I wanna just take a second to talk about the German national team. And how much Low is a fucking embarrassment at this stage.
Last game played, Germany lost 6-0 to spain. With this line up
-------------------------------Neuer---------------------------------
Ginter------Sule--------------------Koch------------------Max
----------Goretzka-------Gundy--------------Kroos----------
Sane---------------------Gnabry------------------------Werner
Obviosuly there are some experimental aspects to this side, and it doesn't necessarily represent our best 11. But it leads me to so many questions.
Why attempt to play a wonderful winger as a false 9?
Why are we even trying midfield combos that aren't based around Goretzka/Kimmich, the 2 players who make up the core of the worlds best teams midfield?
Why has Timo Werner been picked? At all?
Lets lay it out, and I'd love to hear opinions.
Goalkeepers. Neuer, Ter Stegen, Trapp. This is a no brainer. Ter Stegen is one of the best in the world, as is Neuer. Neuer is older, but thats good in a keeper and he plays every week with half the fucking team. 3rd choice is down to user taste but relatively unimportant. I like Trapp personally.
Center backs. Sule is Germanys best CB IMO. But who we pair him with is the riddle. I don't think theres a perfect answer, but I think Rudiger is most likely to compliment Sule well, and he generally performs better with a better player next to him. Ginter and Tah are the other 2 I'm happiest with personally.
Full backs. Big problem area IMO. On the left, I think Halstenberg is the man. I don't hate Schultz, but he's not much of a fucking defender is he? More a guy who can be an aggressive overlapper against shit teams. Right back, Kimmich is NOT THE ANSWER! He MUST play in midfield next to Goretzka. WHY WOULD YOU FUCK UP THE BAYERN PAIR? Whos the guy for the job? Klosterman? Ginter?
Midfield. Goretzka and Kimmich. WHY THE FUCK WOULDN'T YOU? In front of them, we have several options. Kroos, Havertz and Gundogan. Reus and Brandt can also play in the middle, but Reus is made of bread sticks and Brandt likes to play wide. I think Gundogan is the choice here. He's on fire at city. I like having Reus and Brandt on the bench for versatility though
Wide attackers. Sane and Gnabry play football week in week out with Goretzka and Kimmich. They're bot excellent and full of flair. FUCKING PLAY THEM. One each side. EZ. Brandt, Reus Havertz. These are the other options. FUCK OFF WERNER. Unless we're playing 2 up front (we wont) or we're playing fucking Slovenia or Estonia, the guy can fuck off. He's not even good as a super sub as he gets WORSE as opposition teams sit deeper.
Striker. Muller. Just play the guy. Man roams, scores goals. Playing him makes it harder to play other roaming players -ie- Kai Havertz. But fuck it. He's our best hope of a consistent stream of goals and the country only seems to produce keepers and midfielders these last 10 years. Waldschmit, Volland are sadly our best actual forwards, and neither is pulling up trees.
End rant.