National Team: Flick distributes commercial guarantees for Netherlands

The first duel against a top nation in his term of office requires Hansi Flick from his national players absolute victory. In front of the Dutch, he has respect, but no fear.

• Flick distributes commercial guarantees
• Musial a "option"

Hansi Flick chatted just over the first big hardness test of his term as his cell phone vibrated in front of him. "Now Joshua is calling Kimmich," the national coach revealed and laughed, "I write that I'll call back." After the phone call he came back to the pressing room of the DFB team hotel and gave all-clear: "You can calm down, it's all quiet."

It was clear that Flick must also do without Kimmich in the Netherlands in the Netherlands on Tuesday (20:45 / ARD), whose partner expects the third joint child. But that the midfield boss is missing, but flick can not be considered as an excuse, he swore the national team on victory before the departure to Amsterdam on victory: "I said it also the team: I want to win the game. Because every victory we retract us gives even more confidence in your own strength. "

With his record start series of eight wins in eight games, Flick has already moved a lot, but the pure statistics are interested in the 57-year-old "very little". But if you would say at the end of December, "we won eight games in a row, then I could live well," he said, "we all know what that would mean". The fifth World Champion title for Germany at the Winter World Cup in Qatar would be perfect.

Flick distributes commercial guarantees

Like the title of title the DFB team is already, the prestigdue with Oranje will show. The scary of the arch rivals is consistently "with top players" peppered, "this is a degree knife for us," said the national coach, but: "We too are well occupied and want to force our game to the opponent," said Holland-Fan Flick.

He had the football there "always very appreciated and loved," he betrayed, "I've progressed." And Bondcoach Louis van Gaal, one of his predecessors at Bavaria Munich, had someone, "where I have oriented myself as a trainer".

Because it goes too much for a test game, Flick is different than in the context of 2: 0 home win against Israel three days earlier on larger experiments. It is likely to start the currently strongest eleven, Captain Manuel Neuer and the Offensive Stars Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané will begin. Also, the center-back Antonio Rüdiger, who stands before his 50th international game, gave Flick an application warranty.

Musial a "option"

As Kimmich replacement, Flick Youngster looks Jamal Musial as "Option". Whether in the Sturmzentrum Timo Werner, who met six times in six games under Flick six times, or Kai Havertz begins - since he did not look into the cards. But the national coach announced: "We will send a top prepared team to the square."

And apparently also a top motivated. You wanted to be in the "Derby," Müller, necessarily "give a very good figure". Even Thilo Kehrer can barely expect the first comparison with a top nation since the early EM-out in the second round against England (0: 2): "With Holland comes a very big opponent, we look forward to it."

The Dutcher, which runs with Freiburg-Profi Mark Flekken in the gate, have warmed by a 4: 2 against Denmark for the classic. It promises a thrilling duel - which Kimmich can only look at the TV. If he is not in the range room.