BERLIN (AP) — Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann confirmed Friday he desires to make his personal mark on the group by calling up three new gamers and recalling 4 extra for upcoming pleasant video games towards america and Mexico.
Nagelsmann, who changed Hansi Flick final month, summoned Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Robert Andrich, Stuttgart midfielder Chris Fuhrich and Union Berlin ahead Kevin Behrens for the primary time.
The 36-year-old Nagelsmann additionally recalled veteran defender Mats Hummels, Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka, Leipzig defender David Raum and Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno. These gamers had been all omitted from Flick’s newest squad lists.
“We’re a brand new teaching group and wish to see as many gamers as doable across the nationwide group,” Nagelsmann mentioned in a press release. “Our purpose is to get used to one another as shortly as doable within the brief time we have now and to try to implement what we wish within the few coaching periods.”
Nagelsmann was employed as Flick’s alternative on Sept. 22, practically two weeks after Flick grew to become the primary Germany coach ever fired from the place after a 4-1 loss to Japan stretched the group’s dropping run to 3 video games and its winless run to 5. Interim coach Rudi Voller led Germany to a morale-boosting 2-1 win over France within the subsequent recreation.
Nagelsmann was given a contract by means of subsequent yr’s European Championship, which Germany is internet hosting.
Germany will play america in East Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct. 14, and Mexico in Philadelphia 4 days later. The group’s subsequent Euro 2024 warmup video games are towards Turkey in Berlin on Nov. 18 and Austria in Vienna three days after that.
The 34-year-old Hummels was by no means referred to as up by Flick, who took over from Joachim Low after Germany was knocked out of the Euro 2020 event in 2021. However Hummels has taken on a starring function at Borussia Dortmund in current months, outshining Germany teammates Niklas Sule and Nico Schlotterbeck.
Nagelsmann didn’t name up Schlotterbeck for the journey to america.
Germany squad
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Bernd Leno (Fulham), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders: Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) David Raum (Leipzig) Antonio Rudiger (Actual Madrid), Niklas Sule (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), Malick Thiaw (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich) Pascal Gross (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona), Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane, (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forwards: Kevin Behrens (Union Berlin), Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
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