😵 Almost everything goes wrong for Germany: defensive blunders galore

The German national team is having massive defensive problems in the ongoing World Cup qualifying match. The DFB defense is particularly struggling to handle one Slovakian player.

Leo Sauer, who is actually only a substitute for the injured European Championship top scorer Ivan Schranz, is playing a great game. The left winger had three big chances in the first half.

In the 21st minute, Sauer first slipped away from debutant Nnamdi Collins and was only stopped by the strongly ruling Oliver Baumann.

Just two minutes later, a similar starting point, in the end Antonio Rüdiger was able to significantly disturb the Slovakian attacker.

Again, just four minutes later, the German defense chief made one of his rare mistakes. He let Sauer steal a ball that was already secured. Defensive colleague Tah defused the third big chance with a slide tackle in the end.

In the 42nd minute, any help came too late. After a simple loss of possession on Germany's right attacking side, Slovakia quickly counterattacked. David Hancko took advantage of the lack of coverage in the DFB's rear guard and scored for the deserved lead of the hosts.

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World Cup qualifying Germany Slovakia Leo Sauer Oliver Baumann Antonio Rüdiger David Hancko Defensive Problems