Das Reboot and the Road to UEFA Nations League & EC2020

Klopp is one of the very best tactically and as a man manager, I'm not sure loew is in that category

 

Saw some positives and negatives

Positives:

1) the front three looks to be working well. Needs more match practice together to build on the chemistry

2) Klostermann can provide pace on the flanks which can be important against stronger defensive teams

3) Fluidity and movement is there. Think the score could’ve been 3-0 which is perfectly reasonable. Given a long season and some of the players played more competitive football till the very end.

4) Ginter can be a useful piece from the back line. He can move the ball forward and has the best ball playing skills among the younger generation of defenders. He isn’t quite as slow as Hummels who hasn’t played well for 2-3 years

Negatives:

1) 3-4-3 is still a work in progress. Might be too defensive against all the teams. But back in 80s/90s Germany played 352 (only two forwards) against all opponents too

2) Not a big fan of Nico Schulz on the left flank

3) Need more time to work on set-pieces. No threat at all even Niklas and Tah were inside

 

We need to employ a formation to suit the personnel

 

Klopp likes to use AM or wingers as striker.

He transformed Lewandowski from a AM/SS to Cf; Aubameyang from Winger to CF; Firmino from AM to CF.

Of course not everyone here is thinking he would use a Volland, Ginczek, Uth or Selke if he’s the NT coach. You will be disappointed

A big possibility that he would use Havertz as striker because he’s fast, technically great, can involve in build up like Firmino does and is a good finisher.

He prefers three “workhorses” in midfield. No creativity needed but high work-rate (Henderson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Fabinho) . I bet Klopp would love to have Maximilian Eggestein in his starting lineup. Maybe Emre Can too, Can was one of his favourite players in Liverpool

Klopp’s lineup would be like this:

——————Ter Stegen
-Kimmich—-NS—-AR——Schulz
——Can——Eggestein—-Ilkay
——Sane—-Havertz—-Reus

 

Absolutely, set pieces are underrated, I think the Dutch and France are more of a threat allround

 

Problem is loew is in charge, and proven failures like draxler are still heavily involved whilst Kai could have replaced rues tonight when he came off

 

Look at how Brazil and Spain dominated the football world when they used Romario, Bebeto, Ronaldo who weren’t great aerial threats, or David Villa and Fabregas as strikers and won Euro, WC and Euro

Man City are playing against buses week-in, week-Out

Studies from Four four two recently showed an interesting statistics. Aerial attack from open play has an average success rate of around 8%. So unless we are playing against really small centre backs, you make 10 crosses , only one can turn into goals

Against Van Dijk and De Ligt, crossing in for them to make Clearance is stupid; or big defenders like today? It’s all about matchup. Nowadays, all teams like CBs who are 190cm or above anyway. They might play three of them

Apparently, set pieces is another topic for aerial attack because your CBs are out for attack too so chances is higher.

 

Who played well today? Who didn’t?

 

Ball distribution was

Yes that would be a well balanced line-up

 

What LHR? London Heathrow?

I m just stating what Klopp prefers because as I said, I have been a follower of his and knows about his preference

He likes energy and dynamism. Creativity and possession is secondary

Pretty sure Maximilian Eggestein, Can, Gundogan , Reus, Gnabry and Havertz are his type
Of players

Klopp is also a big admirer of Julian Brandt for quite some time

 

For conclusive proof it needs 100 more posts in a row that say Havertz should play as a 9 lol.

 

I don’t get it...

Havertz actually played as the three forwards for Leverkusen this season post winter break.

He didn’t play as a winger, as he was in the middle too throughout the match and scored many goals because he wasn’t used as midfielder anymore

When he was used that way in Leverkusen since January, why can’t he be used as forward for NT?

Think of the role of a winger and he wasn’t a winger for Leverkusen. He is more like a rotational striker in the system

So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he can be used as a front 3 option

 

Many people said it, he is better used as one of the front three options than at midfield

To utilise his finishing skills and killer instinct

 

Been away from this thread for quite a while.

Why isn't Da Costa called up to the NT? He had a pretty good season both domestically and internationally with Eintracht Frankfurt, holding his own pretty well against Chelsea in the semifinals.

 

If you have 3 accounts, you can rep your own posts lol.

 

Against Estonia they should try a front 3 off sany havertz ganebry with rues dropping to the bench

 

Or maybe play 4-3-3 with Havertz as AM and the same front 3 as v Belarus? Drop Ginter or Tah.

I agree Da Costa deserves a call up, if Kimmich is permanently going to play DM then I think the 2 RB's should be Klostermann and Da Costa. Drop Kehrer.