Germany vs. Japan live today: Discussions about Flick – Bayern star Kimmich on the right back

The DFB team welcomes Japan. National coach Hansi Flick needs a win against the negative spiral. Follow the international match here in the live ticker from 8:45 p.m.

Germany – Japan -:- (-:-), today, 8:45 p.m

Update from September 9th, 8:10 p.m.: The Japanese line-up for the game in Wolfsburg is now also public. Several current and former Bundesliga professionals are represented: defend in defense Ko Itakura from Gladbach and Hiroki Ito from VfB Stuttgart. The former Frankfurter Daichi Kamada (Lazio Rome) runs as a playmaker, former Stuttgart player Wataru Endo (Liverpool FC) secures the six behind him.

Germany against Japan in the live ticker: Flick places Bayern’s Kimmich at the right back

Update from September 9th, 7:35 p.m.: Germany’s line-up for the international match against Japan is here. National coach Hansi Flick actually puts Joshua Kimmich in the right-back position. For what feels like forever. Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck plays on the left in the back four. Ilkay Gündogan (FC Barcelona, ​​Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) and Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) form the midfield.

Lineup Germany: ter Stegen – Kimmich, Rüdiger, Süle, Schlotterbeck – Can, Gündogan, Wirtz – Gnabry, Havertz, Sané

Germany against Japan in the live ticker: European Football Championship 2024 in ten German cities

Update from September 9th, 7:25 p.m.: The 2024 European Football Championship will take place in ten German cities between June 14th and July 14th. Most stadiums had to be renamed for advertising reasons. The game is played in six groups from north to south in…

Germany against Japan in the live ticker: Next up is France

Update from September 9th, 6:55 p.m.: The test against Japan is one of five remaining international matches in 2023. On Tuesday, the top team France will visit Dortmund before going on a controversial short trip to America in October. After a long journey, the DFB team will play there against the USA (October 14th) and in the United States against Mexico (October 18th). On November 21st, Germany will finally be a guest in Vienna and will compete against Austria for ex-Bayern star David Alaba.

Germany against Japan in the live ticker: revenge for the World Cup embarrassment?

Update from September 9th, 6:25 p.m.: Japan, of all places: At the botched 2022 World Cup, Germany lost its opening game 1-2 against the Asians after leading 1-0. After a subsequent 1-1 draw against Spain and a 4-2 draw against Costa Rica, Qatar was finally the final destination after the preliminary round. for Hansi Flick’s team.

Update from September 9th, 5:45 p.m.: National coach Hansi Flick has to compensate for two failures. Bayern’s Jamal Musiala is missing due to a torn muscle fiber. And BVB striker Niclas Füllkrug had to leave Wolfsburg again due to a tendon injury. Flick quickly nominated Munich veteran Thomas Müller for “Lücke”.

Germany against Japan in the live ticker: Is it about Hansi Flick’s job?

Update from September 9th, 5:15 p.m.: Is it even about his job for Hansi Flick today against Japan and on Tuesday in Dortmund against runner-up world champion France? The 2024 European Football Championship in Germany (schedule) also has great political significance.

While the first September international match has not yet been played, discussions about possible successors for Flick are already underway in the background – and openly and publicly. Former Bayern player Thomas Helmer, for example, brought a possible alternative into the debate.

National coach Flick under pressure: Ex-Bayern star Helmer advises Kuntz

“If this goes wrong, then the national coach Hansi Flick is certainly not only on the brink for me, then you will probably have to change this position again,” said Helmer in the podcast Sports lesson and criticized: “I don’t see a clear concept yet. It starts again with the nomination.”

He knew “that Stefan Kuntz would have loved to do that back then,” said the 58-year-old about the former U21 national coach. Kuntz was once considered a candidate to succeed Joachim Löw. The Palatinate native is currently the national coach of Türkiye. “Of course I know Stefan well, we played together. “I could imagine Stefan,” said Helmer.

First report from September 9th: Wolfsburg – Things are slowly getting tight for national coach Hansi Flick. Of the last eight international matches, including the botched Winter World Cup in 2022, the DFB team was only able to win two. There were also four defeats and two draws. But that’s not all: there was only one measly draw from the last four international matches.

Germany against Japan live: next important test before the home European Championship in 2024

A 3:3 against Ukraine in Bremen. The German national soccer team left the pitch as losers against Belgium (2:3), Poland (0:1) and Colombia (0:2). The 2024 European Football Championship in Germany (June 14th to July 14th) is not too far away in the future.

By foregoing the nominations of Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern), Leipzig’s David Raum and Timo Werner as well as Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United), Flick increased the pressure on the national players. This Saturday evening (8:45 p.m.) Germany meets Japan. The international match in Wolfsburg is the next test before the prestigious European Championship in our own country.

Before the game, the 58-year-old from Baden surprised when he named Ilkay Gündogan from FC Barcelona as the new DFB captain. And not Bayern star Joshua Kimmich, who has this claim. “This gives us new energy that we can use,” explained Flick about his much-discussed decision. “I am happy about the trust. “It’s a great honor for me to be able to lead this young team onto the pitch,” said the 32-year-old veteran Gündogan, who is aware of “the responsibility”.

Germany against Japan in the live ticker: Will Flick position Kimmich as a right-back?

It is eagerly awaiting whether the national coach will line up Munich’s Kimmich as a right-back this time. Critical fans are constantly discussing on social networks whether the FCB professional would be better off in this position in the national team. A possible lineup scenario for the 2024 European Football Championship between Hamburg, Dortmund, Munich and Berlin?

Follow the German national soccer team’s international match against Japan this evening from 8:45 p.m. here in the live ticker. (pm)

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