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There are two players in the German national team whose word has enormous weight.
On the one hand there is Manuel Neuer, captain of the team - and Toni Kroos.
The two have by far the most missions, play for the largest clubs in the world and have been support for the corset of national coach Löw for years.
Kroos has now dared to venture a move that should bring Löw a little more pressure to act: He rekindled the controversy about the decommissioning and the question of the comeback of Thomas Müller, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels, which was still not finally clarified by Löw.
At the same time, he has shown doubts as to whether the national coach is correct in this case.
Because the pan-European championship is planned to take place in twelve cities in four months and Germany wants to start with a troop that does not seem ready for the title, Kroos rolled out the carpet for his old companions again in an interview with the broadcaster Sky .
“I think,” he said, “that in the end you have to plan a little ahead.
I am now questioning whether the trainer's plan, as he wanted it back then, has worked out to this day. "
Kroos admitted to be biased in the case
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Loew's plan, roughly outlined, was to break with some older players after the debacle at the 2018 World Cup in order to be able to build on old successes with young players.
As things stand, the project does not get beyond a vague hope.
In any case, the DFB-Elf has not yet passed as a title candidate.
In contrast, Boateng, Hummels and Müller deliver quite appealing to outstanding appearances.
Müller in particular is an exception in the league with 13 goals and 14 assists in 31 competitive games so far.
In addition, it can be assumed that Hummels or Boateng Löw's shaky defense with their routine could provide some stability.
Kroos asked “that we get the best possible team for this tournament - with the best in form and those who go together best.
As Germany you are of course not allowed to give away a tournament. ”Löw was allowed to see that as an entry in the studbook, even if Kroos admitted that he was“ quite biased ”when it came to asking about his former teammates.
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Like Löw, however, Kroos also left a back door open on this matter.
He took the criticized national coach under protection, attested that he was “highly motivated for the tournament” and said: “He made decisions that needed an ass in his pants.
In my eyes he deserves to show in this tournament that he can turn it around compared to 2018. "
According to current planning, the tournament will kick off on June 11th in Rome.
The semi-finals and final (July 11th) are to be played in London.
The three group matches with the German national team against world champions France (June 15), defending champions Portugal (June 19) and Hungary (June 23) as well as a quarter-finals (July 2) are scheduled in Munich.