1) Nailed-on with Nagelsmann?
It took a little time to come together, like any good thing, but a year after taking charge the Nagelsmann era is looking increasingly like a golden one for the Germany national team. Two defeats and a draw in his opening four matches made Naglesmann pause to think, but the 37-year-old has since shown he has both the tactical brains and motivational spirit to thrive in the tricky environment of international coaching.
The former Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich boss settled on a 4-2-3-1 formation in a friendly in France in March, and has not altered it or looked back since. The 2-0 win in Lyon kick-started a run of 15 matches without defeat over 90 minutes for Germany – the narrow extra-time loss against Spain in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals being the only dampener.
