Germany’s new coach takes a fresh approach for friendlies against the United States and Mexico

BERLIN — Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann showed Friday he wants to make his own mark on the team by calling up three new players and recalling four more for upcoming friendly games against the United States and Mexico. Nagelsmann, who replaced Hansi Flick last month, summoned Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Robert Andrich, Stuttgart midfielder Chris Führich and Union Berlin forward Kevin Behrens for the first time. “Our goal is to get used to each other as quickly as possible in the short time we have and to try and implement what we want in the few training sessions.” Nagelsmann was hired as Flick’s replacement on Sept. 22, nearly two weeks after Flick became the first Germany coach ever fired from the position after a 4-1 loss to Japan stretched the team’s losing run to three games and its winless run to five. ___ Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann, Bernd Leno, Marc-André ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp Defenders: Robin Gosens, Mats Hummels David Raum Antonio Rüdiger, Niklas Süle, Jonathan Tah, Malick Thiaw Midfielders: Robert Andrich, Julian Brandt, Chris Führich, Leon Goretzka Pascal Groß, İlkay Gündoğan, Jonas Hofmann, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sané,, Florian Wirtz Forwards: Kevin Behrens, Niclas Füllkrug, Kai Havertz, Thomas Müller ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer