Jürgen Klopp defends 11 new Germany call-ups and urges patience under pressure | OneFootball

Jürgen Klopp urged perspective as he unveiled a first Germany squad of 44 across two groups, including 11 debutants. According to Get German Football News, he wants assessments to look beyond isolated errors.

Several picks raised eyebrows. Felix Keidel has played only three Bundesliga matches, Bambasé Conté has ten top-flight outings, Hennes Behrens is newly established, and Mika Baur told Klopp he was not even a regular U21 starter.

Klopp said the group should enjoy pressure, seeing it as a focus aid, not a negative. He accepts international football needs risk to develop options.

He asked whether a stray Keidel pass or failed Conté dribble in Hoffenheim’s Europa League game would be judged as unreadiness or potential.

Keidel’s stamina, two-footed delivery and versatility have put a player with no DFB youth caps in contention. Conté has two starts in four and three assists, and laughed when Klopp phoned.

Klopp said the newcomers are ready enough for what Germany plan to do now, and that he will work closely with club coaches. He likes bold selection.

Finn Jeltsch, 20, was labelled exceptional after 69 senior games across the top two tiers, while Freiburg’s Max Rosenfelder drew the same praise and is being carefully rebuilt after injuries. Germany are wary of overload.

Younes Ebnoutalib’s leap from Regionalliga football less than two years ago caught Klopp’s eye, along with his running and last-line intelligence. Mistakes will come, he argued, but the task is to find out how good these players could become.

Source: Get German Football News

“Artificial intelligence was used to assist in creating this article based on reporting from the original source quoted.”