German squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Ladies ans gentlemen,

Here is my squad for the German national football team for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Even though I disagree with several experts who think that this tournament has become unnecessary , I have to respect the fact that Joachim Low has already mentioned that he won't take his biggest stars to the tournament in Russia. Therefore I didn't pick any players from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and FC Schalke 04 and only player from Borussia Dortmund. In my opinion, the Confederations Cup is one of the most interesting and prestigious tournaments as it unites the best teams in the world, it's a rare occasion to participate in it and it's the only important football tournament the German national team hasn't won yet. That's why I tried to think of a squad consisting of a few experienced players, numerous young talents and a few players who deserve a first or a second chance to get Joachim Low's attention. Without any further ado, here is my squad for the tournament that is going to start in less than three months.

Goalkeepers:

Timo Horn (GK)

Bernd Leno (GK)

Kevin Trapp (GK)

Defensemen:

Shkodran Mustafi (CB)

Antonio Rudiger (CB)

Niklas Sule (CB)

Matthias Ginter (RB / CB) (Captain)

Jeremy Toljan (RB)

Sebastian Rudy (RB)

Marvin Plattenhardt (LB) 

Benjamin Henrichs (LB)

Midfielders:

Emre Can (CDM)

Christoph Kramer (CDM)

Maximilian Arnold (CM)

Hany Mukhtar (CAM)

Julian Brandt (LM)

Leonardo Bittencourt (LM)

Patrick Herrmann (RM)

Levin Oztunali (RM)

Strikers:

Serge Gnabry (ST)

Mario Gomez (ST)

Sandro Wagner (ST)

Timo Werner (ST) 

By the way, my bet is that Portugal will win this tournament. Why? It's because the Portuguese coach takes this competition seriously and said that he will obviously chose the very best players for this tournament. Since this is the respectful and right attitude, I wouldn't have any problems with Portugal winning the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.