the right need to come from Ozil and Kimmich who are both good assisters - not from Mueller!

The 6+8 or 6+6 need to stay further back - Khedira should not be playing ahead of Mueller!

Drax should simply be dropped

reus brings shot volume as the left sided forward

 

It's no accident that the team looked much better in a 4-1-4-1 once Sami K went off

He was causing 50% of the problems with his stupid play

And then Mueller played more central with Reus on, and the band of 4 could control midfield better with Kroos holding deep

What sucked was how poor the left flank was

 

I'd certainly prefer to bench one of Ozil/Mueller in order to play Dawg at the top of midfield

 

I'd prefer to keep Ozil as the faux right winger instead of Mueller as he is the only player in the squad who is elite in assisting.

Reus and Dawg can bring actual goal threat from the left and central areas.

Khedira i would dump for Rudy to free up Kroos more

 

Gundo (Gun-dawg)

 

That's why Plan B is for him to mainly play from the right and deliver assists from there

When Arsenal were completely broken this became a go to play because one thing he can do is create 3+ key passes per game even in a poor team

 

Drax is crap

No shot volume, no defence, no dribbles, no assists,