Germany aim to build against Ghana on hard-fought win in Switzerland
Germany's Florian Wirtz (R) celebrates his side's fourth goal of the game with Pascal Gross during the International Friendly soccer match between Switzerland and Germany at St. Jakob Park. Christian Charisius/dpa Germany players got a breather on Saturday ahead of their next World Cup tune-up match against Ghana, where Florian Wirtz and company want to build on a 4-3 victory in Switzerland.
Liverpool's Wirtz was the star on Friday night in Basel with two stunning goals after a pair of assists as Germany overcame some individual mistakes at the back. Coach Julian Nagelsmann saw the positives which apart from Wirtz' gala included his men coming from behind twice and were also undeterred by a 3-3 equalizer, plus the fact that the Swiss goals were not the result of a structural problem in his team. He will hope for a similar team effort on Monday in Stuttgart against Ghana which is effectively the last match before he has to decide on his squad for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, for which Germany depart on June 2.
"A clean sheet would be nice. But first and foremost I wish that we win the match," Nagelsmann said. Attacking power Four-time champions Germany are not rated among the top contenders but with the likes of Wirtz and Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala, if he gets back to 100% in a return from injury.
they have a lot of creativity up front. That also includes Arsenal's Kai Havertz, who returned from a long absence due to injuries, as well as potentially Bayern teenager Lennart Karl, who was more effective than Leroy Sané on the right wing in his maiden cap over the last half hour. "He had six, seven very dangerous situations," Nagelsmann said of Havertz, adding in view of the World Cup: "He needs to remain healthy and fit.
Then he will be for us on the same level as Wirtz. " The Wirtz factor Wirtz naturally stood out and received plenty of praise from Nagelsmann. "He already made a name for himself in world football.