Werner not nominated by Flick for DFB team

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner has not been nominated by national coach Hansi Flick for the international matches against Japan on September 9 in Wolfsburg and three days later against World Cup runners-up France in Dortmund. "It's nothing final," Flick expressed Thursday when announcing the lineup. He said he now wants to see "reactions." He appreciates Werner very much, but "he has at the moment also in the club not quite the form, must work on certain things," said Flick.

The 27-year-old Werner has been waiting for 726 minutes for a goal. Also in the preparation he did not hit despite all efforts. Most recently, he was also not considered by Leipzig coach Marco Rose in the starting eleven.

In addition to Werner, the outside defenders Lukas Klostermann and David Raum, who were still in the squad at the World Cup in Qatar, are also missing. Although with Raum recently a clear performance improvement was recognizable, he gets for the first time a thinking break. The DFB squad again includes the variably deployable Benjamin Henrichs after recent strong performances at the Cup winner.