Woltemade previously at the DFB team
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With the shooting star Nick Woltemade praised by Julian Nagelsmann, the German U21 is the European Championship. The club World Cup participants such as Jonas Urbig, Karim Adeyemi and Maximilian Beier, on the other hand, are missing in the provisional squad for the final round from June 11th to 28th in Slovakia-as expected, striker Youssoufa Moukoko. The Munich loan player Paul Wanner from 1. FC Heidenheim was nominated. He will join the squad after the relegation.
Despite the difficulties of the club World Cup, the selection of the German Football Association is one of the title candidates at the tournament. “The anticipation is huge. After two years of qualification and test games, players, coaching team and staff are highly motivated in preparation for the tournament. In the training camp, every single one has the chance to show themselves again, at the same time we want to work in detail as a team,” said coach Antonio di Salvo.
With Nahuel Noll (Greuther Fürth) and Johannes Schenk (Prussia Münster) there are two debutants in the goalkeeper position in the provisional squad. They should support the established Noah Atubolu and Tjark seriously and apply for third place in the goal for the tournament. Di Salvo said: “Nahuel and Johannes are talented keepers who have drawn attention to themselves in the 2nd league with strong performance.” The defensive players Elias Baum and Finn Jeltsch are also for the first time in the U21 circle. “Elias played continuously in Elversberg and his share in the strong season of the SVE. Finn prevailed after his change in winter in Stuttgart and gathered game practice at the highest level,” Di Salvo explains the nominations.
The European Championship training camp completes its team from May 26 to June 4 in Blankenhain in Weimarer Land. Until the European Championship start, Di Salvo has to reduce the squad from 26 to 23 players. Moukoko’s absence had been emerging for a long time. The striker borrowed from BVB to Nice, who scored 13 goals in his 15 U21 international matches, lack form and game practice.
This is completely different at the Stuttgart season promoted Woltemade. According to Di Salvo, the 23-year-old, who last met 3-1 against Spain in March 3-1 against Spain, is also part of the Nations League final tournament. With national coach Nagelsmann, the offensive player has been very popular for a long time. “Julian’s call also came to be needed. He goes up to the A-National team and I hope that he will shoot the A national team for the National League title,” said Di Salvo. Hopefully Woltemade will come to the U21 with a few goals and confidence. “He is in the mood,” says Di Salvo. “He will also help us after the A national team.”
Di Salvo is affected by the club World Cup harder than other national coaches. So he lacks the Dortmund service providers Adeyemi and Beier. The future Bayern professional Tom Bishop and goalkeeper Urbig are also not among the XXL tournaments in the USA. After the preliminary round out of the summer of 2023, the DFB selection at the U21 European Championship wants to reach the final again. Slovenia (June 12), Czech Republic (June 15) and England (June 18) are the group opponents. The first and second qualify for the quarter -finals.