So I watched some highlites and on the goal, Khedira gets taken down on what would be a foul called 8 out of 10 times. We saw how the match was being called up until then, so not much of a surprise how it went. Anyway, Mexico finds acres of open land between the mids and back line. Hummels fails on the challenge that starts the counter attack, and then slips taking himself completely out of the play. Ozil runs back to cover, taking a slightly off route toward Lozano but at least he gave a full effort. Kroos is at full speed coming back until the final pass from Chicharito to Lozano. At that point Kroos does the unforgivable and simply starts to jog back. Lozano takes the pass and cuts right leaving Ozil in the dust (Ozil looked like a school boy while I said to myself "careful he's going to cut back"). Lozano then squares up for the shot from 11 yards, and only then does Kroos feel it necessary in a World Cup opener to again provide a full effort during a prime scoring chance against. Kroos is a foot away from blocking the winning goal, when a full effort would've prevented the shot from even being taken. Neuer had little chance unless the ball hit his palm completely square.
This is the type of poor play that Hummels and Boateng described post match, comparing their struggles against Austria and Saudi Arabia (even though friendlies don't matter, right?!?). They not only had a poor gameplan, and worse a poor execution of the gameplan...they lacked a mental and physical determination that is simply not even respectable. To not provide a full effort in a desperate moment is flat out disrespectful to the crest. I wish I hadn't immediately canceled my DVR recording of the match, or I could more accurately critique the mess. Perhaps it's for the best though.