On Saturday it will be time for the first EM feeling. The national team will test against France in Lyon (from 9 p.m. in the live ticker at bild.de), then play against Holland in Frankfurt on Tuesday. Two hits in which national coach Julian Nagelsmann (36) and the team can really score points – and after the last defeats against Austria (0:2) and Turkey (2:3), they also have to score points.
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► The truth about the Goretzka exit
Bayern star Leon Goretzka (29) is still very present in the spots, but is surprisingly not nominated at all at the moment. Nagelsmann justified the waiver by saying that it was about “finding the right players for the roles”. This allows two conclusions to be drawn: In terms of sport, Goretzka’s profile does not fit Nagelsmann’s idea, who wants to provide a clearer alongside the returnee Toni Kroos (34).
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And: He doesn’t trust Goretzka to fit into the role of substitute player without complaint. There were already debates in the background at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but in the end Hansi Flick (59) chose Ilkay Gündogan (33) in the starting line-up at the start against Japan (1:2). He then replaced the best man up to that point in his own management with Goretzka. A swap that was criticized within the team as a “change in harmony”. In the end the German team lost.
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Nagelsmann would like to find a group of 14 or 15 players who will fight for the starting eleven. Behind it, he relies on harmony and players who are grateful to be able to take part in the tournament. That makes it more difficult for the ambitious Goretzka. But: If he plays as convincingly as he has in previous games, Nagelsmann will not be able to get past him.
► The truth about Nagelsmann’s favorite numbers
When presenting the squad, Nagelsmann repeatedly justified his decisions with data and figures. Among other things, he said about debutant Maximilian Mittelstädt (27) from VfB Stuttgart: “Statistically speaking, he is by far the best left-back in the Bundesliga and one of the top four left-backs in the world.”
The basis for the judgment is the information from “Impect”, the company of former Bundesliga professionals Stefan Reinartz (35/including Leverkusen and Nuremberg) and Jens Hegeler (36/including Leverkusen and Hertha BSC). They advertise that they “create individual profiles to find the players who best fit your playing style.” Nagelsmann likes to take advantage of this and has an expert, DFB analyst Benjamin Glück (37), who evaluates all the data sets for him. That also played an important role in Kroos’ comeback. Nagelsmann: “He is currently the player in Europe with the most outplayed opponents – by far.”
Now the new Nagelsmann team just has to deliver – ideally on Saturday from 9 p.m.
2024-03-21 10:31:57
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