At the last minute the German national team conceded the equalizer against the Irish. The coach is not looking for excuses and criticized the negligence of his team. According to Löw next year everything will be better again.

As the German national football team had last guest appearance three years ago in Gelsenkirchen, as they danced. It was more ballet than football, what viewers got to see. 6: two standing on end against Austria on the scoreboard. It was one of the best games of the German team in the last few years.

Then the team world champion has become. And now on their return to the Schalke Arena, it rumbles to a 1: 1 v Ireland.

An unnecessary result, since the equalizer had fallen by John O’Shea only in the final seconds.

An annoying result, since the starting position has not improved in the European Championship qualifier after the defeat in Poland.

Above all, a negligent result because Germany this game after leading by Toni Kroos (71 minutes) no longer out of the hand should not have issued.

“We have the own fault,” said the coach, and it honors Joachim Löw that he sought no excuses after this renewed disappointment his side. So he refrained from even any indication that the team went much spare weakened in the duel with the Irish: With Andre Schurrle is yet another champion of Rio had logged off flu-related short term. On the bank of DFB were only six players, including two reserve goalkeepers. The Irish bench was filled with twelve professionals. Nevertheless, with Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Jérome Boateng, Thomas Müller and Mario Götze were still enough world champion on the court.

Germany 1 Ireland 1:”We had the game out of control”

Löw held with the theme of personal situation does not occur, but instead grew into the error analysis. In the final minutes had his team “no longer had the game under control”, while “balls carelessly lost” and “things approved that were preventable.”

Loew had since especially the situation before the equalizing goal in mind when initially Erik Durm and Mario Götze the Irish Crosser not consistent enough attacked (“the edge could have been prevent”) and then Antonio Rüdiger and Mats Hummels were too late in the Defence Headquarters . Especially for the Dortmund Hummels, who had until then delivered a nearly flawless game in central defense, a silly situation. He already suspected: “You will again blame me, but in my opinion I can only try to save her.”

And indeed, Hummels could get a reprimand of national coach: “A Mats Hummels would be there certainly have been more present in great shape,” said Loew and kartete even after: “There have been during situations Cup, where we lost the correct assignment in the penalty area . ”

The team did not need the criticism of the coach actually, they knew themselves that they had to win against this massive defensive acting Irish: “We lost in the last five minutes the courage to take so keep playing like in the 85 minutes before,” Manuel said new and realized that “we are not clever enough in some situations.” And Goal Scorer Toni Kroos stirred after the final whistle tidy it up, that the Irish repeatedly got the chance, high hineinzuflanken in the German penalty area. However, he forgot to mention that he himself for several careless turnovers after 1: was responsible 0 lead.

Was it against the Poles (0: 2) nor the missed chances that could account for the cause of the defeat, this time it was a noticeable helplessness to overcome the defensive wall of the Irish. The German players were almost constantly on the ball, but most likely it has not been such Handball-like scenes in the Ruhr area since the great days of Tusem food like in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday: As the circle for indoor handball, the ball was in front of the opponent’s defense back and tossed around in search of the gap, but almost never opened up. This had any concept, no idea, no creative moment.

Löw said he had this phase, must pass through the team currently, “also expected a bit so”. There is a lack of power, there was no freshness, but all this is nothing more than a snapshot, just like the current fourth place in the qualifying group behind Poland, Ireland and Scotland. Löw puts on the time, betting that players like Bastian Schweinsteiger, Sami Khedira, Marco Reus, Mesut Özil might come back, even Ilkay Gundogan. And then it looks for it again from very different.
At the end of the evening Loew said: “Next year we’re fighting back.” The team must also slow.

Germany – Ireland 1: 1 (0: 0)

1: 0 Kroos (71)

1: 1 O’Shea (90 + 4)

Germany: Neuer – Rüdiger, Boateng, Hummels, Durm – Ginter (from 46th Podolski), Kroos – Bell Arabi (from 87th Rudy), Götze, Draxler (from 70th Kruse) – Thomas Mueller

Ireland: Forde – Meyler, O’Shea, Wilson, Ward – McGeady, Whelan (from 54th Hendrick), Quinn (from 76th Hoolahan), McClean – Walters – Keane (63 from Gibson)

Referee: Skomina (Slovenia)

Attendance: 51,204

Yellow cards: Hummels – Whelan, Wilson

Shots: 23: 4

Corners: 9: 1

Possession percentage: 63:37

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