TIM National (National Team) Germany fall faster than the competition Euro 2020. Precisely the squad nicknamed Der Panzer was eliminated in the round of 16 when dealing with their old enemy, namely England with a score of 0-2.
Germany’s failure clearly became very bitter because in the previous big competition, namely at the 2018 World Cup, they were eliminated very quickly from the group phase. As if not learning from experience, Germany then repeated the failure like in the 2018 World Cup which took place in Russia.
With Germany’s failure at Euro 2020, the coach, Joachim Low, failed to give the best farewell gift for the team he had defended for 15 years. So what exactly was wrong with Germany to finally fall early in the 2020 European Cup?
Here are three reasons why the German national team failed miserably at the 2020 European Cup, citing Sportskeeda:
3. Relying Too Much on Wingback to Attack
At the Euro 2020 event, Low decided to install a 3-4-1-2 formation, in which two wingbacks were tasked with assisting the German attack line. The two players who are trusted to fill the wingback position are Joshua Kimmich on the right side and Robin Gosens on the left wing.
Actually, Kimmich and Gosens played very well in carrying out their duties as wingbacks. However, Gosens’ slick game only lasted in the first two games. In his last two matches with Germany, Gosens experienced a decline in performance.
Maybe it was because Gosens was tired of always going back and forth to defend. Because Kimmich, who played well on the right, ultimately failed to perform optimally against England.
Germany who rely too much on their wingback to attack made Kimmich and Gosens exhausted. Moreover, the two England goals created by Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane all started from the right side of the German defense, which proved Kimmich failed to close his position quickly because he was too forward.
