Introduction to Germany’s Downfall
Everything started so well for Germany. Lea Schüller had come twice before she fell deep and Carlotta Wamser found and had replaced captain Giulia Gwinn to the right and weighted a perfect ball through the ball for Jule Brand to achieve the start of the seventh minute. With Klara Bühlen, Germany’s attack was fluid and threatening.
A Sudden Turn of Events
Nobody thought less than half an hour later about their attack. First, a difficult touch of Wamser and a complete breach of duty made possible from the rest of the German defense Stina Blackstenius, undisputed to run into the box and the score. Next, a sharp run by Smilla Holmberg ended with a happy distraction to give Sweden the lead.
Panic Sets In
Although her tournament progress was almost insured before the game, Germany was panicked. Goalkeeper Ann-Kathrin Berger, the most experienced in German defense, gave the opponent Johanna Rytting Kaneryd a simple pass and got away with it. Moments later Rytting Kanyd was back, this time Fridolina Rolfö found, whose shot was stopped by Wamser’s hands. The provisional full-back was sent and Rolfö achieved the resulting punishment.
Post-Game Analysis
"There was a sequence of behavior that was not good, we have to work on it," said Deutschland trainer Christian Wück: "The goal was not to admit four goals. That should be clear to everyone. We have to draw our conclusions from it."
Germany’s Defensive Woes
Although the speed of the Implosion was a surprise, Germany’s defense lawyers were clear from their victories against Poland and Denmark in the group phase. Sometimes this is a problem of the staff. The 34-year-old Berger was a backup for Merle Frohms before retirement.
Coaching Decisions
Wück put his confidence in Knaak, who only played for her country in his appointment last year, but now has to decide whether to replace her with Kathrin Hendrich, a 33-year-old who has been in the German squad for some time and has many tournament experience. His decision, another former Germany, left Felicitas Rauch, from the tournament man, is now also being examined. "Not to be chosen is one thing. Not to be informed and not even giving me a reason is something that I just don’t understand. I would like to see a much more transparent communication here," wrote the 29-year-old on Instagram after she was left out.
The Road Ahead
The lack of Lena Oberdorf von Star Defense also begins to feel, with Sjoeke Nüskens and Elisa-Sens, who struggle for control of matches by 90 minutes. Fahrck has cut their teeth with the male youth teams in Germany, and checking a big tournament is a new challenge for him. In his previous time as a senior women’s coach, he tried to introduce a progressive style of play that builds up from behind, and often obviously how much Berger plays with the ball. His tactics often oblige his defenders to deal with opponents into one to one situations if they are faced with counterattacks.
Conclusion
While the debutants of Poland and a limited Danish side were unable to take advantage of this, the semi-finalists of the World Cup Sweden added a fourth place when Lina Hurnig was allowed to type to 80 minutes. It is only the second time that Germany, which the tournament has won eight times, has lost a group game and the first time that they admitted four in one euro match. But Wück was defiant. "We’re down, but we’ll get up again. It will take a few hours and then we will look forward to the quarter-finals," he said. Since Wamser is now looking for the winners of Group D, Berger saw Wockig and Knaak to fight with the Swedes, and has to make some big decisions, even if they only take a few hours.
