Eliminated, Germany suffered a generation shock, but is strong for 2022 | At the base of the ball

The first of them was the emergence of football arrogance, typical of the world champions, and the circumstances of the German title in 2014 have accentuated this picture. It is not uncommon for Brazilian base coaches to travel to Germany during this period and face provocations from German coaches during matches, with references to 7-1. the song of "we are what we need to teach them" is considered "inelegant". Well Named.

The players were contaminated by the posture. Brazil has faced Germany at the Under-17 World Cup in 2017, and reports of some players on their opponents have always been beaten: the Germans are cold, hostile. The same thing happened at the 2015 U-20 World Cup, when Germany had an excellent campaign in the first round but was eliminated by Mali in the quarter-finals.

Up to now everything is fine, football is not a Miss Congeniality contest. But this generation, considered "full of marra", has risen with everything for the main selection. Full of talent, he was an Olympic finalist. But Joachin Löw, perhaps because some names are not yet at the ideal maturity level or are below the world champions (Özil, Hummels, Khedira for example), has slowed down the advance of some of the worlds. between them and gave them the first World Cup.

Here we are mainly talking about Leroy Sané, the most skillful player in Germany in one-on-one, knocked down by Löw for the good Julian Brandt to be called. But there is also talk of Julian Weigl, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder who was needed, especially in a context where the German defensive transition was very poor in all three matches and where the team, without a ball, was still exposed.

It is also possible to speak of the generation shock. On the one hand, the world champions bordering or over the age of 30, already with career victories. On the other hand, promising boys aged 22 and 23, still immature, looking for an international affirmation or a career following at the highest level. Missing the 26, 27, 28 years, those who decide the cup. And the reports, while it is hard to discover what is true or not, account for a bad environment resulting from this generation shock.