Worries in the DFB: five defenders threaten to be missing against Italy!

Worries in the DFB: five defenders threaten to be missing against Italy!

Before the highly expected first leg in the Nation League playoff against Italy, DFB coach Julian Nagelsmann has serious worries about his defense game. According to Laola1 , several players are pre-contaminated with a yellow card. They include Captain Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Rüdiger, Robert Andrich, David Raum and Nico Schlotterbeck. These actors must be particularly careful in the first leg next Thursday, which takes place in the legendary San Siro

The UEFA rules are clear: a lock follows on two yellow cards. In this context, it becomes particularly critical for Nagelsmann, because almost the entire defensive series goes into the game with a yellow card. As RND is particularly affected, which has already been warned three times. would have to watch another yellow card. In addition, Florian Wirtz remains injured at the spectator bank due to his yellow lock, which also makes the situation more difficult for Nagelsmann. Another player, Waldemar Anton, was not nominated for the upcoming match.

defense under pressure

The consequences of these yellow cards can be enormous. While the first leg on Thursday at 8:45 p.m., the second leg is already on the plan on Sunday at 8:45 p.m. in Dortmund. The risk that key players such as Kimmich and Rüdiger could be severely impaired Nagelsmann's strategic positioning. It was unequivocally explained that the warnings are only deleted after the quarter -finals, which means that no player can miss the semi -finals or finals in June because of his cards. A ray of hope for the defense is Jonathan Tah, who, with his yellow card in the group game against Bosnia-Herzegovina, can now accept a third warning without direct difficulties. He is one of the few defensive players without any noteworthy preload.