Jürgen Klopp recently named his second-ever German national team squad, and among the names selected was none other than Bayern Munich’s Jonathan Tah. While Nico Schlotterbeck and Tah have been the staple duo in the backline for the better part of two years, some believed that Malick Thiaw’s performances in the last international window—coinciding with dropping form from Tah — would push Thiaw into the starting lineup.
While that hasn’t necessarily been ruled out quite yet, Klopp had massive praise
for Tah, going as far as saying he is practically an “automatic call-up.”
“Jona is one of those players you simply have to include in the squad – he’s practically an automatic call-up. Bayern are rotating their squad during this incredibly difficult period, particularly in terms of injuries. You don’t want to keep putting the same players through every single game, because they’re the next ones at risk of getting injured. Bayern have been incredibly smart in the way they’ve managed things. They put in an outstanding performance in Madrid, I have to say. I don’t even know how many defensive players they had on the pitch towards the end, but they were still dangerous going forward. It was a really impressive performance in Madrid. You don’t just go to Atlético and win like that. They did an excellent job. Tom Bischof, among others, also had a fantastic game. Jonathan is a top-class centre-back, and even though he was rested through rotation sometimes, we never considered leaving him at home,” Klopp stated, as captured by @iMiaSanMia.
It is no secret that Jonathan Tah has not been at the same level as last season, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he has been poor either. Regardless, some Bayern Munich fans might view this as a missed opportunity for him to stay in Munich and get some much-needed rest and recovery.
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