The defeat that ruined Nagelsmann’s plans for the Euro Cup

Alexander Pavlovic The Bayern Munich midfielder and one of the young revelations of the season in the Bundesliga, will have to wait a little longer before making his debut with the German team after being ruled out for friendlies against France and the Netherlands on March 23 and 26 according to respectively.

Established as a starter at Bayern despite playing just 15 official matches aged just 19 in the defensive midfielder position, Pavlovic was included on Thursday in the coach’s squad Julian Nagelsmann, but yesterday his club announced that he was finally out with tonsillitis. On Monday he did not show up at the start of the ‘Mannschaft’ rally.

Pavlovic could also play for the Serbian senior team, his father’s country, but he opted for Germany after making it in the Under 20 category. Serbia coach Dragan Stojkoviche accepted his decision, but still did not give up.

Nagelsmann, before his latest test bench

His absence represents a setback for Nagelsmann, who is in mind the friendlies against France and the Netherlands were the last time, before the call was eased initial for Euro 2024, to test the players in search of the formula that will finally find the best version of a German team, host of the tournament, immersed in a long crisis of results.

Nagelsmann, who? He took over after the dismissal of Hansi Flick in September, It still hasn’t found the key since, after debuting with a victory against the United States in October (1-3), it drew a few days later against Mexico (2-2) before losing in the November window against in Turkey (2 – 3) and Austria (2-0).

A hostess with many doubts

The ‘Mannschaft’, officially qualified for Euro 2024 as host, has only been playing friendlies since the beginning of 2023. A long series of matches to end on June 3 against Ukraine and four days later against Greece before making his debut in the final phase of the continental tournament on June 14 against Scotland.