Standard situations are very important to Flick – with Mads Buttgereit, a special trainer was hired. Joshua Kimmich had carefully chipped the ball over the penalty area, where the Chelsea defender was lurking. But Rüdiger used a well-rehearsed free-kick variant with a massive header to score his second DFB goal after almost four years.
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In the air, Flick and his coaching team had actually expected fewer chances against the mostly great Icelandic national players. Again in the favored 4-2-3-1 line-up and with many flat passes with speed to the top, the DFB selection dominated the first half.Īfter the goal gala against Armenia, which only played 1-1 against outsiders Liechtenstein on Wednesday, Flick only changed once: Ilkay Gündogan took the position in the offensive midfield of Marco Reus, who was slightly injured and did not even fly. “It’s our job to give everything again,” Flick said shortly before the game on RTL. The national coach had left no doubt about his nine-point goal. On the sidelines, Flick was happy, this time wrapped in a black jacket because of the autumn temperatures in Iceland. Gnabry skilfully completed the first quick combination towards goal via Werner and Sané to his 19th international goal, which was still checked by the video assistant due to suspicion of being offside.
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When the legendary “Huh!” From the Icelandic fans echoed through the national stadium for the first time after a good ten minutes, Germany was already leading.
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With three wins without conceding a goal, only one national coach had started in the history of the DFB: Joachim Löw with Flick as his assistant 15 years ago. Flick is releasing his players into the upcoming top games in the Bundesliga, Premier League and Champions League with a good feeling. Kai Havertz (55th) and Werner (61st) even missed the best chances for another shooting festival in front of 3500 spectators in the Laugardalsvöllur stadium.Īs the sovereign leaders of Group J, the DFB-Elf can tackle the next tasks in October against the more distant pursuers from Romania and North Macedonia.