Matthäus compares Musiala to Messi: "You can't replace him" | OneFootball

Record national player Lothar Matthäus has emphasized the German national team's dependence on Jamal Musiala. The football expert even dared to make a comparison to Lionel Messi.

In the first World Cup qualifying match of the German national team, DFB fans saw a deserved 0:2 defeat. Subsequently, there was criticism of the DFB stars, Julian Nagelsmann also became clear at the ARD microphone afterwards and criticized the attitude of his players. Still missing is the injured Jamal Musiala. For Lothar Matthäus a decisive factor.

On Sky, the record national player said: "You can't just replace Musiala. Just like Messi, you can't replace him. Hopefully, he'll be back soon." Currently, the key player is missing from the Nagelsmann team due to a shin fracture and an ankle injury.

Schweinsteiger with clear criticism

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After the disastrous performance of the national team against Slovakia Bayern icon Bastian Schweinsteiger also became clear. "I'm sorry, but I didn't believe for a single minute of the game that we would win. It's a severe setback. We were really bad. We didn't play any good passes, we were no threat," emphasized the 2014 World Champion.

"Our body language was gone immediately after the 0:1. If you want to win something, you have to show resilience. The players have to realize that it wasn't good. I didn't feel any danger today. The coach can talk all night long, but the players have to understand it themselves. We can consider ourselves lucky if we qualify for the World Cup with a performance like today," Schweinsteiger added.

Musiala is expected to be back on the field towards the end of the year. Recently, the rising star stressed that he wants to celebrate his comeback this year.

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