EM with Hummels and Müller: What is Löw planning?

Two years of abstinence. Two long years in which the discussions about the disembarkation of Thomas Müller as well as Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng never stopped. Boateng is now recovering in Ibiza and Müller and Hummels are actually playing again. The German national coach Joachim Löw has admitted his mistake back then. Or did necessity force him to return the two players?

It's not so much the playful component that was the deciding factor for the comeback. Löw had to grudgingly accept that without the experienced players in his team there would be a communicative void. Above all, the incredible 0-6 defeat against Spain revealed that the team was missing leading wolves. What made matters worse was that Löw was also pious on the sidelines and couldn't set any accents. He seemed paralyzed and probably completely dismayed by the catastrophic performance of his chosen national players. In such a situation, it is also clear that neither of them has to worry about a regular place. A few espressos later in Freiburg, his hometown, the realization dawned that you have to show greatness in order to stabilize a sinking ship and even get it back on course. Hummels and Müller back at the helm. Löw was incredibly lucky because the two returnees were loyal and immediately reconnected with the team. As if they had never left. In such a situation, it is also clear that neither of them has to worry about a regular place. Benzema as an example In France, which won a friendly against Wales 3-0, the returnee Benzema (he had been missing for more than five years due to personal misconduct) immediately played in the first team again. Likewise Hummels and Müller. And communication within the team ran through both of them. One, Hummels, is supposed to rebuild the very vulnerable German defense into a fortress. He didn't quite manage to do that against Denmark, although he and his many central defenders weren't challenged mercilessly. But Hummels was not able to completely remove this construction site in front of Neuer straight away. Mats Hummels and Thomas Müller are back in the DFB jersey. © APA/afp / FEDERICO GAMBARINI

And at the front, Thomas Müller whirled or wherever he is on the field, because his routes resemble a cipher on the football field. But it was clear to see that he was always present. He was wanted, he was found. He gestured, talked. He led. It's a shame that he didn't take advantage of his great chance to score. What a debut that would have been. In the end there was a draw against Denmark. Maybe a perfect result because it keeps the tension high. A clear victory, possible because of the scoring chances, might have brought seductive satisfaction too quickly after the mistakes of the past. In addition, Joachim Löw only now has his entire desired squad available now that the players working in England have now arrived. With a few tricks, they outsmarted the quarantine regulations that they would normally have taken.

Joachim Löw is now spoiled for choice again, especially since Toni Kroos also says he has survived his corona illness well and is pushing for his role in midfield, where Löw has a whole armada of quality players at his disposal. Some will be on the bench for the next game. Simply wrong position. Hummels and Müller can casually observe from a distance how there is a fight for a few places in the team. Returnees, who inevitably surround themselves with the aura as saviors and saviors in the last need, are fine when it comes to their commitment. Seen in this way, the two years of waiting were worth it.

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EM with Hummels and Müller: What is Löw planning?

The debate about the DFB's exclusion of Thomas Müller, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels has never really ended. Now Joachim Löw has brought back two of three players for Euro2021. SportNews columnist Sigi Heinrich set out to find the reasons.

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