When Niclas Füllkrug was deemed unavailable, German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann called up Borussia Dortmund striker Maximilian Beier, per the DFB’s official website:
Striker Niclas Füllkrug is unavailable to national coach Julian Nagelsmann. The international from English Premier League club West Ham United is sidelined due to minor muscle problems in his left calf.
Nagelsmann commented on the situation as well.
“Niclas had a few problems after training on Wednesday, then things got better
again. This morning it was very, very bad again. We took an image, and there was nothing noticeable, but it’s a bad spot on his calf with a lot of risk,” Nagelsmann told ARD. “We’ll call up Maxi Beier from Borussia Dortmund in his place. He’ll arrive this evening, train on Friday, and be available on Sunday.”
Bayern Munich is on break and the German national team got off to a bad start in this round of World Cup qualifiers. Let’s dive into all of that!
This is what we have on tap for this episode of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- Thomas Müller was back at Bayern Munich this week (already!?)
- Is Germany heading down a bad road after another painful loss?
- Can Julian Nagelsmann get it back on track?
- Who is accountable? Is there accountability at all?
- Should Joshua Kimmich do the right thing and move to right-back (again)?
- Unpacking the Erik ten Hag debacle at Bayer Leverkusen. Sport Bild had a wild story on the situation.
Also, be sure to stay tuned to Bavarian Podcast Works for all of your up to date coverage on Bayern Munich and Germany. Check us out on Patreon and follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @BavarianPodcast @TheBarrelBlog, @BFWCyler, @2012nonexistent, @TommyAdams71 and more.
