Overview
- Jürgen Klopp made his competitive debut as Germany head coach in Amsterdam on Thursday, Sept. 24, starting the Nations League campaign and the new era for the DFB-Team.
- He named an unprecedented 44‑player squad split across the window so he can rotate heavily and assess many players in two short blocks of matches.
- Klopp signalled a tactical reset to a 4-3-3 gegenpressing system, moving captain Joshua Kimmich back into central midfield and naming Marc‑André ter Stegen the starting goalkeeper for the moment.
- Several young or uncapped players, including Younes Ebnoutalib, Hennes Behrens and Philipp Treu, are in line for debuts and Ebnoutalib described an emotional phone call from Klopp after his selection.
- Media reports say Klopp has introduced stricter off-field rules for the squad, and public reaction has ranged from praise by Kylian Mbappé to caution from Joachim Löw and criticism of the XXL roster size from figures like Peter Neururer.