Germany vs Hungary

Timo Werner and Serge Gnabry were disappointing as Germany went down 1-0 to Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Friday.

While he posed some threat with his movement, his end product would need some improvement in the coming games for him to become a pivotal figure for Germany. Muller donned the captain’s armband in Manuel Neuer’s absence due to COVID-19 but looked jaded for much of his outing. Gnabry saw plenty of the ball, but he was wasteful and careless in possession. He will be looking over his shoulder heading into the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He won each of his seven contested duels while completing 95 per cent of his attempted passes to keep the hosts in control. At the same time, he built the play from the back efficiently, with 93 per cent of his attempted passes getting completed. And the experienced goalkeeper did well to keep the hosts in the game by making a few sharp saves while not being at fault for conceding the brilliant strike by Adam Szalai. He was caught like a deer in headlights in the opening period while essaying the traditional right-back role but improved significantly after the break when Flick deployed him in a more advanced position. Hungary came the closest to scoring in the remainder of the game, with Gazdag forcing ter Stegen into a smart save from close range. We played badly in the first half and lacked confidence." Germany took control of the proceedings after that, rarely letting Hungary manage a shot on ter Stegen’s goal. And the visitors broke the deadlock in the 17th minute through a moment of brilliance from captain Adam Szalai, whose nonchalant flick from Szoboszlai’s corner looped over Marc-Andre ter Stegen.