Germany, Muller in shock: “This is ridiculous.”

German striker Thomas Muller vented after the defeat against Japan

Germany striker Thomas Muller did not hide his enormous discouragement over the World Cup opener defeat against Japan: “I think it was ridiculous to start with a defeat, I’m still in shock. We led for almost the whole game, then we got those two goals.”

Germany lost their debut match for the second World Cup in a row. “I don’t know if Neuer could have done more, I know he had made a great save earlier,” said Muller, who mainly pointed the finger at the difficulties of the attack, which he said was inefficient. When we have all those chances a goal has to be scored. If you are not concrete you lose, that is clear, there was no efficiency under the net. Now we have to get back up,” the words to German television.