Reaction from Leroy Sane’s omission from Germany World Cup squad
By James Fudge
It was confirmed today that Manchester City’s young star Leroy Sane has been omitted from Germany’s final World Cup Squad.
Many football fans gasped and did a quick double take of the list when the Joachim Low’s final squad was released to the public.
One of the first person to react to the news was Manchester City defender Kyle Walker, who expressed his amazement with a picture on his social media.
https://twitter.com/kylewalker2/status/1003605287553720320
The midfielder responded to his teammate’s post and joked, “Well u’re lucky that u don’t have to play against me bro”.
Elaquim Mangala, Michael Ballack and Gary Lineker followed Walker’s social media post with the reaction of their own.
A number of City fans of social media echoed that sentiment of surprise, however they saw the positives into Sane’s exclusion. The 22-year-old will now go on holiday and will have a full pre-season ready for the defence of the Premier League title.
In other news. Sane fit for pre season. Odds on him winning YPOTY and POTY? #insane
— David Holmes (@DavidSHolmes) June 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/Gregill86/status/1003581414300930048
Put your feet up @LeroySane19 and take the positives out of not making the squad.
— Citizen Kris (@CartaFatal) June 4, 2018
Enjoy the summer, rest up and hit pre season with fresh mind and body.
Oh Leroy oh Leroy Sané .........
The PFA Young Player of the Year has scored 14 goals and 17 assists for City this year and has wowed many fans along the way. The statistics speak for themselves as he finds himself ahead of picked Julian Brandt, Julian Draxler and Marco Reus in the squad.
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Germany manager, Joachim Low, revealed in a press conference that the competition was close between Sane and Brandt, with the Leverkusen winger picked on the basis of his greater defensive qualities and versatility.
He said, “We had to decide; the squad must be balanced, we cannot take a player away from a defensive position and say we take an offensive (player).
“If something happens at the back, we need alternatives, so I had to make that hard decision.”
Should any injuries occur to any midfielders or forwards then I would imagine that Sane will be soon on the plane to Russia to feature in the summer tournament.