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Defensive Midfielders Playmakers Attacking Midfielders Leadership Declan Rice Defensive Strategies McKennie Joshua Kimmich Pascal Groß Defenders Vitinha Leon Goretzka Versatility Offensive Strategies Frenkie de Jong Sechser Position No10 Position Rodri Lauren James Lodico's Performance Pedri Captaincy Florian Wirtz Volante Central Game Impact Forwards Versatile Players Manuel Ugarte Midfield Performance Curtis Jones Defensive Actions Nico Paz Yves Bissouma Deep Midfield Role Mkhitaryan Isma Ruiz Kobbie Mainoo Creative Players Playmaking Player Contributions Team Play Paul Seguin Christoph Baumgartner Leroy Sané Hayden Young Wingers Offensive Playmakers Ilyes Hamache Luka Modric José Caicedo Debut Players Thuram Number 10 Role Holding Six Granit Xhaka Polifunctional Players Stuart Armstrong Kees Smit & Sven Mijnans Ball-Winners Mediapunta Rigorists Competition for Positions Thomas Müller Regista Rocco Reitz Double Pivot Team Captains Box-to-Box Midfielders Alexis Mac Allister Set-Piece Takers Ballschlepper Leandro Paredes Position Competition Dominik Szoboszlai Tactics Teun Koopmeiners Calhanoglu and Sucic Kwasi Sibo Ozziel Herrera Controlling Tempo Substitutes No 10 Position Franco Mastantuono Agustín Almendra Warren Zaïre-Emery Fabian Ruiz Offensive Contributions Box-to-Box Players Meite Martin Odegaard Adrien Rabiot Weston McKennie Scott McTominay Paul Pogba Doubles Ezequiel Ham Ryan Christie Cole Palmer's Importance Performance Issues Technical Central Midfielder
A heavily rotated lineup under Kieran McKenna showcased squad depth within a league-first approach.
