😠 Ahead of Slovakia showdown: This Nagelsmann decision angers the fans | OneFootball

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·17 November 2025

😠 Ahead of Slovakia showdown: This Nagelsmann decision angers the fans

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Anyone who has ever played soccer knows how painful it is to watch a game from the bench and not be allowed to intervene in the action on the field. It probably feels even worse not to be in the squad at all and have to sit in the stands.

This is what happened to Noah Atubolu during the World Cup qualifier match of the German national team against Luxembourg on Friday – and today he faces the same fate. As the UEFA squad for the encounter shows, Atubolu once again did not make it into the matchday squad and has to take a seat in the stands.


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Alongside Oliver Baumann as the current number 1, Alexander Nübel and Finn Dahmen will again sit on the bench as substitutes. Nagelsmann currently has a tough choice: While he has nominated four keepers for the squad, UEFA only allows three in the matchday squad.

Atubolu is therefore once again only number four – a decision by Nagelsmann that, let's say, isn't going down too well online:

What do you think? Would you have liked to see Atubolu in the matchday squad today? Or do you think the whole fuss is unnecessary – after all, the stands or the bench are essentially the same? Feel free to write it in the comments.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.


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