World Cup: National Team threads #2

[Wee Baby Seamus]

what's the reasoning behind the very weird staggered announcement

 

[cgf]

what's the reasoning behind the very weird staggered announcement

No idea. Probably some moron advertising exec convinced the DFB this was the way to keep the country thinking about this home tourney and generate hype/buzz about the selection

Or maybe it's a very clever way to bring the country together in hatred of such a dumb f***ing way to announce the roster?

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

So we've got:

Neuer,
Tah, Schlotterbeck, Rüdiger, Koch,
Raum, Mittelstädt, Kimmich,
Pavlovic, Andrich, Gundogan, Groß...not sure if he's been picked as a midfielder or Kimmich backup
Wirtz, Sane, Führich,
Havertz, Füllkrug, Undav

2 of those final 8 spots will go to keepers, 1 to a CB (probably), 1 to Musiala, 1 to another creative, and then (depending on where Groß will play) 1 to a FB/midfielder. That leaves 2 spots that can float around a bit. Probably some iteration of:

ter Stegen
GK - Trapp, Baumann, Ortega
CB - (Hummels), Thiaw, Chabot, Ginter, Süle, Bisseck
CM/DM (or Henrichs) - Goretzka, Can, Kroos, Stiller, Khedira
Musiala
AM/W - Müller, Brandt, Gnabry, Hoffman, Burkardt, Adeyemi

with those last spots going to a 2nd AM/W + CM/DMs (if Groß is a FB), 2nd AM/W + Henrichs if not.

Müller announced himself.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Müller announced himself.

yea that sounds like muller doesn't it

 

[cgf]

Müller announced himself.

That leaves just ter Stegen & Musiala amongst the locks. Will be 5 spots left, with one of those being a 3rd keeper, once they are announced.