Mattus: Germany s defeat to Slovakia makes me worried. I don t understand what formation Germany plays

German legend Mattus said in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports that he did not understand what formation Germany played against Slovakia.

Did the German national team's performance in Slovakia surprise, shock or just bewildered?

You can lose the game, but the key is the way. What is more surprising than the failure itself is the way of the game, the way we play football is worrying. To be honest, this score is already very polite to us, and this game could have easily turned into 0:4 or 0:5.

How do you understand this situation?

If you lose the game 0:2 and the opponent's best player is the goalkeeper, then you will understand what that means. Our team has enough strength, but I feel like Nagelsman's team was caught off guard by the aggressive press from the opponent. They were almost in one-on-one competition, and we couldn't handle it at all. We never found the right attitude and performance in the game. There is another thing that makes me very dissatisfied with. It is this kind of attempt. I don’t even know what formation we are playing. In Slovakia, it is 4-2-2-2 when there is no ball, and is 3-5-2 when there is ball? Did he want to experiment with his old system in Leipzig? I don't really like these frequent changes, I hope everything goes well in the future, but why use Kimmich, Gretzka and Stilet? I personally prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation. Like Bayern Munich has been using for many years, many international players are good at this formation. I also agree to let Kimmich return to the core position of the midfield. History has proven that full-backs don’t need to be particularly outstanding, they just need to be reliable. The three-back system is also completely acceptable to me. But we should focus on a system and execute it perfectly.

Not only were they both received severe criticism, but Rudiger and Werz also attracted much attention.

If you only watch the last game, you almost need to change the entire team. Rudiger is usually overly excited, but rarely lacks passion. However, after such a bad game, we should not negate everything. Nagelsman should no longer consider names and merits now, if attitudes and emotions are a problem, I think players like Anton, Andrish and Schlottbeck should be considered first if they get healthy.

right-back freshman Collins might have imagined a better debut, too.

It is definitely inappropriate to criticize this young man. He won nominations with outstanding performances in Frankfurt and the U21 national team. However, that is under the three-back or five-back system, not the traditional four-back system. How serious is

Musiara's absence?

Musiara is irreplaceable like Messi, I hope he can return as soon as possible.

Are you worried about another shameful performance against Northern Ireland?

No. There is only one slogan: improve, improve, improve again! In fact, there is no need for a coach. The team must win back the face and win the support of fans again. We performed well against Portugal and France, and despite losing, we still stick to our own style of play. But this time, facing an opponent like Slovakia that should have won easily, we seem unable to deal with it.