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As for the successors of recently retired players, Marc-Andre ter Stegen is expected to take Neuer\u2019s place.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old Barcelona keeper has been given the number one jersey for the games against Hungary and the Netherlands, indicating he has finally reached his goal after a long waiting period.<\/p>\n
By contrast, there is no clear-cut successor for Kroos as the deep-lying playmaker. The most realistic choice might be Bayern’s Aleksandar Pavlovic, who withdrew from the Euros squad because of tonsillitis.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old is seen as a blue-chip talent who could mature into the next great string-puller for Germany.<\/p>\n
But it would be too much to ask for a player who has made only 21 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern to carry Germany the way Kroos did at Euro 2024.<\/p>\n
While Nagelsmann\u2019s team were among the oldest at the tournament, they will be much younger and less experienced moving forward.<\/p>\n
Given how Musiala, Wirtz and Pavlovic play and at times even celebrate football, the team could be an exciting prospect for fans.<\/p>\n
But the German public needs to show some patience and accept that this new generation may experience setbacks in years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n