Süle counted as a BVB professional, there are seven FC Bayern players in the squad DFB. Therefore, a term can be heard again, with which German football has a tradition: block formation. “It was always good for the national team when we had one or two blocks because the players know each other and trust each other”said Oliver Bierhoff, the director of the DFB.
Rüdiger well placed in central defence
Combining two blocks under a coach who knows the larger block from his time at Bayern sounds promising, but in practice there are many aspects to consider. For example central defender Antonio Rüdiger, who is officially still a player of the Chelsea FC is managed, but will soon be making his money at Real Madrid. He should have his place with a view to the World Cup and since Flick is a supporter of the back four there would only be one spot left for Süle or Schlotterbeck.
On the other hand, two professionals who played for BVB last season are far from being permanent fixtures in the national team. Marco Reus is out due to an infection against Italy and probably also against England on June 7th in Munich, Julian Brandt is too changeable in his performances and rather a candidate for substitutions.
“Absolute power football”
As soon as Reus can start training, Edin Terzić will also benefit from him, because he is very similar to Flick in terms of the game idea. “Extremely intense against the ball, pressing high, winning the ball early. Absolute power football”, Leon Goretzka described the plans of the national team.
The national team should benefit from the fact that Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, Terzić and Flick spark on the same wave, even if Nagelsmann changes the basic formation at Bayern much more often. But the principles remain the same, and that’s why the national coach benefits from the fact that there is a third block in the national team, that of Chelsea.
Three blocks – BVB, Bayern, Chelsea
Rüdiger may soon no longer be one of them, but like Timo Werner and Kai Havertz he has been trained by Thomas Tuchel on the football with which Germany claims to win the title in Qatar despite two weak tournaments in a row.