Dilemmas aplenty for Low on a highway to Russia

• Will Germany adopt a same plan as during a Confederations Cup?
• Squad now has distant larger abyss      
• Competition for places in midfield and adult front

After resting several first-team regulars during a FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017, though though winning a contest with a patrol of gifted youngsters, Germany manager Joachim Low now faces a preference headache. And not a bad kind.

The 57-year-old has so many options during his ordering that he contingency make some tough decisions forward of a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢. He is truly spoilt for choice.

“As many as we all enjoyed a successes of a summer, a titles won in a past play no purpose in my meditative right now,” pronounced Low, who named 17 Confederations Cup winners in his patrol for a arriving World Cup subordinate games divided to Czech Republic on Friday and opposite Norway in Stuttgart on Monday.

“With a World Cup in Russia, an comprehensive prominence is watchful for us during a finish of a season,” he continued. “We wish to win a pretension again and logically all else is once again delegate to that in a thinking. The players know what we design from them and they know we have good foe for places.”

Joachim #Löw names 17 #ConfedCup winners in a #DieMannschaft patrol for a arriving #WCQ! #CZEGER #GERNOR pic.twitter.com/og6RmhxHlF

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) 25 Aug 2017

Points for Low to ponder:

Which complement to play now?
Following a 2010 World Cup, where a childish Germany side prisoner a imagination with their counter-attacking style, Low altered his strategy. At a start of a 2012 European Championship subordinate debate he switched to a possession-based complement with a behind four, customarily customarily one holding midfielder, a high behind line and assertive counter-pressing. He tweaked a few things en track to lifting a prize during Brazil 2014, though radically a proceed remained a same.

Even before Low’s charges were beaten in a EURO 2016 semi-finals by France, who let Germany control possession before distinguished clinically during a other end, a manager had announced that he wanted his group to be even some-more indeterminate in future. During a Confederations Cup a reigning universe champions adopted a 3-4-2-1 formation, put reduction importance on carrying possession and pounded their opponents many after than in before years. And they finished adult winning.

Did that contest yield us with a glance of what we will see from Germany in a entrance months? Or will a lapse of World Cup winning players to a patrol meant they lapse behind to a some-more aggressive style?

In truth, it will substantially be a bit of both, depending on a antithesis and a measure in any given game.

The moment! #DieMannschaft #ConfedCup pic.twitter.com/tHrP0JTMVR

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) 2 Jul 2017

Experimentation during centre-half?
Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels customarily start in executive defence, as they did towards a finish during Brazil 2014. However, both are entrance off a formidable 2016/17 debate in that they suffered dips in form and injuries, with Boateng still out of movement due to a thigh complaint.

Antonio Rudiger, Niklas Sule and Matthias Ginter all featured frequently during a Confederations Cup, so maybe one of that contingent could play themselves into row when it comes to fortifying Germany’s climax in 2018.

Who to play adult front?
Mario Gomez returned to a spotlight during EURO 2016 in France, carrying slipped out of foster before to a tournament, and his deficiency in a semi-final was sorely felt. Now, however, dual some-more forwards have been discovered: Timo Werner, who finished as tip scorer during a Confederations Cup, and Lars Stindl, who is some-more of a deep-lying assailant than an unmitigated striker.

It will be engaging to see who Low selects in Germany’s subsequent dual subordinate games. Who will jelly best with a elite choice that is gradually holding shape? Werner’s electric gait would make him ideally matched to a deeper 3-4-2-1 arrangement that has recently been employed.

#ConfedCup | @adidas Golden Boot:

Timo Werner pic.twitter.com/sRbOeiKF7o

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) 2 Jul 2017

Which midfielders will keep their place?
In new years a choice has been obvious: Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira would all play in executive midfield when fit. 

Yet a Confederations Cup served to prominence a alternatives accessible to Low. Julian Draxler shone as captain in aggressive midfield and was rewarded with a adidas Golden Ball, while a absolute Emre Can, a unspectacular though arguable Sebastian Rudy and the dynamic Leon Goretzka are all putting vigour on Khedira’s mark in a team. Draxler can also play on a wing, where Julian Brand tender in Russia, while Mario Gotze is also expected to lapse soon.

Germany’s intensity midfield choice is a many formidable area to predict, and it might good be that even a coaching staff themselves do not know who to collect during present.

#ConfedCup | @adidas Golden Ball:

Julian Draxler pic.twitter.com/HHxMKCbsHB

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) 2 Jul 2017

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