Former Bayern Munich and current German national team head coach Julian Nagelsmann wants to get Arsenal attacker Kai Havertz firmly back into the mix for Die Mannschaft and will start him against Switzerland on Friday.
“Kai Havertz will start. He’s been away for a long time, we want to give him minutes. He also needs to get back into the rhythm with us,” Nagelsmann said during his press conference (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
In addition to Havertz, Nagelsmann said that he would start Nico Schlotterbeck and Jonathan Tah at center-back.
“Jonathan Tah and Nico Schlotterbeck will start tomorrow. Antonio Rüdiger is extremely committed, regardless of his role, whether it’s from the start, from the bench, or not at all. He has assured us that he will give his all. There will certainly be games where he plays from the start. We hope no one gets injured, but as long as the other two remain fit, that’s how it will be for now,” said Nagelsmann.
Finally, Nagelsmann confirmed that his starting midfield would consist of Leon Goretzka and Angelo Stiller. Not having Aleksandar Pavlović or Felix Nmecha available will allow the manager to test some other players out for the role.
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