Who hasn’t yet, who still wants to comment on it? *yawn*
But at least that was a clear statement, without a lot of blah blah blah.
Adeyemi will get another chance in the U21 in the future and as long as that doesn’t happen, the topic of the senior national team won’t arise.
I don’t know whether this needs to be formulated so publicly and whether Nagelsmann will in principle be able to decide whether he can nominate him.
And if he finds form, I want to see how they argue for non-nomination. Although he has been playing better recently, he is not guaranteed playing time at BVB. Logically, he would rather show himself there than with the U21s. Ultimately, the games he plays for BVB will determine whether he is an issue for the national team. Everyone has to be honest that Adeyemi’s two good games for the U21 are not nearly as meaningful an application for Nagelsmann as good games in the Bundesliga and Champions League. The U-national teams clearly have to be there for the new generation of potential national players. Yes, Adeyemi still qualifies for this at the age of 21, but it’s a completely different issue than if, for example, a 19-year-old Moukoko suddenly didn’t want to come. Adeyemi’s days in the U-teams are numbered in the medium term. In my opinion, the DFB is not behaving well here, opening a huge barrel with statements like this from Rettig. How often have “seasoned” players not wanted to play friendly games? Rarely was it made a big issue. Adeyemi is getting a lot of media attention anyway and there is nothing better to do than make your own player look even worse. Can we allow ourselves that?