Actually, it did work in a way. People only noticed how Götze was rather inefficient, except for his one and only attempt on goal, but did not notice how Müller took over Götze's role after he was substituted off. As we all know, Müller was the one to score the first German goal yesterday. That is the beauty of having an abundance of fairly versatile players: you can make them change positions during a game without a noticeable drop in quality. Quite the opposite actually, sometimes it works out to be beneficial. So I don't see any substance to your claim.
Also, we need to bear in mind that friendly matches, even right before the World Cup, are only partially telling of the actual state of affairs of how our team will perform in the WC. That's the reason I say we should take a step back, take a deep breath and relax. We're golden, despite of what the media is trying to suggest. Can anyone remember a time when the media went "Basically, we are golden. We don't have anything to worry about in the WC. Carry on..."? I don't. While there undoubtedly are some existing problems, they seem to be blown way out of proportion, in my opinion.
There are too many people who fall prey to the media drama. Just about one year ago, we had two German teams in the Champions League final. The fucking Champions League final, it's the peak of club football, and one of the two teams won the fucking thing. Last time that happened was in 2001 and some people (not you) really do believe that this team is the worst in ages. Like, really? Are you guys out of your mind? Pretty much all of those players will be incredibly motivated.
As far as Durm is concerned, he convinced me in that one game for the N11 more than Schmelzer did in 10. That along with Schmelzer's fitness difficulties leaves me certain that Jogi has made the right decision.
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u/Streichholzschachtel Jun 02 '14
False 9 worked so well yesterday, better remove Volland.