Although this series has restored some confidence to Germany after the failure of the European Championship, it does not say much about the real level of the four-time world champion. The eight victories were achieved against rivals of the second level. And his matches with countries in the top-10 of the FIFA rankings highlighted shortcomings in Flick’s team: 1-1 against the Netherlands in March, and 1-1 on Saturday against an inexperienced Italy, with six debutants.