Julian Nagelsmann has installed a promising new midfield axis with Ilkay Gündogan and Pascal Groß. It shows where the national coach wants to go with the national team – and that he has learned from mistakes at FC Bayern.
It’s always a thing with surprises. Some seem shocked, others at least take note of the event with interest, and others just shrug their shoulders. This is mainly because the extent of surprise is strongly related to previous expectations. Surprises are therefore a deeply subjective matter. Or maybe not?