Especially as it's not a case of simply picking the most talented players. "It'll be very important that we don't select just for talent, but also for what we need from a player," Tuchel said in January. For Tuchel, that dilemma is increasingly pertinent, as he tries to decide which of a host of talented attacking midfielders he should pick. Christian Ziege witnessed this in 1998 as part of a Germany squad brimming with talent, who were underwhelming before losing 3-0 to Croatia in the quarter-finals. "Then you have to think if it's intelligent to take two players in the same position.

Source: BBC March 23, 2026 07:20 UTC