Germany under criticism after Klopp's Nations League debut

The German national team lost 0-1 to Greece in Augsburg in the Nations League, the first home match of Jurgen Klopp as head coach. Bundestrainer.de immediately published the first player ratings and an individual critique that documents the debacle with grades.

First voices from the broadcast

Jonathan Tah spoke in the ARD interview and said: “It was not an easy game, but honestly we did not do well enough. In the end the Greeks exploited their transition moments.” His rating was grade 3.

Ratings of the defence and the goalkeeper

Alexander Nübel also received a grade 3, because he had few chances when the goal was conceded. Yann Bisseck was praised with a grade 2, because he saw a yellow card early, but otherwise played robustly and largely error‑free – a possible competitor for Nico Schlotterbeck.

Midfield and attacking players

Joshua Kimmich got a grade 5, because a careless loss of the ball almost led to the opponent’s goal. Felix Nmecha received a grade 4.5, as he showed a lot of possession but was not energetic enough in front of the goal. Karim Adeyemi and Kevin Schade were rated with grades 4.5 and 4 respectively.

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Young talents in focus

Jonathan Burkardt, Younes Ebnoutalib and Bambasé Conté each received grades 4, 3 and 3, with Conté having the best German scoring chance after 50 minutes. Florian Wirtz, who was substituted on, remained without notable impact and received a grade 5.

Further comments

World champion Bastian Schweinsteiger criticised: “We have reached mediocrity, we no longer have any difference makers, as Greece had with Vangelis Pavlidis.” Christos Tzolis, the scorer for Greece, explained that the result feels good and emphasised the efficiency of the Greek counters.

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The German players stood almost bewildered in front of the DFB fan curve after the final whistle, while the media assessed the performance with an overall rating of 3.5 to 4.5 for individual players.