Why did the German team perform so poorly in this World Cup?

"Buy the football backwards, and the villa is close to the sea." This limerick suddenly became popular again.

This sentence was initially popularized by Germany. In 2018, Germany was unexpectedly eliminated.

In the 2022 World Cup, Germany was upset again. The German tank was still in the group stage before it even started.

The reason why it is said to be an upset is because in our impression, the European teams represented by Germany are very strong.

To be honest, I think Germany's performance was not bad, but it was really surprising that they were eliminated in the group stage.

I thought Germany could win the championship before, so I watched every game about the German team in this World Cup.

The German team had one win, one draw and one loss. In the end, due to goal difference, they lost to Spain, which had the same points, and left the game with regret.

Here are some reasons why the German team's performance in this World Cup was unsatisfactory.

1. External factors did not make it out of the group stage. For Germany, which has won the last 4 World Cup championships, its performance is indeed not good, but this cannot be entirely blamed on Germany itself.

In this World Cup, Group E, where Germany is located, is recognized as the group of death. The teams in the same group include Germany, Japan, Costa Rica, and Spain.

At first, you may think that Japan will be more difficult, but the Blue Warriors not only defeated the German tanks, but also qualified first in the group.

Japan's strength is not as weak as we thought.

The team members are strong. There are many core Bundesliga players in the team, such as Takuma Asano, Ritsu Tangan, Kozen Itakura, as well as Arsenal's Toyasu Takehiro and La Liga's Kubo Ei, and Kamada Daichi is the Europa League champion in Frankfurt.

The absolute main force, and even the substitutes are all experienced in Europe.

The players fought boldly with clear tactics and self-role arrangements.

Although Japan does not have an advantage physically, their technology and tactics are not inferior to Germany at all.

Moreover, some members of the Japanese team are from the same club as members of the German team, so they will have a deeper understanding of the German team.

Over the years, Japan's football reform achievements are also obvious, and football talents have emerged in large numbers.

Head coach Mori Yasuichi’s strategy is also very admirable.

The war situation was difficult to control, which was one of the reasons why Germany was eliminated.

Before Germany and Japan even kicked off, Spain scored seven goals against Costa Rica.

Therefore, after Germany loses to Japan, the probability of qualifying is relatively small (unless it wins the last two games).

After the draw with Spain, the chances of qualifying are even slimmer.

Even if Costa Rica's overall strength is the weakest in the group, it will be very difficult for Germany to replicate Spain's seven-goal success when playing against Costa Rica.

In the last game against Costa Rica, Germany really tried their best.

Even if we watched the game the whole time, we couldn't change the result. After watching the game, many people who liked the German team cried.

2. In the 2014 World Cup, Germany beat Brazil to tears with a 7-1 record and won the World Cup.

This time Germany's performance in the World Cup was unsatisfactory. I think the German team itself has the following three reasons.

1. Failure to follow football traditions. Generally speaking, football powers have their own football traditions. For example, Germany’s football tradition is to hit high and use the center’s header to bomb the opponent. Argentina’s football tradition is high offensive efficiency and resolute defense. England’s football tradition is to attack with high efficiency and resolute defense.

The best football tradition is to hit the ball with a long pass.

When fighting against Japan, Germany did not follow previous football traditions.

After the game, many people were saying, "Why don't you follow your own football tradition? Don't you know that the average height of Japanese players is short? If you play high, wouldn't Japan not be able to grab the ball?" Although Germany lost

, but if you watch the whole game, you will find that Germany has a high ball possession rate, but Japan is better at seizing opportunities to shoot.

The traditional loss of strong attack in the middle is the main reason why Germany has the ball but cannot shoot.

Therefore, the German team, which lost its football tradition, lost the first game.

The German team returning home 2. The lineup is flawed. The German team was once famous for its center, but now it pursues a center-less system.

Center-less doctrine may mean that everyone is a center.

But it may also cause the phenomenon of "front weakness".

After Klose retired, the German team's center was directly cut off, and Havertz, who was most suitable for the shadow forward position, was moved to the center position.

There is also a bit of a problem with the personnel in the lineup.