Bastian Schweinsteiger has spoken out in favor of FC Bayern’s Jérôme Boateng being nominated again for the German national soccer team.
When looking at the German defensive, the 2014 world champion said before the game of the DFB selection in the Nations League against Ukraine on “ARD”, he currently does not see any player who has the “absolute world class” format. “They are all young, talented players,” said Schweinsteiger.
Despite recent good performances, for example by Emre Can, Niklas Süle or Robin Koch, they are “not yet ready to say: We have a great defense and it works perfectly”.
Therefore, the former midfield star of Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chicago Fire spoke out in favor of the return of his former comrade Jérôme Boateng, who has not been appointed by national coach Joachim Löw for around two years.
Schweinsteiger pleads for a return to the back four
“Personally, I always say: The best should play. The best players there are in Germany. And I see Jérôme Boateng at a very high level, you saw it in the Champions League,” explained Schweinsteiger.
In addition to Boateng, Bayern veteran Thomas Müller and BVB defender Mats Hummels have not been considered for the DFB selection since then.
In addition, Schweinsteiger, 121 times German national player, had another suggestion for Löw to strengthen the defensive: “Ideally, you play with a back four – with that we also became world champions.”
Against the Ukraine, Löw relied on a back three made up of Antonio Rüdiger, Niklas Süle and Matthias Ginter. In the 3: 3 against Turkey, Rüdiger was in the defensive network with Robin Koch and Emre Can. The central defenders Jonathan Tah and Niklas Stark came on after substitution.
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