Back from recent international exile, Toni Kroos dictated the tempo as Germany eased past Scotland.
Paul Fennessy JULIAN NAGELSMANN has been in charge of Germany for less than 12 months, but he has made one key decision that looks like a masterstroke.
Before Nagelsmann’s arrival, out-of-sorts Germany were looking on course for a fourth successive major tournament flop following a series of poor results. Advertisement During Germany’s best moment since the turn of the century — the 2014 World Cup triumph — Kroos was pivotal. And yet, when things started to go awry in the seven years following that triumph under Low, Kroos was scapegoated.
His calming, assured presence in midfield set the tone tonight for a routine 5-1 victory in the hosts’ Euro 2024 opener against Scotland.
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