👀 Despite pain & bench threat: Undav enjoys a “10/10 night”

He was one of the absolute match-winners in today’s friendly against Finland: Deniz Undav.

The VfB star is continuing to make it incredibly difficult for Julian Nagelsmann when it comes to the World Cup: Which attacking players will secure places in the starting lineup?

Tonight, he not only scored two goals himself, but also provided an assist with a battling slide tackle. This performance shows: his poacher’s qualities are worth gold, including from the start. But Kai Havertz’s certainly are too.

That leaves the question: Should Deniz Undav have a guaranteed starting spot at the World Cup? With six goals in eight international appearances, he is at least providing a few arguments in favor.

Speaking to ZDF after the final whistle, the striker was as relaxed as ever. Much like during the discussions of recent weeks, Undav wants to keep letting his performances on the pitch do the talking.

Asked whether he had not earned a regular starting spot by now, he replied: “That’s for the national coach to decide. I can only try to do my job. It worked out well today and last time too.”

What would count as a successful World Cup from Germany’s point of view? “If we win the whole thing, of course.”

And today’s game? For him, it was a classic “ten out of ten” evening: “We won the game, it couldn’t have gone any better.”