Germany will face off with Finland in a match to help figure out some of the finer details for Julian Nagelsmann’s plan at the World Cup.
In a weird way, Germany is starting from scratch once again as it will look to finalize a few starting positions, slot other players into defined roles, and try to build some chemistry ahead of the tournament.
Of course, many other countries are much more settled, but Germany has been in a state of flux for almost 10 years. Nagelsmann’s insatiable need to tinker has followed him to the German national team and he might have to get some of that out of his system in the next two games before the squad gets moving with World Cup matches. Here is to hoping that his mad scientist ways are beneficial (and not detrimental) to Die Mannschaft!
Let’s dive into the details!
Location: Mewa Arena, Mainz, Germany
Kickoff: 8:45PM Local time | 2:45PM EDT | 11:45AM PDT
German national team boss Julian Nagelsmann revealed some key parts to his lineup, which not many saw coming. Lennart Karl and Deniz Undav will start. If you remember, Undav was sort of slighted Nagelsmann just a few months ago, but now will lead the frontline (at least until Kai Havertz is done his duty with Arsenal).
It still feels like this team needs a double pivot of Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlović to be at its best, but Kimmich will play right-back and Pavlović will be joined by Felix Nmecha in the central midfield. Everyone else looks pretty solid in their standing as a starter.
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Prediction: Germany 3-0 Finland
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