One of the common criticisms directed at honorary Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeneß is his motor mouth and his propensity to utter controversial statements. In a surprising move, the 74-year-old then channeled his inner coach and put together his preferred starting XI for Germany in an interview with Der Spiegel (as captured by X account @iMiaSanMia):
Uli Hoeneß picks his Germany XI for the World Cup from the current squad: ‘Raum at right back not ideal but Kimmich should be in midfield – rates Brown – fan of Sané but he’s currently out of confidence, Karl not yet ready to start, hence Leweling – fan of Havertz but Woltemade is more of a striker’
For reference, here’s the exact lineup that Uli put on the board:
This is surprisingly a nicely built squad from the former Bayern player. Knowing current Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann, he’ll put the wrong players in the right positions or the right players in the wrong positions. However, I do have a few pointers: