FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - Germany will unusually feature two forwards in their friendly international against Peru on Saturday, coach Hansi Flick said on Friday as he looks to build a battle-worthy team for next year's Euro 2024.
The Germans have for years opted to play either without an out-an-out striker since their 2014 World Cup victory and the retirement of Miroslav Klose, or deploy just one, many times a false nine.
At the most recent World Cup in Qatar in November-December last year Flick had used Niclas Fuellkrug, a Germany newcomer, as their only real forward in the tournament. "I think both forwards did it well in training so we have decided to play with two strikers from the start." "We are satisfied with the development in training. There is high intensity, high focus, the passing quality is very good as well," Flick said.
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