Matthaus: Bowman can serve as the main goalkeeper in the World Cup, Germany does not need to worry about Ter Stegen

October 15th: In yesterday’s World Cup European qualifying match, Germany defeated Northern Ireland 1-0 away from home. German star Matthaus commented after the game.

In this game, Northern Ireland shot 12 times, 3 of which were on target, but German goalkeeper Baumann kept the goal intact. Matthaus first believes that Bowman is already a qualified starting goalkeeper for the German national team. "There is no debate about the goalkeeper at the moment, because Bowman will be the number one goalkeeper of the German national team until the end of the year, and even until the World Cup if he is not injured."

Matthaus continued: "Bowman performed very well in the game against Northern Ireland and helped the German national team save possible goals many times. Therefore, it is completely normal for the national team coach to rely on him at the moment. As for what will happen in the next eight months, when Ter Stegen can return However, German coach Nagelsmann is not worried. Nagelsmann no longer needs to worry about Ter Stegen or Neuer, he made that clear on Monday night, which I think is completely understandable, and currently trusts Bowman as the national team's number one goalkeeper. "

In this World Cup qualifying match, the German national team has five Bayern players in the starting lineup, namely Kimmich, Jonathan Tower, Pavlovic, Gnabry, and Goretzka. In this regard, Matthaus thinks this is a good thing: "In the past, when Bayern players dominated the German national team, the national team usually achieved good results in the game. The German national team currently also plays a 4231 formation, because the national team has 5 Bayern players, and they play this formation at the club. I think it is very important to have a system, everyone knows which position they are suitable for, which is good and important."

Matthaus also pointed out the shortcomings of the German national team: "In this World Cup qualifier In the game, 5 of the 8 goals scored by the German national team were scored through set pieces. The team created few chances in the game, which is a shortcoming and shows that the team still lacks a certain quality of play. Perhaps Musiala and Havertz can bring that quality when they return from injury.

Finally, Matthaus said: "Overall, the wins over Luxembourg and Northern Ireland are positive. These are games that must be won in order to qualify for the big competition. Such games can have an impact on the team. "