[The Old Lady Hertha]

Okkkk...lets hope this works this time.

Heres some players I would like to see in the next few friendlies:

Robert Enke
Malik Fathi
Stefan Kiessling
Sebastian Kehl
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Moritz Volz
Mehmet Scholl

All these players I think deserve a shot in upcoming friendlies. Thats alot of players I know, but I think at least 3 of them should get a shot.

[ForeverRed]

Originally Posted by The Old Lady Hertha

Okkkk...lets hope this works this time.

Heres some players I would like to see in the next few friendlies:

Robert Enke
Malik Fathi
Stefan Kiessling
Sebastian Kehl
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Moritz Volz
Mehmet Scholl

All these players I think deserve a shot in upcoming friendlies. Thats alot of players I know, but I think at least 3 of them should get a shot.

I don't think Klinsman is really seriously considerating replacing Kahn as the number one but Enke I guess can be used for a possible third goalkeeper. Kehl deserves it more than anything, especially since that is a position we need a solid player in. If he is to become a starter for us in DM, he's gotta start playing already!

Kiessling as well, since we're still not certain on who the fourth striker could be...heck, if it was up to me Kuranyi wouldn't even be an automatic addition to the team.

[smithfan]

Sebastian Kehl (he should actually start at the World Cup too!)
Malik Fathi
Stefan Kießling
Piotr Trochowski (would be an excellent Ballack substitute)
and maybe even Alex Meier

[Delirious]

Kevin Prince Boateng (VERY talented Midfielder, reminds of Zidane in his Style of Play...)
Malik Fathi
Piotr Trochowski
Manuel Friedrich
Florian Kringe
Sebastian Kehl
Ioannis Masmanidis
Nando Rafael
Gonzalo Castro
Benny Lauth

list goes on and on...

[Jaison]

Kehl (this is a given, he should be starting FFS!!)

Trochowski He's a player whos type we're missing on the NT currently. He could be a nice creative spark as a sub. Meier could be another possibility here.

Neuville (He's had a very good season, and on current form, I'd take him over Lauth or Hanke)

Fathi A good defensive minded LB. I would like him and Lahm as our LBs, and Jansen moved to a more attacking role (he's been outstanding for gladbach in this role).

Fahrenhorst At the beginning of this season, this would have been laughable, but he's been decent since returning to fitness. If Wörns gets left off the team (which appears to be likely), I wouldn't mind Fahne as a 4th defender, but certainly not a starter. I still have hope for Huth in the future, but right now is not the time for him.

Volz Assuming he regains his health, he should be looked at as our backup RB. He's had a very good season with Fulham. Hinkel's in no form to be on the NT currently, and Owomoyela, while a decent RB in the Bundesliga, isn't quality enough for the NT IMO.

Players such as Boateng and Castro would find it very tough to crack the NT this time around. I think the 2008 EC (and the EC qualifiers post WC) could be a more realistic target for them.

[shutoutj]

Boateng is very good but i think he should get some experience with the U-21s first. The kid's only 18(I think).

Fathi would be a very good sub for Lahm, and yes I also think Jansen should be moved up to left wing.
Kehl should be playing regularly, i don't know what is going through klinsmanns head right now.

Trochowski would be a very good substitute, and he deserves to be in the team much more than guys like Hamann and Engelhardt.

[mcweiss]

Originally Posted by smithfan

Sebastian Kehl (he should actually start at the World Cup too!)
Malik Fathi
Stefan Kießling
Piotr Trochowski (would be an excellent Ballack substitute)
and maybe even Alex Meier

Good list. I particularly Piotr Trochowski should be in the final squad already...he is a young, fit "Mehmet Scholl" like player that is missing from the setup.

I am also still pissed that Bayern let him go.

[Pfeife]

Borowksi shall play from the beginning on on Deislers position, Kehl shall come in as a sub for Frings, lahm has to start as a left back and Kiessling shall be the fourth striker.

[SirManchester]

KEHL KEHL KEHL and ********IN KEHL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jaison]

Klinsi has released his list of the 28 players invited to the training session in Düsseldorf for Jan 30-31.

Tor: Oliver Kahn (Bayern München), Jens Lehmann (FC Arsenal), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart)
Abwehr: Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC), Andreas Hinkel (VfB Stuttgart), Robert Huth (FC Chelsea), Marcell Jansen (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund), Patrick Owomoyela (Werder Bremen), Lukas Sinkiewicz (1. FC Köln), Christian Wörns (Borussia Dortmund)
Mittelfeld: Michael Ballack, Sebastian Deisler, Bastian Schweinsteiger (alle FC Bayern München), Tim Borowski, Torsten Frings (beide Werder Bremen), Fabian Ernst (Schalke 04), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
Angriff: Gerald Asamoah, Kevin Kuranyi (beide Schalke 04), Mike Hanke (VfL Wolfsburg), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln)

Good news (IMO): Kehl (yes!) and Wörns were invited back.

Bad news (again IMO): Fathi, Volz and Trochowski not invited, while Ernst, Owomoyela and Hitzlsperger are. What does Klinsi see in Hitz and Owo?