With Bayern Munich suffering right now, maybe the international break came at the right time. Now, fans can watch Germany suffer for a nice change of pace.
Okay, maybe that’s a little bit too negative — Germany are actually playing some decent football these days. However, Julian Nagelsmann has a minor injury crisis on his hands, thanks to the absurd schedule these international players are being put through. It’s not exactly ideal when you’re only a few months into the new season.
Team news
A bunch of the main first teamers are missing, but the highlights include Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, David Raum, and more. Last time, kicker got their predicted lineups spot-on, so we’ll trust them again this time around:
Some notes on the XI:
- Serge Gnabry is set to make his Germany return after almost a year out of the squad. He’s been in decent form with Bayern this season, though his last few games have been less than stellar (which goes for the whole team, really).
- The fact that Nagelsmann still doesn’t want to start Aleksandar Pavlović is a little bit odd, since he’s currently relying on a double defensive midfield pairing of Robert Andrich and Pascal Groß. Germany might benefit from Pavlović taking over the role that Toni Kroos played in the Euros, but the coach prefers a different approach at the moment.
- Alexander Nübel is set to start for the national team in place of the injured Marc-Andre ter Stegen. If he’s really going to be Manuel Neuer’s successor one day, he’ll have to impress at the national level.
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