#mats-hummels

#mats-hummels

Bayern Munich's training camp got off to a tough start as Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala and Southampton 's Armel Bella-Kotchap both withdrew due to injuries."It's a pity for everyone that Jamal won't be with us in the next games.We hope that he can play again after the international break, especially for the last games of the season at his club," Flick said a press conference (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).

Eighteen months.That's the distance - more of a sprint - between the end of this year's FIFA Men's World Cup and the next Men's European Championships, to be hosted by Germany.For a national team with wounded pride and recent stumbles, everything will be on the line.They must change - but not too much, and not in the wrong direction.

Former Bayern Munich and Germany star Lothar Matthäus had an interesting take on Germany's World Cup failure in Qatar.Matthäus, who has been very vocal in assessing what went wrong for Germany, thinks it is time for FC Barcelona 's Marc-André ter Stegen, Eintracht Frankfurt's Kevin Trapp, or even Fulham's Bernd Leno to mount a challenge to Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer.

Former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick announced his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last week.Some names were announced as expected, but some players like Mario Götze were more surprising.With major players such as Mats Hummels excluded, surely Flick has some strong intentions for Götze at the tournament.

Hansi Flick has made the decision to not involve Bayern Munich 's Thomas Muller in the German national team squad for the two upcoming international breaks.One of the breaks is later this month while the other is slated for June.They are set to play a pair of friendlies this time around (this month); first against Peru, and then Belgium.

Bayern Munich has had a fair share of great coaches in its long and rich history.Instantly recognizable names like Udo Lattek, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes, and Hansi Flick come to mind, while the likes of Louis van Gaal and Pep Guardiola are worth mentioning.But there is one coach who stands head and shoulders above everyone else: Carlo Ancelotti.

With the Hinrunde over, the conversation finally shifts from Bayern Munich to the German National Team.World Cup 2022 is almost upon us, and Hansi Flick has announced the squad that he will be taking to Qatar.Despite including the likes of Karim Adeyemi, Kai Havertz, Thilo Kehrer, and other ... questionable names in the roster, Hansi Flick shocked the football community by snubbing the likes of Mats Hummels and Robin Gosens, and choosing only three midfielders for the roster.

We heard from Lothar Matthäus, now it's our turn to pick our lineups for this Germany team at the World Cup.In case you missed it, INNN and Tom discussed their picks on Bavarian Podcast Works already - now a few more BFW staff writers take a crack at the Hansi-Elf.Do give the Pod a listen as well if you haven't already:
Now, without further ado!

Former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick named his squad for the World Cup in Qatar and boy did it get people reacting.There were some obvious choices, some surprises, and some head scratchers, but that is exactly why we are here  let's react and hash out where we thought Flick got it right and where he might have gotten it wrong.