Matthäus backs Füllkrug: an experienced joker would give him “a good feeling”
Germany's record cap holder Lothar Matthäus uses his Sky column to call for Niclas Füllkrug's return to the national team. The Bremen striker leads the scoring chart with six goals.
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Lothar Matthäus has called for Niclas Füllkrug to return to the national team. The numbers speak for the striker even if he has reached a certain age, Germany's record cap holder wrote in his column for Sky, adding that having an experienced joker like Füllkrug would give him a good feeling. National coach Jürgen Klopp wants to rejuvenate the squad, but young players are still too inconsistent, Matthäus argued.
The 33-year-old has scored six goals in six Bundesliga matchdays and shares top spot in the scoring chart with Leverkusen's Patrik Schick. He netted twice in the 2-2 draw with SC Paderborn and afterwards irritably brushed off questions about the national team. According to Weser-Kurier, Klopp has not commented publicly on Füllkrug, who has not featured in any of his squads so far.