How will Germany set up with Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich back in midfield? German men’s national team coach Julian Nagelsmann played it close to the vest but offered a hint in his press conference following the September call-ups for World Cup Qualifying.
“We’ll make some adjustments and have a different structure, both defensively and offensively,” Nagelsmann said in comments captured via @iMiaSanMia. “As a classic right-back, I still see Josh as unrivaled, but we’ll be interpreting his role
differently now.”
What could that mean? Nagelsmann did not call up a natural right-back — such as VfB Stuttgart’s Josha Vagnoman — to replace Kimmich in that spot in the September roster for Germany’s upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches. And for Bayern under Vincent Kompany — who has said he does not refer to Germany’s matches for inspiration — Kimmich this season has pulled the strings from deep, in positions normally occupied by full-backs anyway.
Germany plays Slovakia on September 4th and Northern Ireland on September 7th. So we should have our answers soon.
