That would be a banger that many fans would long for…
In the ZDF “Sportstudio”, national coach Julian Nagelsmann speaks in detail about his first games with the DFB selection, about his plans and thoughts with the squad for the home European Championships in 2024.
Joshua Kimmich is a serious option for the right-back position, Manuel Neuer will probably celebrate his DFB comeback in March, Kai Havertz will no longer defend on the left, captain Ilkay Gündogan is more of a ten or eight and will probably have two defensive sixes behind him have.
It’s about a Nagelsmann decision “That’s surprising to me”
Source: BILD December 17, 2023
Then he talks about Rudi Völler’s call, his departure from Bayern (“The skiing vacation was approved.”) – and at the end of the unusually long interview, the TV viewer thinks that Nagelsmann has already given all the insights he wanted wants to allow this evening, the DFB coach suddenly lets out who could play in the double six behind captain Gündogan at the European Championships.
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This comeback would be a real hit! Because Nagelsmann is actually talking about Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos (33) returning to the DFB team!
At the end of the conversation, moderator Jochen Breyer prepares for a break in the studio and has Nagelsmann complete half-sentences. So far, so yawn.
But Breyer has packed a cracker in the half-sentences.
The moderator presents: “A return of Toni Kroos to the national team…”
Nagelsmann answers seriously: “… it’s an interesting idea.”
Breyer: “Oh! I thought it was a quick question session. But I have to follow up on that.”
Because: 2014 world champion Kroos resigned from the DFB team after the 2021 European Championship (lost in the round of 16 against England, 0-2, goals: Sterling and Kane).
Said at the time: “Especially because I want to concentrate fully on my goals with Real Madrid for the next few years.”
He’s been doing that ever since. Kroos continues to shine as a fixture at Real this season. The fact that he could give the DFB team more defensive stability and ensure security in the build-up to the game would give many fans extreme hope for a successful home European Championship in 2024.
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Breyer wants to ask first, but Nagelsmann counters: “That’s against the rules.”
But then he addresses the question about Kroos.
Nagelsmann: “You have to think about all the players who have a German passport. I see Toni Kroos as an outstanding person who is very reflective. Who selflessly also has an opinion on many topics in football. I find the exchange with him very interesting.”
Breyer asks again: “Have you talked to him about it yet?”
Nagelsmann: “No, not that specifically. We talked about the national team in general.”
Breyer: “It sounds like you’ve already talked to him about it.”
Nagelsmann: “You interpret that now.”
The national coach continued: “I also told him – we didn’t talk about the current situation – that as far as I know he also has a German passport and is warmly invited to show his best performance. If he performs at his best, I might call him again.”
Breyer wonderfully persistent: “Will he be there in March?”
Nagelsmann: “I don’t know. That depends on his performance. From him, from many things…”
That doesn’t sound like a no at all. And it is very likely that Kroos will continue to deliver top performances.
Then Breyer finally lets Nagelsmann off the hook. And the fans can seriously hope for a Kroos comeback for the DFB.
2023-12-17 09:30:02
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