Between revolution and madness, Jürgen Klopp launches a 44-man squad
The new national team coach Jürgen Klopp immediately sent a signal by calling up 44 players for the first DFB squad nomination – divided into two groups – and thereby caused bewilderment abroad. “Klopp revolutionises Germany”, quoted from Spain in the same breath.
International press marvels at squad
The Spanish daily newspaper called the first squad “madness” and highlighted the unusual size. In England, The Independent wrote that Klopp, with the selection, set a strong signal and that the long international break turned into a laboratory for the new era.
The British The Sun noted that Kai Havertz was only scheduled for half of the international matches, a hint at the bizarre new approach of the coach. The Dutch specialist press Voetbal highlighted Ter Stegen and another 43 players as a spectacular start, with “Ter” being mentioned explicitly.
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Belgian Sportnieuws criticised the lack of big names against the Netherlands and emphasized that Germany thereby charted new paths. At the same time, the Serbian Mozzartsport editorial team praised Klopp’s previous career – from Dortmund to Liverpool to the current DFB post – and pointed to the second team against Serbia, in which star players such as Karim Adeyemi, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Florian Wirtz are deployed.
Italian Corriere dello Sport and the French Canal+ commented on the split into two squads and the long break as an “unusual match pause”, which has immediate tangible effects on German football. Both media emphasized that the decision is a laboratory for tactical experiments.
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German press representatives from Blick reported that of the 44 nominees, 16 have not yet played an A international match and that Jürgen Klopp is setting new accents with Joshua Kimmich and in goal. The Austrian‑Swiss Kurier added that Klopp is forgoing Undav, whom he still wanted to see play at the World Cup.