If the last 2-1 win against Romania was the achievement of the "Bayern Gang", then the 4-0 revenge of the North Macedonian "Chelsea Squad" contributed three goals, and the golden reconnaissance machine Werner scored twice. The victory also allowed Germany to lock in the first place in the group two rounds in advance and get tickets to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Compared to the last 2-1 win over Romania, German captain Neuer returned to replace Ter Stegen, in addition, Klostermann, Raum, Müller and Havertz replaced Hoffmann, Rudiger, Reus and Sane respectively. In the first leg of the match between the two teams, North Macedonia beat Germany 2-1 away, which is also considered a victory that will go down in the history of the country, while for Germany it is a battle of revenge. The game took place in the rain, with Kimmich's header deflected off the goal line in the opening stages, after which the two sides attacked and defended each other, and although germany completed 14 shots on goal, it did not turn the opportunity into a goal. The German RTL television station in charge of broadcasting believes that it was a very disappointing half, and the slow offensive pace of the German team made it feel as if it was back in time to the late Loew era.
Fortunately, germany regained its feeling at the beginning of the second half, and in the 50th minute, the German team broke the ball at the back, Gnabry was delivered in a straight line, and Müller did not greedily face the goalkeeper, but handed the ball to the better Positioned Havertz, who easily pushed the goal. After taking the lead, the German team played more relaxed and relaxed: in the 70th minute, Wertz was delivered in a straight line, Müller did not stop the ball in front of the field, and Werner volleyed through the goal and finally scored. Three minutes later, Werner curled a ball into the far corner of the penalty area on the left side of the penalty area to extend the score to 3-0 for Germany.
Werner can be said to be the number one contributor to Germany's victory in this game, in fact, in the first half of stoppage time, Werner had a shot that hit the upright and popped up, luck can be said to be extremely bad, just when people thought that Werner would return empty-handed, the Chelsea striker contributed two key goals, helped Germany win, and also repaid Flick's trust. Due to repeated missed opportunities in front of the goal, Werner was called the "Golden Reconnaissance Aircraft" by the fans, and finally proved to Werner of North Macedonia that he still had a certain bombing function as a "reconnaissance aircraft". Of course, how to make the reconnaissance aircraft really become a bomber is one of the most important tasks for Flick at present.
In the 83rd minute, Musharra pushed a shot to secure the final score at 4-0 for Germany. At the age of 18 and 227 days, Musharra became the second youngest goalscorer in German history, the youngest goal scorer was Shearer in 1910, who was only 17 years old and 241 days when he scored against Switzerland.
After 194 days of a 1-2 defeat to their rivals in Duisburg, Germany had the perfect revenge. Flick led Germany to all five games, having only been able to do so when Loew was in charge. In response to the huge difference between the first and second halves of the team, RTIL TV expert Mateus believes that the German team has replaced many starters in this game, and Flick is still in the stage of examining the players, so the German team is still in the run-in period, and it is unrealistic to ask the German team to play like Bayern in the past in a short period of time. Importantly, in these 5 games, Flick activated key players like Werner and Müller, which are very important for the future of the team. Although Müller did not score in this game, he contributed two wonderful assists, was the most important player in the team to break the deadlock, and was also considered the best player in the German team.
Verner, who scored twice after the game, said: "After playing Romania, it is always difficult to play against a team like North Macedonia. If we could play like this for 90 minutes, it would only be a matter of time before we scored. The important thing is that we didn't concede a goal again. Working with Flick is very enjoyable, I've said it many times and it helps every player when the coach appreciates and trusts you. Flick gave me 100% trust and I hope to repay him on the pitch. I know the criticism from the outside world about me, and if I think too much about it, I can't play here. I'm glad I was able to help the team today. ”
Flick praised the players' performance: "The result is perfect, we all want to qualify for promotion as soon as possible. The team has won all the last 5 games and I have to praise the attitude of the whole team. We were very stable after the first goal. We can be satisfied with such an outcome. "With Germany already advancing early, the match against Liechtenstein on 11 November and against Armenia on 14 November could be a big stage for Flick to test his rookies, and it is expected that more rookies will have the opportunity to show their style in Flick's national team.
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