France’s Passive Defense Beaten by Germany in Friendly Match (2-0): Euros Preparation Needed

Germany’s offensive rockets highlighted the flaws in the French defense, too passive and beaten (2-0), Saturday in Décines in a friendly match. We will have to tighten the bolts for the Euro.

The first goal conceded after seven seconds from the kick-off highlighted the passivity of the blue rearguard, who retreated in front of Florian Fritz. A sea of ​​red socks opened up in front of the Bayer Leverkusen winger who was able to hit the top corner (1st).

Brice Samba, who was making his third selection, remained completely motionless during the strike, a bad signal in the absence of number one Mike Maignan, who was finishing treating a hamstring pain.

But the entire defense seemed very lethargic on this goal, and this feeling never dissipated during the next 89 minutes and added time.

Many of the subtle German attacking combinations were passed, the repeated passes from Julian Nagelsmann’s players often found spaces behind the Blues.

Didier Deschamps had redistributed quite a few cards in this sector and did not obtain a reassuring response.

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Four goals in two matches for Samba

Samba has just conceded four goals in two matches, after Greece (2-2) in November. He is easily erased by Jamal Musiala on the second goal, where he progresses on all fours to try to catch him but cannot prevent him from crossing for Kai Havertz (49th).

He still saved two 3-0 balls in front of Maximilian Mittelstädt (79) then Thomas Müller (81), but it was too late to be decisive.

Very rich in many positions, the Blues only have one very high level goalkeeper, it would be better if the physical problems which are destroying Mike Maignan’s season are resolved by June 17, for the first match at the Euro against Austria, who also scored on Saturday evening after 6 seconds, by Christoph Baumgartner against Slovakia (2-0).

In addition to Samba, who did not score points, Deschamps chose Jules Koundé rather than Jonathan Clauss in the race for the right-back position, Lucas Hernandez rather than his brother Théo on the left, and placed Benjamin Pavard in central defense, as the 2018 world champion dreams of.

In the rearguard lined up at the Olympique Lyonnais stadium, only Dayot Upamecano seems assured of his place in the starting eleven at the Euro.

The Bayern Munich player, who found quite a few teammates in the opposite camp, has been going through a slightly less good period since the start of the year.

Saturday evening, he did not fulfill his role as boss. He let himself be beaten by Havertz on the second goal, for example.

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Jules Koundé struggled against Fritz and Lucas Hernandez was often caught behind his back by the Germans’ passing exchanges. Clauss and Théo Hernandez entered for the last half hour (61st) but also suffered.

As for Pavard, he sometimes relaunched with a vengeance.

Deschamps was not worried before the match about conceding a goal in each match for five matches before this one except against the very weak Gibraltar (14-0).

“Being pragmatic, and I am a bit pragmatic, you just need to score one more to win,” he said.

The coach assumed his risks and did not want to return to a more defensive scheme, which also made him successful, as at the 2018 World Cup.

“I’m not sure we would win defensively,” he said the day before the match, preferring to rely on the strengths of the current team, “project ourselves, bring a lot of players into attack.”

But against Germany, the attackers were not very dangerous, and the whole team really pressed their opponent very little.

The aggressiveness in the recovery of Antoine Griezmann, absent from the France team for the first time in 85 matches, was lacking. Without him, the Blues seemed defenseless.

Austria then Germany score two of the fastest goals in history

The Austrian and German teams shocked football statistics by scoring two of the fastest goals in history on Saturday, against Slovakia and France respectively, in preparation matches for Euro 2024.

Austrian Christoph Baumgartner scored just seven seconds into the game on Saturday against Slovakia in Bratislava.

In the evening, German midfielder Florian Wirtz shook the net for the France team less than eight and a half seconds after kick-off.

The Leverkusen player deceived Brice Samba with a superb shot under the crossbar.

A few hours earlier, the Austrian Christoph Baumgartner had been even earlier. The RB Leipzig striker found the net in seven seconds, time to eliminate three opponents and arm a sudden strike, 25 meters from the Slovak goal, which deceived goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.

Austria won 2-0 in this friendly match, less than three months before Euro 2024 where it will face France and the Netherlands.

The Austrian FA said it was the fastest goal in the history of national football.

Christian Benteke scored the quickest goal in an official international match by shaking the net after 8.1 seconds in October 2016 in Gibraltar, as part of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

The fastest goal scored in a World Cup is by Hakan Sükür, against South Korea in 2002 (10.8 seconds).

Uruguayan Ricardo Oliveira scored the fastest goal in history (2.8 seconds) in the Uruguayan championship in 1998.

2024-03-23 22:07:00
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