National team: Flick expects more commitment and mentality from Süle

BVB professional not nominated

National coach Hansi Flick expects more commitment and mentality from Borussia Dortmund’s central defender Niklas Süle for a return to the German national team. “I think he’s leaving a lot behind. I want him to take a step forward in his attitude, in his mentality,” said Flick in an interview “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” about the 27-year-old, who is missing from the German squad for the upcoming international matches. “For me, Niki could be one of the best central defenders there is. His potential is huge,” said Flick.

The 58-year-old had already worked with Süle at Bayern Munich. According to his own statement, Flick was partly disappointed by the performance of the 45-time national player when he was eliminated from the preliminary round at the World Cup in Qatar at the end of last year. “I was 90 percent satisfied. But the ten percent that are missing make up for it. That’s what matters to me,” said Flick, who had lined up Süle in all three preliminary round games in Qatar. “I think every national player should have the right to make the most of their potential. Getting away with less – that doesn’t correspond to my mentality.” He sees a “danger” in the fact that 80 percent could be enough for Süle in the league.

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For the upcoming international matches against Ukraine, Poland and Colombia, Flick has nominated Matthias Ginter, Thilo Kehrer, Antonio Rüdiger, Nico Schlotterbeck and Malick Thiaw for central defense – on the other hand, he did without the long-standing DFB regular Süle. Flick said he wanted to be “defensively compact” with a three-man defense. “We are very well prepared for this with our selected squad.” The non-nominated Süle has played 45 games for the DFB selection so far, his first on August 31, 2016. With BVB, the native of Frankfurt just missed the championship. He is currently a long way from the highest market value of his career – 60 million euros in the summer of 2019 – at 35 million euros.

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