The new life of the Mannschaft without its Fantastic Four: “We want to turn this to our advantage”

“Every loss of a player who has marked such an era is heavy. We must fill that gap now, just as we have done with young players in recent years.”reacted Marc-André Ter Stegen, the big winner of the end of the Manuel Neuer era. At 32, the FC Barcelona goalkeeper can finally become number one.Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to do that in the last decade. I had someone in front of me who had a very good career and who was able to withstand the pressure.”

And who was able to play a leadership role in the locker room and on the pitch. Like the three other young international retirees, who together formed the quartet of captains.We don’t have a world champion in the team anymore and it’s a disadvantage that players with so much experience have left. But we want to turn that to our advantage and be a hungry, hungry team with high standards and a high work ethic.”positive striker Niclas Füllkrug (31 years old) who is now one of the oldest players.

Captain Kimmich

The armband will be given to the player with the most appearances: Joshua Kimmich (91 caps). Antonio Rüdiger and Kai Havertz will be his substitutes.We need players who want to take responsibility for winning games or when things don’t go well. That’s part of it. My goal is to take as many players as possible with me.”said the new captain.

Julian Nagelsmann also took the opportunity to “change roles” in order to involve everyone.”They are a little more openexplains the coach. In the upcoming games, there will be mainly regular and substitute roles. Everyone will have the chance to play, but the role profile must be fulfilled, whether as a regular or as a wild card.”

There will also inevitably be room for new faces who will embody the next generation: Aleksandar Pavlovic (20 years old, Bayern Munich) and Angelo Stiller (23 years old, Stuttgart) are the symbols of this.It’s important to have young players who are hungry and who like to play.”insists Kimmich, while the keys to the offensive animation will be placed in the hands of Florian Wirtz (21 years old) and Jamal Musiala (21), but without disrupting the game plan.

“We will consolidate what we did at the Euro because we did a lot of things well.estime Nagelsmann. We want to perfect it. The first few weeks of the season are usually the most intense, and we don’t want to overwhelm the players, especially not in their heads. That’s why we’re holding back a little bit when it comes to changes.”