Germany slammed as ‘weak’ and ‘insecure’ by national press after collapse against England

Germany failed to win the national press in Monday’s pulse-pounding 3-3 draw with England at Wembley, where their two-goal collapse left the country’s top publications fearing the worst in the run-up to the World Cup in Qatar.

Hansi Flick’s side saved a late run against the Three Lions thanks to a blunder by goalkeeper Nick Pope, which cost the hosts what would have been a sensational victory with three minutes left in London.

Pope’s mistake, which Kai Havertz pounced on to score his second of the game, came after England fought back from two goals behind and led the evening 3-2 in a timely boost to under fire boss Gareth Southgate .

Havertz curled the ball from afar with just under 25 minutes left on a penalty from Ilkay Gundogan to double Germany’s lead, then Southgate’s introduction of Mason Mount and Bukayo Saka paid dividends.

Luke Shaw first pulled one back as a revived England turned up the pressure, before leveling Mount and Kane tucking in a dot with seven minutes to go.

It was a stunning comeback from the men of Southgate and an unexpected collapse for Germany, whose performance was picked up by their national press on Tuesday.

They certainly didn’t impress the German media, with Sports Image goes for the headline: ‘World Cup worries after Wembley madness!’

The report focused on Germany’s defensive weaknesses at Wembley, which sent England a shock back into the game in the final 20 minutes.

It reads: ‘Reason to worry about the World Cup: The defensive blunder over the back four with’ [David] raum, [Nico] schlotterbeck, [Niklas] Sule and [Thilo] kehrer. Schlotterbeck is responsible for the decisive Kane penalty.’

Sport Bild then adds: ‘One thing is clear: there is still a lot of work to be done before the start against Japan.’

WeltThe report, titled ‘England Raising Concerns Over Germany’s World Cup’, was also critical of Germany’s defensive performance that evening.

The defensive chain of Thilo Kehrer, Niklas Sule, Nico Schlotterbeck and David Raum acted uncertainly, especially in the second half. ‘For the 1:2 the German defense came several times too late. For the 2:3 Nico Schlotterbeck was late against Jude Bellingham and conceded a penalty which Kane converted.”

Flick and Co received an even stricter rating from DWwho claimed Monday’s draw with England exposed ‘the ugly truth’ about their current squad.

Their report reads: ‘For seven weeks, Hansi Flick will sit with the sound of Harry Kane’s penalty in the top corner. It was the sound of the curtain drawing back as the ugly truth of this German side was revealed.

Thirteen matches unbeaten is all well and good, but in the last two competitive matches before the World Cup in Qatar, Germany has let them down.

“In the end, Germany was flattered by a draw and when Kane converted from the spot there was an 11-minute period where Germany went from a 2-0 lead to a deserved 3-2 deficit.”

DW then added: “This was supposed to be the match that proved that the Leipzig loss was just a minor hiccup, a bad day at the office, and that ambitions to challenge for the World Cup in Qatar are not blinded.” trust were established. .

“Instead, Germany seemed like a vulnerable team that, once hurt, quickly bled to death. When Mason Mount scored England’s second just three minutes after their first, a third never felt far away.”