Four games, three goals, two draws, one loss and one win. Jürgen Klopp would have hoped for better results from his first international break as Germany coach. But though the comfortable win over Serbia (2-0) , draws against the Netherlands (1-1) and Greece (0-0) and a shock loss to Greece (0-1) in Germany leave them third out of four in their Nations League group, Klopp saw mostly positives.

"Everyone showed what they're made of; everyone earned their place. We've shown signs that we can do some things better than people gave us credit for. I wanted to get something going, and I definitely saw that happen," he said after Sunday's 0-0 draw in Thessaloniki.

For all the positivity of the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach, the four matches have, in reality, been a mixed bag for Germany.

It's a long road back to the top

Having fallen in the last 32 of the 2026 World Cup and exited in the group stage in 2022, Germany's footballing stock has never been lower.

Klopp tried to address this by casting…