Bavarian Football Works
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have had a history of providing the biggest contingents of Germany players since around 2010. The likes of Mario Götze, İlkay Gündoğan, Marco Reus, Mats Hummels and Sven Bender (anyone remember the Bender brothers?) would compete against the likes of Mario Gomez, Phillip Lahm, Manuel Neuer and Bastian Schweinsteiger in league play but would have to work together when international fixtures rolled around. It makes sense, too. These were the two best teams in the Bundesliga during that time.
But when Julian Nagelsmann joined as head coach, he notably ditched those old structures. Less Bayern and Dortmund players were called up and played while other…
