Insider tip for the World Cup?

Flick has already met him: "We chatted briefly"

Created: 04/14/2022, 15:29

By: Michael Haug

He has had a steep rise, national coach Hansi Flick has him on the list.

Will Vitaly Janelt even travel to the 2022 World Cup?

London - A deserved 4-1 away win over reigning Champions League winners Chelsea, arguably one of the best sides in the world.

Only a big team can do that.

Manchester City?

Real Madrid?

Liverpool FC?

FC Barcelona?

Paris Saint Germain?

No, it was Brentford FC that shot the European champions out of Stamford Bridge.

Crucially involved with two goals: a German!

Hansi Flick has had him on the list for a long time.

Will the shooting star Vitaly Janelt even make it into the World Cup squad?

Suddenly Hansi Flick is standing in front of Janelt in the player tunnel

Vitaly Janelt went through the youth teams of Hamburger SV and RB Leipzig, where he was also used in the regional league.

In 2017 he came to VfL Bochum, only in October 2020 did the Hamburg player move to the London district of Brentford.

Through the playoffs, he rose to the Premier League with the “Bees”.

In February 2022, Janelt was a guest at the Emirates with his Brentford FC at Arsenal FC.

Suddenly national coach Hansi Flick was standing in front of him.

"He ran into me in the tunnel and we chatted briefly," Janelt described to

.

Did the 23-year-old from Hamburg leave it at small talk?

No, Janelt talked tacheles!

Flick confirmed what was actually clear: the national coach had only come because of Janelt.

It's just stupid that Janelt was on the bench against Arsenal.

Janelt on the Premier League: "The most attractive league in the world"

Janelt is living his dream in the Premier League, describing it as "the most attractive league in the world".

At Brentford he has become a regular player.

Thomas Frank's team acts as a unit and is not easy for any opponent to play against.

The climber has worked its way out of a temporary low with four wins from five games.

With a twelve-point lead, the gap to the first relegation zone seems comfortable, but 18th Burnley still has two games to play.

What does Janelt contribute to the underdog's success story?

Vitaly Janelt has more than just outsider chances for the World Cup.

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Janelt: an underestimated worker develops

Janelt plays in the sixth position, i.e. in defensive midfield.

The 23-year-old with a good left foot is physically strong.

In recent months he has improved his runs up front and the two goals against Chelsea were by no means out of the blue.

The Hamburger has a feeling for such situations.

There is no doubt that Janelt possesses qualities that can help a team.

But the competition in the national team is huge with a view to the 2022 World Cup*.

National team: Who could give way for Janelt?

In hardly any other position does national coach Hansi Flick have so much world class to choose from.

There is no way around Leon Goretzka, and Joshua Kimmich was also always considered set.

İlkay Gündoğan couldn't quite repeat his outstanding previous season, but he is still absolutely world class.

If you assume two places in the defensive midfield of the DFB team, there is a good chance that Hansi Flick will call four defensive midfielders into the squad.

This is where Vitaly Janelt could come into play.

However, he would then have to leave Florian Neuhaus behind, who recently fought his way back into the starting XI at Borussia Mönchengladbach.