Germany beat Scotland on opening day of EURO 2024: Special highlights

Toni Kroos the ultimate passing machine

Throughout the match, Germany's No. 8 made 101/102 passes, with an accuracy rate of up to 99%. Of these, 15 were short passes, 57 were medium passes, and 7 were long passes, all of which were accurate, showing the value of one of the best passers in the world. Kroos's strongest point is his ability to control the tempo and control the game.

To do this, in addition to the ability to pass the ball accurately to the centimeter, Toni's thinking and tactical vision are also at a top level. It feels like this midfielder always has 3,4 options in his head and the number 8 of the German team always makes quick, accurate and extremely effective decisions. In addition to his genius mind, Toni's individual skills are also at a top level. The ability to control and control the ball perfectly, the first touch or the soft and directional ball reception to be ready for the next situation.

Toni Kroos (white shirt) is really excellent in midfield

The home team's opening goal, 1-0, was marked by Kroos with a familiar redirect pass. The difference came from the quality of Toni's pass, when he cut the ball quickly and unexpectedly and right to Kimmich's position. Thanks to that unexpected handling, the home team opened up gaps in the Scottish defense, and Kimmich and Wirtz together created a masterpiece to open the score.

Ikay Gundogan is the perfect connection

If Toni Kroos is like a perfect ball-providing machine in the midfield area, the Barca player is the perfect connector and creator in the opponent's third area. The German team captain contributed to 2 out of 3 beautiful goals in the first half. The situation of receiving the ball smoothly and then making a pass that tore through the Scottish defense to create favorable conditions for Kai Havertz to receive the ball before assisting Musiala to score was an extremely excellent move. The effort after that in the second ball-supporting attack situation by Gundogan also brought a penalty and a third goal for the home team along with a red card for the Scottish defender, making it impossible for the opponent to recover.

Gundogan (left) also had a great match.

Kroos has the basics of receiving and passing the ball, while Gundogan has the softness, sophistication and extreme creativity. He is also an extremely important link to connect the excellent elements in the home team's attack and is also the focal point for Germany's offensive developments in the opponent's field.

Young German talents shine

The goals of Florian Wirtz and Musiala were both masterpieces. They were perfect individual situations that deserve to be included in textbooks. In the opening goal, Wirtz's timely movement into space to receive Kimmich's pass showed the number 17's ability to observe and sense position, space, space and time. The quick decision to finish and the choice of unexpected and precise pressing technique were the key factors in defeating Angus Gunn.

F. Wirtz is the first player to score at EURO 2024

Musiala's move to make it 2-0 was largely down to Kai Havertz, who controlled the ball in the box before setting up the No. 10 for the goal. But it was Musiala's intelligent and sensitive touches to get past the defender before finishing decisively to score that really impressed. So skillful, cool and confident for a player who is only 21 years old and this is England's first major tournament in the home team's starting line-up. The way Musiala danced in front of the opposition defence and scored in the opening match of the EURO showed the remarkable maturity of Germany's top young talent. And Musiala also partly showed that England deserved the No. 10 shirt on his back.

Musiala leaves his mark on the attack

Germany's substitutions also paid off.

In addition to the above factors, the cohesion of the 4-2-3-1 formation of the German team under the leadership of Julian Nagelsmann is also very impressive. Especially in the ability to block the opponent, the attitude of switching, pressing to regain the ball in a short period of time are excellent professional marks.

During the entire match, the home team only allowed the opponent to control the ball for 33%, even McGinn and his teammates only had 6 attacking situations and almost no shots towards M. Neuer's goal. Scotland's only goal came from Rudiger's own goal. That shows the superior strength of the home team and with what has been shown, Germany deserves to be a strong candidate for the EURO championship this time.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-duc-thang-dam-scotland-ngay-khai-man-euro-2024-nhung-diem-nhan-dac-biet-185240615041212637.htm