Germany spot in doubt: Nagelsmann puts pressure on Pavlovic | OneFootball

Aleksandar Pavlovic is one of the promising faces in the DFB team. But now he has to fight for his place - and the national coach makes clear demands.

Julian Nagelsmann is foregoing a nomination of the Bayern youngster in the upcoming international matches. At the press conference for the DFB nomination, the national coach mainly criticized his lack of playing time: "Aleks is a very good player. I have a good relationship with him and we communicate a lot. But even there, the playing time in the past year was too little for his age - and there was no playing time in the preparation." Background: The 21-year-old missed the season preparation due to an orbital fracture.

In the current season, Pavlovic came on for 22 minutes in the Bundesliga opener against Leipzig. Shortly afterwards, he made his first starting eleven appearance in the cup in Wiesbaden - 69 minutes of playing time. The national coach had previously emphasized: "He just has to be healthy and already get beyond a playing time of 34 percent. He is still a young guy - and they just play too little to reach world-class level."

Goretzka as a strong competitor for Pavlovic

Under Thomas Tuchel still set, the midfielder is not a regular player under Vincent Kompany. In particular, injuries and the resurgent Leon Goretzka make it difficult for Pavlovic to get more playing time. This affects his DFB perspective. Nagelsmann compared him to a Spain star: "How much did Lamine Yamal play last year? I think 100 percent. And one of our top talents 33 percent. That's two-thirds fewer games, if I calculate correctly. That's already a key, also for him."

However, the national coach made his trust in Pavlovic clear: "He is an exceptionally good six-talent with a great gift for possession football. And a great gift for getting a good defensive position early on." But the way back into the squad leads through regular appearances: "He just has to get the rhythm through playing time. And he can only do that if he is better than the other two who are playing."

While Pavlovic is missing, Finn Dahmen, Nnamdi Collins and Paul Nebel are making their debut. In addition, Kimmich, Goretzka, Gnabry and Tah are four Bayern professionals. Ex-Bayern star Leroy Sané was surprisingly not considered - as well as Kai Havertz, Nico Schlotterbeck and Tom Bischof. The upcoming opponents are Slovakia (September 4) and Northern Ireland (September 7).

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