A bit surprised about the debates post Sane’s ommission, particularly regarding Reus and Draxler. Reus is probably the best player on the squad when healthy, and the gaffer must be thanking his gods that he finally has the chance to take him to a tournament.
How much does Low rate Draxler? The PSG man captained the Confederations Cup squad.
Brandt is probably closer, but there isn’t daylight between the players. Brandt was the man at Leverkusen.
Finally, on Sane, fans need to be careful about looking at the raw statistics. He was part of the most ruthless attack in Premier League history. Everyone scored and assisted with reckless abandon on that team. Take him out and put him on another team, and his numbers are probably depressed. In fact, he’s never shown this free scoring and assisting form at Germany, with no goals in a dozen or so games.
