That is debatable, to say the least. He's been a sub/fringe player for quite a while and the other guys on positions 16+ on the squad aren't exactly world class either. What clearly better player was ever not included because of him ? Yea, that's right, none.
Wrong. In this cycle alone we could've brought Stindl, Dahoud, Brandt, Meyer, Bellarabi, Volland, Schmelzer etc. Players that would've brought much more and were clearly better. There's a reason why Podolski crashed out of Arsenal and now plays in freaking Turkey. He doesn't bring much outside of a powerful left foot shot and the ability to run fast. Whenever he plays for Germany, the more technical players isolate him out of the run of play because he just isn't on their level. The team plays with essentially 10 men as a result.
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