Leroy Sané can play himself back into the Germany side, Luke Shaw has a chance to impress while Argentina must attempt to move on from Lionel Messi
There are three new faces in Germany’s squad, with Joachim Löw freshening up the group by picking Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz, Hoffenheim’s Nico Schulz and PSG’s Thilo Kehrer. Yet after Germany’s calamitous performance at the World Cup, when they suffered a first-round exit for the first time since 1938, Löw’s most interesting call is deciding to give Leroy Sané another chance. The manager’s decision not to take the Manchester City winger to Russia divided opinion, with one camp arguing Sané did not fit into Löw’s system and the other pointing out how that reflected poorly on the team’s style, and it looked an even stranger call once Germany, playing plodding football, had lost their opening game to Mexico’s speedsters. Yet time is on the 22-year-old’s side and he has a chance to show he can have an influence when Germany host France in their Nations League opener. Benjamin Pavard, who excelled at right-back as France became world champions, should provide Sané with a stern test. JS
Written by Jacob Steinberg, Barry Glendenning and Michael Butler
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/06/international-football-and-nations-league-10-things-to-look-out-for under the title “International football and Nations League: 10 things to look out for”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
