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Germany captain Ilkay Gündogan believes coach Julian Nagelsmann is striking the right tone by being ruthless. Germany play France in a friendly next Saturday and and the Netherlands three days later as they build up to the home Euros in June. Nagelsmann has called-up six in-form newcomers, but jettisoned established players such as Mats Hummels, Niklas Süle and Leon Goretzka after patchy seasons. Barcelona midfielder Gündogan told the Süddeutsche Zeitung on Saturday that he is pleased “that we have a national team coach who sets a clear direction and can also be unpleasant at times.” He added:…

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