A surprising list for the Confederations Cup

A truly surprising list was announced by Joachim Löw for the Confederations Cup. Let's call it a trial or alternative call-up. It happens that the German squad has decided to leave aside its typical representatives to make room for unknown footballers. This is a complete revolution. Well, that's how the Germans have always been. Just look at Philipp Lahm, who at 32 years old - at any age we live second springs - decided to retire from football.

For this new edition of the Confederations Cup, Germany will go with an alternate squad. Many will call it team B, since all the recruits are new. For the most part, they are making their debut with the national team because Löw wanted to innovate. He wants these players to already know the style imposed over the years. This is the litmus test to see if they can fight for a spot in the 2018 World Cup.

It's not that the Cup doesn't matter to the 'Mannschaft', but it is seen as the ideal showcase for its stars to shine and exhibit themselves alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández and Alexis Sánchez.

The standout of this new German legion is Julian Draxler, who at 23 years old and with 30 international appearances, has everything to be the captain and flag bearer of his team. He has had ascendant performances at PSG. He hopes to reflect that work now.

It is also worth noting two attackers who shone with authority in the last Bundesliga. They are the forwards Timo Werner and Sandro Wagner. The former, at just 21 years old, scored more than 20 goals with RB Leipzig. On the other hand, the 29-year-old forward is the oldest of the call-ups and has the role of being the new number 9. He was tested against San Marino and performed excellently, to the point of scoring a hat-trick.

It should be noted that only Jonas Hector, Joshua Kimmich, Shkodran Mustafi, Draxler, Bernd Leno, Marc-André Ter Stegen and Emre Can are Löw's experienced players, as they were part of the last Euro 2016. They will contribute to complement the young players and make the German machine work from the start.