Germany lost the Nations League third-place playoff against France after a performance worthy of criticism. Goals from Kylian Mbappé and Michael Olise downed the hosts 2-0, as Germany recorded their second loss in a row. Captain Joshua Kimmich was clearly unhappy following the defeat, and he made his thoughts on the game clear as day.
Speaking post-game, Kimmich said (via @iMiaSanMia), “Especially if you look at the first half, we should be leading 3-0 after six minutes. Then we went into the break a goal behind. We lost patience too early and lost our structure in the second half. We were caught one counterattack after another. We made too many mistakes.”
He didn’t hold back when talking about today’s opponents either, as he felt Germany had a very winnable game on their hands. “We gave them what they wanted. If you look at the first half and you’re honest: The French had no desire to win at the beginning – and then they won anyway,” said Kimmich.
You can’t help but agree with Kimmich — Germany wasted far too many chances. That aside, France did score twice and held on despite numerous German attempts at goal — you can’t help but laud them for a game well played.
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