Germany head coach Hansi Flick says Bayern Munich starlet Jamal Musiala is the future of German football.
Musiala has risen to fame with Bayern Munich over the last year and has now established himself as regular for both club and country at the age of 19.
The Germans are no longer in the World Cup after finising third in Group E, but Flick did sing the youngster's praises after the win over Costa Rica on Thursday night.
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"It is very difficult after such a match to single one player out, but what Jamal showed against Costa Rica -- it's just unfortunate that such a player can't continue to play in the tournament. He is fantastic," Flick said, as per ESPN.
"His skill in the tackles, the one on ones, he's outstanding, and the next couple of years, we do have talents in our team, we are heading in the right direction.
"But we really have to focus on the training. Jamal has been trained in England, not in Germany.
"We have players at top clubs and we do have qualities -- Kai Havertz is a top player, for example.
"But for the future of German football, we need to do things differently in training.
"For years we have talked about new types of goalkeepers and wing-backs. Germany always used to be able to defend well, and we need the basics again.
"Spain are very good in defence, they train young players very well. For the future and next 10 years, it will be very important to focus on the new generation of footballers."
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