Die Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft News & Discussion Thread - Road to Russia 2018 Thread (R)

Brandt, 6-0!!!
assist, Kimmich.

 

Wagner, 7-0!!! Hat trick!
Assist by Kimmich.

 

Kimmich is class. Gonna be an important player next year.

 

"Hi fans, I hope you're all doing well. Last Wednesday I had an operation on my posterior cruciate ligament. The surgery went well and I'm on the road to recovery. I'll now start a relatively long period of rehabilitation, which I'll go into with everything I've got! I'll give my all to be back on the pitch again soon. I've always come back strong and will do so again this time.

We have a lot of plans with our new Dortmund coach Peter Bosz and with the national team at the World Cup in Russia. My main aim is to be in peak fitness in the new year so that I can go all out in the business end of the season.

Thank you so much for all your support. It means a great deal to me and gives me strength for the difficult time I have ahead of me.

I wish Jogi Löw and the boys all the best at the Confederations Cup.

Yours, Marco!"
http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/B...products&utm_term=english&utm_content=article

 

fans suck sometimes, instead of having club bias, why not support your NT players? Did the people go to watch a club match or one of their NT for them to jeer Werner?
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/low-unhappy-germany-fans-over-werner-treatment

 

I really hope he is finally fully fit to play in a tournament, but I would not be surprised if both he and Gündogan are both injured again this time next year, as usual.

He is 28 and only has 29 caps, which is a shame because he is a world class talent.

 

I seriously do NOT want to see Reus on those list of .
"World Class players who never played a WC!"

still can't believe that such a great player only played at the EC12 and mostly on the bench too.

Reus and Gundogan are 2 players that need to go injury free, they can add a lot to the team. Crosses fingers.

 

We must pray a lot for both of them, Germany really need them 2018 to defend the title

 

Yes, go for the fifth star, Germany!!

 

http://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/h...ann-confed-cup-gemecker-nicht-nachvollziehen/

Hrubesch talks about his new role, DFB n our new strikers in Werner/Wagner

 

"Meyer, meanwhile, has set his sight on winning the U21 Euro in Poland. He said: "We're one of the favourites for the Championship. But Spain, Italy and England are on a level with us. We have to perform better than them on the deciding day."

For Meyer, the Euros are also an important event to make it back to the senior team after national team coach Joachim Low excluded him from the team that is travelling to Russia for the Confederations Cup.

"I'm in constant exchange with the national team coach. The talks give me confidence. I want to and ought to stand out [in Poland], lead the team and put myself on the radar of the senior team."
http://www.espnfc.com/schalke-04/st...al-schalke-fans-difficult-to-please-max-meyer

 

Bild | Leon Goretzka is a threat to Sami Khedira's starting spot at the World Cup next year

 

let's see how Goretzka does for the entire CC 1st but the problem with Khedira is that WC18 is most likely is final tournament anyways. Will be 33 at the EC20. So it would make sense to give Goreztka a chance depending on how the next year goes.

 

I m hoping this will be our startelf next year in WC:

--------------------Neuer
-Kimmich-Boateng-Hummels--Hector
------------Emre Can-Kroos
---L.Sane----Goretzka-------Draxler
--------------------Werner

 

Good thing is we have many many choices...... Bad thing is can Loew , and does Loew have the balls to field the right players on the day

 

I would prefer to find a way to get Mueller on the pitch instead of Draxler. Mueller has been fantastic in 2 WCs and only mediocre in his ECs.

 

Jonas Hector and Lars Stindl can do what Marcel Schmelzer, Max Kruse, Kevin Volland can't do for NT

 

Looks like some players have guaranteed their places in the WC roster next year

GK) Neuer, ter Stegen

RB) Kimmich
CB) Boateng, Hummels, Howedes
LB) Hector

DM/CM) Khedira, Kroos
RW) Mueller
AM) Oezil, Goretzka
LW) Draxler, L.Sane

CF) Timo Werner, Mario Gomez

Those 16 spots, these players are almost guaranteed to be there in WC 2018. n we got 7 left



Apparently.............a backup keeper, another 2 CBs, a backup wingback/fullback, 2 central midfielders (if Gundogan if fit i think he will be there, so Weigl/Emre Can for the last spot), n a winger are all needed (if Reus is fit he will be there or else Brandt/Schuerrle?)


Backup keeper:: Trapp, Leno ,Pollersbeck

Backup CBs (two from): Ruediger, Mustafi, Niklas Stark, Sule

backup wingback: Henrichs, Toljan or Plattenhardt

Backup CM/DMs (two from) : Weigl, Emre Can, Rudy, Gundogan

Backup winger: Reus, Brandt or Schuerrle


Here is another 17 players. Plus Stindl.............maybe Loew has a national pool of around 34 players currently

 

if Loew brings 8 defenders (5CB), Still no room for Stindl then?

 

I would bring at current stage

GK) Neuer, ter Stegen, Trapp

RB) Kimmich
CB) Boateng, Hummels, Howedes, Rudiger, Sule
LB) Hector

DM/CM) Khedira, Kroos, Gundogan, CAN
RW) Mueller, Brandt
AM) Oezil, Goretzka
LW) Draxler, L.Sane, Reus

CF) Timo Werner, Stindl

Yes no backup for Hector and Kimmich , but a Howedes could fill in for those two, as he had done before ... I think this team....is more or less the best we have...

 

Neuer Ter Stegen Trapp

Henrichs
Sule Boateng Hummels Howedes Rudiger
Hector

Weigl,Kroos,Khedira,Gundogan,Kimmich,Goretzka,Ozil

Reus,Draxler,Sane,Muller,Werner
Stindl