In the early morning of March 27, Beijing time, the national team friendly continued, with two goals from Havertz and Werner, Germany beat Israel 2-0. After Frick took office, Germany regained its self-confidence by winning eight consecutive victories.
Germany has won 4 World Cups and is currently ranked 11th in the world, with an overall value of 750 million euros. Although Frick had reservations, and neither Müller nor Neuer started, Germany's squad was still worth 392 million, 11 times more than their opponents.
This 2-0 game allowed Germany to write a number of records: First, after Frick took office, Germany won 8 consecutive games in all competitions, including 7 World Cups and 1 friendly, all of which were won. During this period, Germany kept a clean sheet in six games, scoring a total of 33 goals. At this point, Frick became the new German coach who scored the most goals since taking office.
Second, from the first friendly match in 1997, Germany has encountered Israel four times, and the result is four wins, scoring 12 goals and conceding only 1 goal, the advantage is too obvious.
Unconsciously, Germany has not lost in 270 days, and the last defeat was in the Quarter-final of the European Championship, when it lost 2-0 to England. There is no doubt that Frick's appointment was a turning point in Germany's re-emergence, with Havletz, Werner scoring goals and even veteran Müller regaining his glory.
What is even more gratifying is that Frick completely abandoned the pass control football, more intense speed, strength and flanking attack, and regained the DNA of German football. Taking this game as an example, Germany shot 17 times on goal, and the opponent only had 2, shooting 9-1 on target and 8-0 from the corner.
Although Germany has encountered no strong opponents during this eight-game winning streak, as well as a traditional weak brigade like Liechtenstein, it is undeniable that they have regained their self-confidence. At the end of the World Cup, Germany is definitely one of the favourites to win the title.
Contest Review ——
In the 36th minute, Raum's corner cross was met by Havertz's header from the front post to give Germany a 1-0 lead.
In the 45th minute, Germany won a direct free kick from outside the box, Gundogan sent it to the goal, Werner grabbed the point to shoot and then the next city, Germany locked in a 2-0 victory.
In the 50th minute, Werner single-handedly went down to the next city, but unfortunately slightly offside, the goal was ruled invalid.