Emre Can

[Irishnev]

Made the German squad for the confederations cup - they've picked a very young squad in general.

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[BigChief]

That's a ridiculously strong squad, and even more ridiculously strong midfield. Will Can even get a game? (Only kidding, he's always captain I think)

[Irishnev]

That's a ridiculously strong squad, and even more ridiculously strong midfield. Will Can even get a game? (Only kidding, he's always captain I think)

Retired - Lahm & Podolski

Omitted- Neuer, Hummels, Boateng, Howedes, Kroos, Khedira, Ozil, Reus, Muller & Schurrle

Injured - Gotze & Weigl

Not good enough - Dahoud, Tah, Meyer, Stark & Gnabry

They still miss a top CF to make them the best though, maybe Werner can become that player

[Doc_Piptorious]

Retired - Lahm & Podolski

Omitted- Neuer, Hummels, Boateng, Howedes, Kroos, Khedira, Ozil, Reus, Muller & Schurrle

Injured - Gotze & Weigl

Not good enough - Dahoud, Tah, Meyer, Stark & Gnabry

They still miss a top CF to make them the best though, maybe Werner can become that player

And you have guys like Geis, Rudy, Horn, Bellarbi, and Volland to add to that list.

[Irishnev]

And you have guys like Geis, Rudy, Horn, Bellarbi, and Volland to add to that list.

some depth all right but lacking that killer CF - in fairness you could argue that Germany havn't had a really TOP cf since Klinsmann.

Klose & Gomez were there for the past 10 years but never elite level.

[Buzzo]

Isn't Klose the all time highest World Cup Finals goalscorer?

71 goals in 137 caps. What more does he need to do Nev...!!!!???

He was ****ing amazing.

[Buzzo]

...16 goals in World Cup tournaments.

Ahead of (real) Ronaldo, Gerd Muller, Pele, Maradona, Messi, (fake) Ronaldo...

[Buzzo]

Nev..?

[Red_Polo]

some depth all right but lacking that killer CF - in fairness you could argue that Germany havn't had a really TOP cf since Klinsmann.

Klose & Gomez were there for the past 10 years but never elite level.

Klose, Gomez and Bierhoff?

[Buzzo]

If these aren't elite level records then I don't know what are...

FIFA World Cup all-time record goalscorer.

German national football team all-time record goalscorer.

Only player to have had four or more (consecutive) FIFA World Cup medals.

Only player to have appeared in four or more (consecutive) semi-finals in FIFA World Cups.

Scored at least five goals in two FIFA World Cups, record shared only with Teófilo Cubillas and Thomas Müller.

Record for scoring most goals from headers in a single edition of the World Cup.

One of eight players in Serie A history scoring five goals in a match.

[Buzzo]

In the last 4 World Cups Klose alone scored only one goal less than the entire England squad over the same period.

[Kenneth]

All the stats tell you he was absolutely top class. He was a bit **** though really in the round.

[Irishnev]

Nev..?

Sorry sorry Buzzo, was working! I'm aware of Klose's Polish roots but didn't know he had Scottish ones also

I know his records but he never played for one of the top clubs or dominated in the Champs League - also didn't he score 4 in one game vs The Saudis.

He's like the anti Messi - superb nationally but so so at club level

[Slinky Skills]

some depth all right but lacking that killer CF - in fairness you could argue that Germany havn't had a really TOP cf since Klinsmann.

Klose & Gomez were there for the past 10 years but never elite level.

Klose has always been at an elite level bud.

[Daniel 7]

Klose scored about 8 of those world cup goals against Saudi Arabia though. He's never, ever been at the same level as great world cup strikers like Ronaldo / Romario et al