Former national team director Oliver Bierhoff has praised Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann as “very brave” over his squad selection for the recent friendlies against France and the Netherlands. “But it has paid off,” Bierhoff said after Nagelsmann’s team won both matches in an impressive turnaround from modest results and performances in the past. Debutant left back Maximilian Mittelstädt was a starter in both games and scored against the Dutch. His VfB Stuttgart team-mates Waldemar Anton and Deniz Undav also earned maiden caps off the bench, while their was no place in the squad for the likes …