DFB record national player Lothar Matthäus thinks the XXL sighting of the new national coach Jürgen Klopp with two squads is “super”. It is important “that the national coach gets to know the players, the character of the players, not just the quality but also the behavior in the group,” said Matthäus as a football expert for RTL and Sky. “And that’s why I understand Jürgen Klopp.”
Klopp’s first DFB squad includes a total of 44 players, including 16 World Cup drivers, numerous returnees such as Marc-André ter Stegen, Serge Gnabry and Karim Adeyemi as well as 16 players without international caps. “Practically, it’s two courses, one casting. I think the squad is ideal. And it’s not about young, old, three minutes in the Bundesliga, two games in the Bundesliga. It’s about the coach having the right to get to know the players better,” said Matthäus.
It is important that he has the players with him, that he can talk to them and that he can convey his game idea. “And I don’t think it can be handled any better,” added the 65-year-old.