I know it's very early, we still dont know who will be fit and who wont, but lets speculate who should be the 23 players Löw will call for the Euro, since Germany is just 1 win away from qualifying (
which will happen).
Imagine that every player will be fit.
My 23 players:
Goalkeepers -
Timo Hildebrand (still hope he'll start),
Robert Enke (arguably the best GK in the BL atm),
Jens Lehmann (Löw will start him
)
Defenders -
Philipp Lahm (best german FB),
Arne Friedrich (could be useful as he plays RB and CB),
Marcell Jansen (best german LB),
Christian Pander (usefull player, can play LB and LM),
Per Mertesacker (best german CB),
Christoph Metzelder (brings experience to the team),
Serdar Tasci (been brilliant for VfB)
Midfielders -
Michael Ballack (love him or hate him, he is the best German midfielder),
Torsten Frings (top 3 DM in the world),
Bernd Schneider (gives the team experience and flair),
Bastian Schweinsteiger (more and more gaining importance in the NT),
Roberto Hilbert (great winger, I'm a big fan of him, can play RB too),
Thomas Hitzlsperger (very useful, does brilliantly when called up, plays CM or LM),
Gonzalo Castro (Germany need another DM besides Frings and Castro is that DM. awsome player and very young)
Forwards -
Miroslav Klose (best German striker),
Mario Gomez (the new Ulf Kirsten),
Lukas Podolski (still think he can live up to his potencial),
Kevin Kuranyi (always does well for the NT),
Jan Schlaudraff (a wild card, Löw should give him a go),
Patrick Helmes (best striker in 2.BL and one of the most promising in Germany)
Players worth a mention:
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Tim Wiese (he is awsome but Löw doesnt like him it seems)
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Rene Adler (has a lot of potencial but it's too soon for him)
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Manuel Neuer (same as Adler)
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Clemens Fritz (he should be in there, but I couldnt find a place for him)
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Frank Baumann (his NT days are more than over)
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Manuel Friedrich ( I dont like him even tho Löw does)
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Tim Borowski (would get injured 5minst after coming on the pitch)
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Piotr Trochowski (in the same mould as Schweini but he needs to start for HSV first)
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Sebastian Kehl (doesnt have a place anymore but he is very good)
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Kevin-Prince Boateng (should have stayed at Hertha)
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Sami Khedira (brilliant player but I doubt he will have a chance since he never had his debut for Germany)
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Fabian Ernst (always underperforms for Germany)
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Paul Freier (can change a game in a second, but he is too inconsistent)
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Simon Rolfes (tough choice between him and Castro, both are great)
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David Odonkor (needs to leave Betis)
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Gerald Asamoah (he is crap)
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Stefan Kiessling (he is very promising but needs to score more often, isnt NT material yet)
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Benny Lauth (seems reborn at Hannover but not enough)
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Mike Hanke (doing very well for Hannover but he doesnt have much on his game besides heading)