Sounds like experiments so shortly before the European Championships. Not good. They should have been completed before the last games. I’m happy for Maxi.
After the world-class performances that German football and its Bayern / BVB axis have given us over the last few years and played everything into the ground, you are of course right. Something like that makes absolutely no sense.
Further development is difficult given the high quality, for example at the recent World Cup.
It’s important that a new wind comes into the bunch and with Maxi & Chris Nagelsmann has a complete left side that he can throw in together at any time. Waldi is having an outstanding season and Undav is out of the question. Each of the four deserves their nomination. Like Leverkusen, VfB is in outstanding form. The performance principle must once again count for more than names and lobbies.
In principle yes, but there are also reasons why all four are in their mid to late twenties and have only seen the midfield of the Bundesliga in their lives until this season without particularly standing out.
They are currently performing more like the entire VFB and it is questionable whether they can achieve this level outside of the Stuttgart area. There were a few other players who didn’t see a trick in the N11. But it would definitely be desirable for them to test Undav and Mittelstädt, for example, who have deficits in their positions, makes perfect sense.
In principle, you should be consistent and not nominate a filling jug – he was only at Bremen for a long time. Just middle class.
Or big, or even a day.
Or you take the players who are in shape. Playing together. In the same club, with the same system.
If Nagelsmann wants to play with a 3/5 chain, then it’s best to play with players who have played this quite successfully in the club over a full season. Certain processes, routes, room layouts and non-verbal communication are already in place.
And then the logical conclusion for the defense would be:
Vagnomann – Anton – Tah – Mittelsädt
Vagnomann pushes forward and you have a three-man chain with players who have played in these positions throughout the season and know the spatial layout. And Anton, who protects Vagnomann.
Two more options for midfield/offensive that build on this defense. My second choice would be:
Vagnomann – Anton – Tah – Mittelsädt
———-Andrich ———- Kroos———-
Sane———-Musiala/Wirtz—–Führich
———————Filling jug——————
When moving forward, Sane always pushes inwards, which is why Vagnomann can give you more width when moving forward.
In the backward movement, Führich is the one who pulls backwards, creating a chain of five.
It’s difficult for me to decide between Wirtz and Musiala, although Wirtz runs more towards the back.
I would prefer this setup:
Vagnomann – Anton – Tah – Mittelsädt
———————-Stiller——————
——–Gündogan ———- Kroos——–
————Musiala———-Wirtz———-
———————-Undav——————
High balls are not an option with this formation, but the offensive quality in terms of dribbling, short passing, deep runs and dribbling can keep up with England and doesn’t have to hide from France either.
Vagnomann can once again act as the right rail player, Gündogan can catch up with Wirtz and Musiala and Kroos can move with Stiller in the space between defense and offense. Stiller more for protection, Kross as a ball distributor.
With Undav, Wirtz and Musiala have a more mobile player in front of them who also creates space with his runs, can secure balls and continue playing straight away and also has a good eye for teammates in the line behind him.
These players are in form at the moment – apart from Musiala – and could give us some joy.
I hope the post is satire. Three VfB players in the national team’s back four at a European Championship? Everyone in shape except Musiala? Musiala is three classes better than any VfB player, who is admittedly having a fantastic season. But now to completely ban players like Kimmich, Goretzka, Hummels etc. from a team for a few above-average Bundesliga players is completely ridiculous. They have been playing CL at the highest level for 10 years and are now set to make way for half the VfB team that was almost relegated last year. It’s unbelievable what kind of perception and distorted perception some people have here after 20 good Buli games.