ShiftyPowers
Make America Great Again
Don't like it. First of all, I am a long time opponent of false 9s who can't score like real 9s. Ozil's biggest weakness is awful finishing. I also don't like Schurrle over Gotze, and would like to keep Muller in the squad because of his work rate, defending, positioning, and the fact that he just offers something different.
I'd play:
Reus(Schurrle)
Gotze-Ozil-Muller
Schweini-Khedira
With Gomez on the bench for headers in the last 30 minutes. The problem is that Gomez is more dangerous against ****ty teams IMO (ditto for Huntelaar), so he'll look really good in qualifying and then not deliver at the top level. I guess what I'm saying is that any combination will carry Germany through qualifying and their group; and then when you get to the knockouts it's more about matchup and form.
I'd play:
Reus(Schurrle)
Gotze-Ozil-Muller
Schweini-Khedira
With Gomez on the bench for headers in the last 30 minutes. The problem is that Gomez is more dangerous against ****ty teams IMO (ditto for Huntelaar), so he'll look really good in qualifying and then not deliver at the top level. I guess what I'm saying is that any combination will carry Germany through qualifying and their group; and then when you get to the knockouts it's more about matchup and form.