Das Reboot and the Road to UEFA Nations League & EC2020

I think there was some mention in the 2013-2014 season when he scored 10 goals in the first half, I believe. He kind of tanked after that (or got injured, I don't know which).

 

If he was NT quality in the past why not again? A lot of people got excited about him and then injuries took their toll. I was not meaning right now. He is off to an excellent start and I am hoping he continues... If he does, only a matter of time before a BL1 team picks him up...

 

Considering him as NT quality is jumping the gun. The DFB has called up players before for testing purposes to eventually deem them not good enough. Lasogga is a known quantity to the Bundesliga. He got injured and fell off for around 4 years now. He also got off to a hot start for Leeds last season in the English Championship. Only to end up declining towards the end. Scoring goals as a 26 almost 27 year old in 2BL is fine and dandy but not groundbreaking news. As I said, if he can do well in the top tier for multiple seasons consistently then we'll talk.

 

Dietmar Hamann recommends that Jogi should call up Maxi Eggestein for the senior NT

https://m.bild.de/sport/fussball/fu...maxi-eggestein-holen-57336214.bildMobile.html

 

You know when watching this again, I do realise that Germany was poor but can't help to think that nothing at all went their way
Deflection goals against them, garbage goal by South-Korea and those numerous chances wasted... which at the end of the day is their own fault but still...

 

It actually was a blessing in disguise they went out in the group stages with that shower of crap, had they progressed and faced a Belgium or Brazil or France then it would have been a hammering

 

Kai Havartz as Kartoffel and dictator-free option at AM

 

Since Jogi is never going to care about Fahrmann and Baumann, the NT needs to consider Vlachodimos and Zieler as the 3rd GK option. Leno isn't quite there yet. He's finally played a game for Arsenal but it was in EL against some Ukrainian team. Karius isn't an option for me right now, too much controversy that the Turkish tabloids keep putting on him with the local women there.

 

Could you please fill me on the juicy details?I Iassume he's been sleeping around.

 

There's this article about his comments on female fans in Turkey:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...arius-female-fans-Besiktas-did-Liverpool.html

And a bunch of these YouTube videos although I have no idea what they're saying in Turkish

 

Karius is the new Kevin Trapp. As long as they're dating Brazilian/ Turkish supermodels why should they care about football?

 

More on Karius' off pitch activity:

https://www.cnnturk.com/spor/futbol/karius-melis-aycaya-mesaj-atti

 

Since you brought up Lasogga, he has gone scoreless in 2 matches in a row and has even lost his place in their starting XI

 

Very true, he looks a a step up in class compared to last year, loew needs to utilize him properly and give a regular starting birth

 

Jogi Löw comments about Philipp Max:

"He is constantly in our observation. I think he has a good chance of being in the national team. Max is very efficient and effective on offense. He's preparing a lot of goals and that's what you expect from a good full-back today."

https://www.transfermarkt.de/augsbu...uo-berechtigte-chance-ldquo-/view/news/320218

 

Low hit a total blank

 

Löw and DFB delegation fly into London for finally getting the chance to talk to Özil but his lordship would deny seeing them. Löw only met with Mustafi and Mertesacker.

http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussbal...-london-vergeblich-den-kontakt-a-1230133.html