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1. >Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Toni Kroos and Ilkay Gündoğan will be honoured by the DFB, likely before next month’s game against The Netherlands (14 October) at Allianz Arena.

   Sounds pretty nice, but do we really need another international break only a month from now?!

2. Man, I need to see a Musiala extension for several years as soon as possible. My feed is full of Man City posts welcoming Musiala who is “waiting for City” (therefore not extending his contract at the moment). While I think these posts are completely delusional (without Pep, City is nothing and he hasn’t agreed to an extension), I can’t stop myself from feeling at least a little doubt with Musiala’s recent comments (“home is where my family is” [doesn’t mean you love bayern] and “you never know what happens in football”). 

3. I generally don’t think there is too much you can take from a Nations League friendly 2 months after a big National team tournament. But I really hope Kompany sees the way Nagelsmann plays Musiala and moves him to that role full-time.

   What separates him from other players is his dribbling ability and he’s unable to do that against a compact defence like we will face all year. Getting him on the wing gets him in space and gives him more 1v1 opportunities which will make it easier for him to do what he does best.