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In spite of scoring the winner at the Maracana against Argentina, Mario Gotze has not exactly seen his career graph rise. After making a record-breaking move to Bayern Munich to play under Pep Guardiola, he has warmed the bench more than he has lit up the pitch.
With Marco Reus also out of the squad after failing to recover from a groin injury, the left forward position could go to Julian Draxler. The attacking midfielder can also play as a forward but is best suited to the left wing and was a key member of the Wolfsburg side that reached the Champions League quarter-finals and were close to eliminating Real Madrid. With 9 goals and 7 assists this season, he should play ahead of Gotze.
On the right, Low will go with the unconventional forward Thomas Muller. Raumdeuter as he is known for finding space in the unlikeliest of places in and around the box, the lethal Bayern Munich man was Germany’s top goalscorer in the Euro qualifiers with 9 goals (only behind club teammate Robert Lewandowski and Zlatan Ibrahimovic).
Up front, there is a spot for the man who has returned to the kind of form that made him terrorise defences at the start of Euro 2012. Mario Gomez was the joint top scorer in the tournament with three goals and has shaken off his injuries to return to the German squad after missing out on the World Cup.
28 goals for Besiktas in all competitions has seen the 30-year-old return to his best. With Miroslav Klose no longer in the picture following his retirement, Gomez should lead the line for Germany.
