Yesterday we shared the personnel tactics of the German backline, today we take a look at the midfield, the German team mainly plays 4-2-3-1, so this time we count the players who can play double back and forward in the midfield, so that in the midfield position, this time a total of 8 people were selected, namely Real Madrid's Tonik Rose, Bayer Leverkusen's Andrich and Wirtz, Bayern's Pavlovic and Musiala, Barcelona's Gundogan, Brighton defender Gross, Arsenal's Havertz. Considering that Kai Havertz plays as a central striker in the national team and Wirtz and Musiala play as wingers, there are only five players in midfield at the moment, but these five are the core of their respective clubs, so we focus on these five.
The first is the core of the Real Madrid midfield, this year's Golden Ball Award favorite Tony Ni Rose, after Mr. Tony retired from the national team, the German midfielder has been like a lack of soul, this time Kroos's return has made the German midfield organization and scheduling, the backfield out of the ball have gone up a notch, the German team's midfield in this year's European Championship is the absolute nucleus of the 33-year-old Tony Nios.
The second main midfielder is Leverkusen's ball-grabbing machine Andrich, he is mainly responsible for the team's dirty work, the team's midfielder interception and defense, on-the-spot counter-robbery, and the ball is distributed to Tony Ross or Gundogan as soon as he gets the ball, in the midfield, he has a tacit understanding with Wirtz in the frontcourt, and has a good tacit understanding with central defender Jonatanta, after all, they are all Leverkusen club teammates, so Andrich will occupy a starter.
The third starter is the forward Gundogan, the 33-year-old Gundogan is the most stable player in the Barcelona team this season, even if he was a world-class star in Manchester City before, and Gundogan's best position is still the forward position, although Gundogan is also very fierce in the back, but the back has Kroos + Andrich, so Gundogan can appear in the core position of the best frontcourt organization, in the front position his long-range shots, through balls can create a huge threat. In La Liga this season, Gundogan has made the most passes (95) and has a 90 per cent pass completion rate, the only player with more than 60 passes to do so.
The fourth midfielder is Brighton midfielder Gross, considering Tony Rose's 33-year-old age and the physical fitness that rarely plays the full game at Real Madrid this season, Gross with similar characteristics is a qualified rotation for Kroos, because Gross is the second player with the most key passes in the Premier League this season (second only to Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes), considering that Brighton's overall strength is far behind Manchester United, so Gross's ability is far better than the statistics show, and he deserves to be selected.
The fifth is Bayern's Pavlovich, he is Andrich's rotation, Pavlovic is also known for his strong defensive ability, although he is only 20 years old, but he already has a great demeanor, especially in the semi-finals against Real Madrid, the performance is very bright, this time it is also wise to bring him with him. Pavlovic also has the highest pass success rate of any midfielder in the Bundesliga this season.
Next, let's talk about Goretzka's defeat, from the perspective of strength and potential, Goretzka's strength is no less than Pavlovich, but considering Pavlovich's age and potential, bringing Pavlovich is actually preparing for the future, because no matter who they bring, they can't shake the main configuration of Kroos + Andrich + Gundogan, so they are all with substitutes anyway, and in the long run, they would rather bring a future star than a veteran. For Na Shuai, he pays more attention to the strength of the main players, and he still prefers to have potential on the premise that the substitute players are similar in strength, which can also be seen from the defeat of Hummels. Second, in terms of characteristics, Goretzka belongs to the all-round midfielder, not the kind of player who specializes in doing dirty work, he is not as good as Kroos in terms of ball organization, and he is not as good as Andrich in terms of defensive interception, although he is the most comprehensive, but he is not the type that this German team needs.