European Championship national team
Who will Nagelsmann drop? There is a surprise
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A few weeks ago, Julian Nagelsmann made a plea for four European Championship goalkeepers
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Julian Nagelsmann and the DFB have announced the final European Championship squad. One player still has to be dropped before the tournament. The squad for the match against Greece this evening provides a strong indication. Surprisingly, one professional was not announced.
The European Championship dress rehearsal against Greece will take place this evening (8.45 p.m. / RTL and here in the BILD live ticker) at Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach. After that, national coach Julian Nagelsmann will have to drop two players. The final 26-man squad must be reported to UEFA by midnight. There are currently 28 players in the DFB squad.
It is clear that Rocco Reitz (Mönchengladbach) definitely has to go, he was only invited for training. But who else will be affected?
Alexander Nübel in DFB training
Source: Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein
According to WELT information, the number one candidate for elimination is goalkeeper Alexander Nübel from VfB Stuttgart. On Friday morning, the DFB sent UEFA the jersey numbers for the Greece test. There are only three goalkeepers left on the list: regular goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (jersey number 1), Marc-André ter Stegen (number 22) and Oliver Baumann (number 12). Nübel is missing. On Monday, he was on the bench wearing number 15 in the 0-0 draw against Ukraine.
Nagelsmann’s plea for four goalkeepers
Nübel’s departure would be a big surprise and would be a step backwards for the national coach. Until recently, Nagelsmann had repeatedly stressed that he wanted to have four goalkeepers. He said: “We have nominated four goalkeepers and will also go to the European Championships with four goalkeepers. There will be no more one-on-one battles. Nübel has earned the nomination because Bernd Leno, who would actually have been nominated, is injured.”
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Now the momentum has apparently shifted in favor of an outfield player. The game against Greece, where injuries could occur, still remains to be seen. Other candidates for elimination alongside Nübel are defender Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt) and the offensive players Maximilian Beier (TSG Hoffenheim) and Nübel’s club colleague Chris Führich.
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Nübel himself told “t-online”: “It could be that this still happens. To be honest, I just don’t know. Maybe Julian is now telling himself shortly before the start that three keepers are enough for him because he wants to have more flexibility on the field.”
