1. Serbia were leading 1-0 for most of the match, which made me see Germany’s performance more negative than it actually was for most of the match.
2. Germany played a lot of sloppy passes, which were either too slow, too short or not precise enough. Some of them were played from the defence and [...]

1. There’s still some work to do. I expected tired legs and a slower pace, but not necessarily sloppy and careless defending. Belarus deserved to draw the game.
2. Something must have been lost in translation between what Belarus’ German coach Bernd Stange told the German press and what he told his players. He had promised [...]

I was unable to watch the match, but here are the highlights

Bastian got a little agressive, Klose found the net. So did Gomez.

Captain Michael Ballack has come forward and made some statements concerning his team. He is confident that his team can rediscover their form and has spoken to them about taking the Euro task forward and not living in the days of the World Cup.
Ballack acknowledged there were concerns but said there was no need [...]

Germany will take on Switzerland in an international friendly on Wednesday in Basil.  Joachim Low has called up Robert Huth to take place in this match.  Huth is just 24-years old and has won 17 caps for Germany.  His last match for Germany was in the 2006 World Cup 3-0 win over Ecuador, but has [...]

After nearly a year, the German National Team will welcome back their King. Michael Ballack will return to play next week in a friendly against Austria.
“We are very pleased that Michael is absolutely fit and that he’s coming back to the national team after such a long time,” coach Joachim Loew said Thursday in [...]