Das Reboot and the Road to UEFA Nations League & EC2020

So loew says now that Kherer and Draxler are back he does not need Hummels and Muller.... but all they do is sit on the bench for PSG. This weekend after PSG was up 5-0 in the 65th minute . neither of them even got subbed in.

 

Muller is in on fire form. Way to go to choose perennial bench warmer of PSG over starter at Bayern

 

Muller is not really needed imo, if everyone is fit you got Gnabry, Werner, Sane, Reus, Brandt plus Havertz and Gotetzka. Scoring goals should not be a problem.

Hummels would be useful though, but it won't happen. Hopefully Sule is fit as that at least means Tah or Can probably won't play at CB at any point. Kehrer should not be called up unless he is playing well for PSG, atm he isn't playing at all let alone well.

 

I still fear that without Sule, Low might pull some crazy shit and play 4 CB's. Problem is in a group with the French and Portuguese it means unlike most other tournaments where he's gotten away with it(other then 2018) any early tactical errors will be punished by GS elimination.

 

Whilst I do agree the defense is a issue but the midfield when put under pressure has no steel that's another massive issue

 

I think one of Demme or Emre Can should be used in midfield

if we are playing back 3, I would recommend Koch as one of the 3 CBs ... he can move between CB n DM to cover Kimmich n Kroos

but ideally, I like Kimmich at RB a bit more

——Kimmich—Rudiger—Sule—-Gosens
————————Demme
—————-Brandt———Kroos

or a setup like

—————Rudiger—-Sule
—Kimmich——-Koch——-Gosens
—————Brandt—-Kroos
——Gnabry—-Goretzka—-Werner

3 CBs... one of them can move up n support midfield. There are still two players supporting Kroos

343 when one CB move up n two fullbacks move down , then it rotates to 433. The 3rd CB will be a DM

Koch or Emre Can can play that role. They do that in their clubs

 

The key is : you don’t count Goretzka as one of the covers to Kroos’

he is too offensive

Brandt is ok, in Dortmund he also plays as a CM in a 343.

Loew should be using Goretzka as one of the front 3 options , especially when Kroos is in midfield

 

Reus injured out for about 4-6weeks .

 

Did we look good? I seem to remember struggling in every match, and giving up lots of chances, while creating very few of our own.

 

BS. We fielded a 3-5-2 in the March 2016 friendly against Italy and the eventual game at Euro 2016 too. Both with the first row of players and we looked decent. Özil at DM btw

 

I think Demme, Kimmich, Kroos will make a good midfield. Demme can provide some defence and toughness in midfield, he is doing pretty well in Napoli as well

Or else we will have to play Emre Can together with Kimmich and Kroos. Loew might play Emre Can as a 3rd CB in a 343 but I think it doesn’t matter too much , especially when Can can move up and help in the midfield (even he is a 3rd CB on paper)


Team for now:

GK) Neuer, ter Stegen, Leno

RB) Klostermann
CB) Rudiger, Hummels, Ginter, Sule
LB) Halstenberg, Gosens

DM/CM) Demme, Emre Can, Kroos, Gundogan, Brandt, Kimmich

Wingers/AM) Gnabry, Sané, Reus, Havertz, Goretzka

strikers) Timo Werner, Niederlechner


—————————Neuer
—Klostermann-Rudiger—Sule—-Gosens
————————-Demme
——————Kimmich—-Kroos
———————-Goretzka—-
——————Gnabry—-Werner

or

————————Neuer
—————-Rudiger——Sule
—Klostermann———Can———-—Gosens
——————Kimmich—-Kroos
————————Goretzka
——————Gnabry—-Werner

 

If Sule can make it then Sane can also make it

 

Sane is back training with city , he will be back in action in the next month