{"id":1986,"date":"2022-11-24T13:07:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T13:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:37:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:37:59","slug":"japan-defeat-means-germany-have-no-margin-for-error-flick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/brusselsindependent\/japan-defeat-means-germany-have-no-margin-for-error-flick\/2022\/11\/24\/hasan\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan defeat means Germany have no margin for error: Flick"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOHA<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> November 24–<\/span> Germany<\/span> have<\/span> their<\/span> backs<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> wall<\/span> after<\/span> losing<\/span> to<\/span> Japan<\/span> in<\/span> their<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> opener<\/span> and<\/span> cannot<\/span> afford<\/span> to<\/span> slip<\/span> again<\/span> if<\/span> they<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> chance<\/span> to<\/span> go<\/span> ahead<\/span> against<\/span> Spain<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday.<\/span> the<\/span> director<\/span> told<\/span> Flick.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> four-time<\/span> world<\/span> champion<\/span> suffered<\/span> a<\/span> stunning<\/span> 2-1<\/span> loss<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Japanese<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> after<\/span> leading<\/span> 1-0<\/span> and<\/span> wasting<\/span> many<\/span> chances.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> German<\/span> inexplicably<\/span> took<\/span> his<\/span> foot<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> Axel<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> second<\/span> half,<\/span> conceding<\/span> two<\/span> late<\/span> goals<\/span> after<\/span> conceding<\/span> three<\/span> straight<\/span> defeats<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> opener<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> tournament.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“There<\/span> are<\/span> no<\/span> more<\/span> free<\/span> recordings,”<\/span> Flick<\/span> told<\/span> an<\/span> online<\/span> news<\/span> conference<\/span> Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> wasted<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> one.<\/span> We<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> work<\/span> on<\/span> things<\/span> now<\/span> and<\/span> improve.<\/span> Now<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> move<\/span> forward<\/span> and<\/span> show<\/span> our<\/span> character<\/span> to<\/span> maintain<\/span> our<\/span> chances<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> final<\/span> group<\/span> match.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Germany’s<\/span> final<\/span> game<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> against<\/span> Costa<\/span> Rica<\/span> on<\/span> December<\/span> 1st.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> have<\/span> confidence<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> team,<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> positive<\/span> attitude<\/span> and<\/span> we<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> go<\/span> into<\/span> Sunday’s<\/span> game<\/span> positively,”<\/span> he<\/span> added.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“It’s<\/span> important<\/span> to<\/span> process<\/span> defeat,<\/span> clear<\/span> your<\/span> mind,<\/span> and<\/span> focus<\/span> on<\/span> your<\/span> next<\/span> task.<\/span> That’s<\/span> our<\/span> goal.<\/span> To<\/span> get<\/span> the<\/span> team<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> place<\/span> they<\/span> can<\/span> trust.<\/span> \u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Germany<\/span> experienced<\/span> their<\/span> first<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> elimination<\/span> in<\/span> 80<\/span> years<\/span> when<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> knocked<\/span> out<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> round<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 2018<\/span> World<\/span> Cup.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Instead<\/span> of<\/span> laying<\/span> the<\/span> groundwork<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> tournament<\/span> win<\/span> in<\/span> Qatar,<\/span> the<\/span> loss<\/span> to<\/span> Japan<\/span> put<\/span> Germany<\/span> back<\/span> behind<\/span> and<\/span> facing<\/span> elimination<\/span> from<\/span> Spain.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> did<\/span> some<\/span> things<\/span> tactically<\/span> that<\/span> weren’t<\/span> right<\/span> and<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> better,”<\/span> Flick<\/span> said.<\/span> “That’s<\/span> how<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> in<\/span> football.<\/span> you<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> your<\/span> best.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOHA (Reuters) November 24– Germany have their backs to the wall after losing to Japan in their World Cup opener and cannot afford to slip again if they have a chance to go ahead against Spain on Saturday. the director told Flick. The four-time world champion suffered a stunning 2-1 loss to the Japanese on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1,2428],"tags":[269,338,340,366,368],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/flick.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1988,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986\/revisions\/1988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}