Bavarian Podcast Works

Germany swung and swung relentlessly at Ukraine but the Ukrainian defense decided to honour their fellow countryman and recently crowned undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk by maneuvering expertly around all the offense thrown at them with excellent blocks and weaves.

In this episode of the Postgame Show, Cyler (Rayyan) goes over the game, including:-

• The starting XIs and general shape of both Germany and Ukraine.
• The tactical decisions made by head coach Julian Nagelsmann, namely those seemingly made to conserve the players.
• How Germany are beginning to break into the final third, but are failing to break through when in the final third.
• Some exciting individual performances from Maximilian Beier and Maximilian Mittelstädt.
• Some worrying individual performances from Kai Havertz and İlkay Gündoğan.
• The social dynamics of the team, and how Gündoğan’s captaincy is likely more important behind the scenes than on the pitch.

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