Germany lost 2-1 to Japan in their opening World Cup fixture on Wednesday.
It might look like a Deja Vu, just as the German team lost their opening World cup match in Russia, it was also repeated against a prepared Japanese side.
They would have been prepared to erase the memory of 2018 but they faced a determined Japanese team.
Thomas Muller was not particularly impressed with the team’s performance
“I feel we played well over long stretches, but in football, you have to convert the superiority into goals. The efficiency wasn’t there. It’s ridiculous to start with a defeat. But when you see the way we conceded goals, you can say it wasn’t an underserved loss,” said Müller.
“We have to process this now. Accepting defeat is never easy. But we have to remain objective — the defeat is easy to analyze in football terms, but difficult to grasp emotionally. If you’re not efficient in football, you won’t win anything.” he concluded.
Germany might be faced with an early exit from the tournament if they are unable to win against Spain in the second round of the group stage.
