Three things we learnt from Germany 0-2 France | OneFootball

Germany ended their season on a low as they finished fourth in the UEFA Nations League after losing 2-0 to France.

For much of the game, Germany were the better side and should have been at least two goals up heading into half-time, but instead they were one-nil down after Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring. The second half was then one of the worst performances under Julian Nagelsmann as Germany lacked any real creativity in the final third. Then, right at the end of the game, to make matters worse, a defensive mix-up allowed Mbappé through, who squared it to Michael Olise to make it 2-0.

Germany learn a lesson:

How well Germany learn from this lesson will best be seen next summer, but for the second time in two years, they missed out on a chance to win a trophy (albeit a minor one) on home soil.

These performances will not hurt as much as last summer, as, unlike the Spain game, they justified the result.

Every great team has to go through some sort of turmoil before they become great, and this should now be Germany’s before going onto potentially triumph in the USA, however, there are still question marks about the team and who exactly are the best players, not named Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala.

Karim Adeyemi shows he deserves a place in the Germany front four:

When it comes to who plays in Germany’s front four, two of those places are secured in Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala, when he is fit, the others are up for grabs.

Today, Adeyemi showed why he should occupy the other wing position. The Dortmund winger was a nuisance throughout for the French defence to deal with and had several good chances to score. With Adeyemi’s profile, he offers completely different attributes to both Wirtz and Musiala, such as his abundance of pace.

If the 23-year-old can maintain the form heading into next season and the World Cup next year, he should very much be given a place in the starting 11.

Defence is an issue for Germany:

What is clear from the past two games is that either Antonio Rüdiger is crucial for Germany’s defence, or they are actually struggling to find a solid defensive partnership. In both games, mistakes happened that could have easily been avoided.

In this break, Robin Koch, Waldemar Anton and Jonathan Tah all played a role, while Rüdiger and Schlotterbeck were absent, so you could assume that these three are the perpetrators.

However, if you look at the German back five, only one you could probably assume has a solid starting place in the team ,and that is Joshua Kimmich; the others you can make arguments for benching them for someone else.

GGFN | Jack Meenan