How Germany plans to play without a traditional striker
The tactical shift that could define Germany's tournament campaign.
Germany have been experimenting with a strikerless system that relies on fluid movement and interchangeable attacking positions.
This approach maximizes their abundance of creative midfielders while addressing a relative shortage of world-class center-forwards.
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