Dangerous information for the Pink Devils: Thomas Meunier is not going to be injured for Germany on Wednesday

Domenico Tedesco will depart for Germany with 24 Pink Devils on Wednesday after Thomas Meunier left the observe match towards Luxembourg (3-0) on Saturday evening. The Trabzonspor proper again will bear additional checks within the coming days. After the match, Tedesco was already nervous about Meunier’s preparation. “We do not understand how unhealthy it’s but, but it surely does not look good. He felt one thing. We hope for the most effective, however actually: it does not look good. ” The messages we acquired from the gamers’ group on the weekend weren’t so constructive both.

If Meunier ‘solely’ misses just a few video games, Tedesco can’t name one other one. Provided that the nationwide physician and the UEFA physician decide that Meunier’s damage is “very critical” – learn: if he was out for the entire event – can a substitute be made for him ‘ first group recreation. Though it’s not mentioned that Tedesco will herald one other for certain. “We have to analyze the scenario calmly. In precept, 24 gamers is greater than sufficient, at first we had been solely allowed to name 23 gamers. Arthur Theate can be unsure for the opening recreation towards Slovakia on June 17, Tedesco is left with solely two actual backs with Castagne and De Cuyper.The theater is a central defender by nature.

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If the nationwide coach nonetheless needs to name one other individual, there are a number of choices. Mandela Keita (Antwerp) and Arne Engels (Augsburg) had been allowed to coach with the Pink Devils final week, however they’re midfielders. Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen) has been a daily below Tedesco in latest months, however he’s a left again. With Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge), Kyriani Sabbe (Membership Brugge), Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) and Alessio Castro-Montes (Union), there was additionally some proper again in Tedesco’s pre-selection. Saelemaekers is at present taking part in in a extra offensive place in Bologna, whereas Castro-Montes continues to be having fun with his honeymoon in Hawaii till the tip of June. Will love should make manner for the nation quickly?

Analyst and former nationwide coach René Vandereycken advised Koni De Winter as an fascinating alternative. He’s at his finest as a central defender, but additionally performed with no consideration again at Genoa. One other thought advised by Vandereycken just a few weeks in the past was a three-man protection – which Tedesco tried towards Luxembourg within the second half. Based on Vandereycken, within the excellent scenario Vertonghen, Witsel and Alderweireld would work there. The latter was additionally in Tedesco’s pre-selection and has a historical past with no consideration again. The query is whether or not Alderweireld wish to hand over his holidays to take a seat on the bench for the nationwide workforce.