Again against Hungary?

Hansi Flick would like that.

At least, that's what he said on Sunday night in the press conference room at Wembley Stadium when asked if England were a good choice to face against.

The reason?

“To show that we have remedies against them.” Flick made a pretty tidy impression when he appeared in the media room in a shirt and jacket.

You could tell that the national coach always likes to have English soil under his feet.

Christian Kamp

sports editor.

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The Premier League: "The best league in the world".

The stadium: "One of the most beautiful ones on earth." The opponent: "A great team".

That sounded like unlimited anticipation for the duel on this Monday evening (8.45 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Nations League and on RTL).

Traces that could have left the 0-1 draw against Hungary in Leipzig on Friday?

One searched in vain for the national coach.

There is something to make up for, he said, but: "A game like the one against Hungary is part of it." Flick didn't want to have any doubts - on the contrary: "It's about giving the players confidence, encouraging them." Everyone So look ahead.

Flick identified one reason for Leipzig's poor performance, especially in the first half.

"The players have other things on their minds, every national team has to deal with that," he said, especially with the big nations.

Like the Spaniards who lost 2-1 against Switzerland.

The high rhythm, especially in the Champions League - that affects the performances in the national team.

Ter Stegen back in goal

He is not worried about the World Cup and possible effects on self-confidence.

"When the 26-man squad is clear at the end, I am absolutely convinced that it will give another real boost." Flick did not look like an actor at all.

The attitude may well correspond to his conviction.

"I'm actually always positive and trust the team absolutely." He went through the automatisms with the team again, which - apart from the necessary conviction - were lacking.

As far as the concrete cast for the England game is concerned, Flick did not reveal too much.

Compared to the Hungary game, he is also missing Antonio Rüdiger because of a yellow card suspension and Lukas Nmecha, who is complaining of knee problems, neither of whom made the trip to London.

The national coach had previously had to do without Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka (both corona infections) and Julian Brandt (cold).

He made no further nominations.

Who will take Rüdiger's place in central defense, alongside Niklas Süle, remained open.

In addition to Süle's Dortmund club colleague Nico Schlotterbeck, Flick also named Matthias Ginter and Armel Bella Kotchap as possibilities.

Marc-André ter Stegen will be in goal again.

Flick has one place further up this time for Jamal Musiala.

At least that's what the national coach revealed on Sunday evening in the presence of the Munich midfielder.

Anything else would have been a surprise too, not only because of Musiala's English roots.

The 19-year-old didn't seem too impressed with Friday's 0-1 win either.

"After a game like that, it's annoying for all of us," he said, but there was no reason for fundamental brooding.

“We know what quality we have.” The amateur national coaches can still speculate on whether Musiala will play in the offensive line or as a “six”.

In the meantime, there has been an agreement on another issue.

On the fringes of the international match against Hungary in Leipzig, a DFB delegation led by President Bernd Neuendorf and a quartet of players with captain Neuer, Thomas Müller, Joshua Kimmich and Ilkay Gündogan agreed on the World Cup bonuses.

The result: Each player would receive 50,000 euros for winning the group, 100,000 euros for reaching the quarter-finals and 150,000 euros for reaching the semi-finals.

For the first three places on the podium, 200,000, 250,000 or, in the case of a World Cup victory, 400,000 euros would be paid out.

This would give the players 50,000 euros more than in 2018 in Russia, where there would have been 350,000 euros for winning the World Cup.

Compared to the EM in summer 2021, however, nothing would have changed in terms of the title bonus.

For women, a title at the European Championships in the summer would have been rewarded with 60,000 euros per player.