DFB: Jogi Löw surprises with a squad nomination - does he suddenly bring Götze back?

The German national team is fighting for victory in the Nations League.

National coach Jogi Löw caused a big surprise for the squad nomination.

• The

  German national team *

  meets the Czech Republic in the test match and

  Ukraine and Spain

  in the

  Nations League

  .

• National coach

  Jogi Löw

  nominated

  two newcomers

  , both with a past with the

  Munich Lions

  .

• Löw makes

  Mario Götze

  hopes for a comeback in the national team.

Update from November 9th, 10.30 a.m.:

National coach

has again

without

for the upcoming international matches

, but gives the offensive player hope for an early

.

“We don't lose sight of him either,” said the 60-year-old in an interview with the “Sportbuzzer” portal.

In the past few weeks, he had been in frequent

with the 28-year-old, who kept him up to date.

The Rio final scorer last played for the German national team three years ago.

Götze has flourished again

since moving from

to the Netherlands for

.

In the 3-0 win against Willem II Tilburg, the former

made it 2-0,

, who was first appointed by Löw,

got the opening goal

.

Götze scored three goals in his first six competitive games for Eindhoven, even the national coach is impressed.

“That was not to be expected.

He looks very fresh and very agile, the joy can be seen in him.

He needs that for his light footing, for his variability ”, praised Löw.

With the move to the Netherlands "he made exactly the right decision for himself - namely to dare a new start outside of the Bundesliga presentation plate," said the national coach.

DFB: Löw rejects the return of old stars - but leaves a back door open

Update from November 9th, 7.25 a.m.:

With the nomination of a particularly large squad and two newcomers, national coach

already caused a stir.

He followed up with a surprising statement - it's about the booted world champions

,

and

.

He continues to insist on his decision, but leaves a back door open.

"We have basically decided not to nominate these players anymore, nothing has changed that", quoted

Löw on Monday.

"If a completely new situation arises for us in the next year due to the failure of key players, I will evaluate that accordingly and think about alternative scenarios," said Löw.

The topic has persisted for months - because the three players are all in great shape.

Then there are the defensive problems in the last DFB games.

DFB: National coach Löw has to deliver in the Nations League

First report from November 6th:

Frankfurt - The

been heavily criticized in the last few weeks and months.

Good performances alternated with terrifying performances, the fans turned away.

TV expert and world champion

went

tough

with national coach

, and a successor has even been debated in the media.

The return of the two world champions *

from FC Bayern * and

from Borussia Dortmund *, who duel in the top game of the Bundesliga * on Saturday, was also called for loudly.

Jogi Löw has not been deterred by all the criticism and ridicule against himself and is

consistently continuing on the

path that has been taken towards the

.

In the end, however, the results left much to be desired.

After an embarrassing 3: 3 in the test against Turkey there was at

least a 2: 1 against Ukraine

in the

.

The next setback followed at 3: 3 against Switzerland.

DFB: Löw nominates two ex-Lions and renounces Götze and Reus

In the last international matches of the year, Löw now has to make positive headlines again so that the

against him does not threaten to completely tip over.

After the test match against the

, the DFB-Elf will host the

in the Nations League

, both games will take place in

.

Then there will probably be a showdown for first place in the group away against

.

After four games, Germany are one point behind Spain and need two wins in the two remaining games to pass.

“One thing is certain: we want to make people happy with our game.

We're playing to win - and I'm very confident of that, ”said Löw in an interview with the DFB.

The national coach * has

nominated two newcomers:

from FC Augsburg * and

from

.

Max, who moved from Augsburg to the Netherlands in the summer, was

trained

at FC Bayern and

youth

.

Uduokhai is also a native of the

and even made his breakthrough as a professional in Giesing.

Somewhat surprisingly, the Löw favorites

from Borussia Dortmund and ex-Dortmund

not taken into account.

The Dortmund captain Reus has been back in the rhythm of the game for weeks.

Götze, Max's team-mate at

, immediately showed strong performances at his new club.

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DFB: Bayern stars have a longer break - Sané is back

In addition, FC Bayern star

and Chelsea's striker

are missing

after a positive corona test.

Leroy Sané, who missed the international matches in October due to a capsule injury, is on the other hand ready for action.

Most of the squad will meet on Monday afternoon in Leipzig.

Only after the test match against the Czech Republic will the Bayern block with

and

as well as Gladbach's

(Real Madrid) and

(Chelsea FC) join the team.

As with the first international three-pack in October,

wants to control the high load on the national players.

"At the EM we need players who are fresh after a long season and are eager to succeed," said the 60-year-old with a view to 2021.

The German squad at a glance:

Goal:

Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt), Bernd Leno (FC Arsenal), Oliver Baumann (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Defense

: Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Robin Gosens (Atalanta Bergamo), Marcel Halstenberg, Benjamin Henrichs (both RB Leipzig), Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain), Robin Koch (Leeds United), Philipp Max (PSV Eindhoven), Antonio Rüdiger (FC Chelsea), Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Stark (Hertha BSC), Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Felix Uduokhai (FC Augsburg)

Midfield / Attack

: Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Julian Brandt, Mahmoud Dahoud (both Borussia Dortmund), Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sané (all FC Bayern), Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City), Jonas Hofmann, Florian Neuhaus (both Borussia Mönchengladbach), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica Lisbon), Timo Werner (FC Chelsea)

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