{"id":104377,"date":"2025-10-09T22:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T22:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/?p=104377"},"modified":"2025-10-09T22:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T22:55:48","slug":"germanys-serge-gnabry-30-ready-to-lead-just-like-mesut-ozil-sami-khedira-and-thomas-muller-led-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/2025\/germanys-serge-gnabry-30-ready-to-lead-just-like-mesut-ozil-sami-khedira-and-thomas-muller-led-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany’s Serge Gnabry (30) ready to lead ‘just like Mesut \u00d6zil, Sami Khedira, and Thomas M\u00fcller’ led him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bayern Munich attacker Serge Gnabry – one of the few bright spots for the German national team over the September international break<\/a> – is settling into his new role as one of German football’s “elder statesmen<\/em>” with ease. The now 30-year-old Bundesliga professional spoke on mentoring the younger generation at a Thursday DFB press event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gnabry prepares to return to one of his old stomping grounds. Germany get set to host the Luxembourg national team at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim.<\/a> TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – after the infamous stints at Arsenal, West Brom, and Werder Bremen – was the last station Gnabry worked at before finally clicking with the German record champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After Bayern purchased Gnabry from Bremen (for \u20ac8m no less), they immediately loaned him out to work under current Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann at the Sinsheimers.\u00a0<\/em>The year at Hoffenheim would prove Gnabry’s last year of working as an underachiever. Three years after departing Kraichgau, Gnabry became a \u20ac90m-valued player.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Every bit of mentorship helped.<\/p>\n

Though some would say that the Stuttgart-native never fully realized his massive potential, Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany made clear from the outset this year that Gnabry was a “very underrated and highly appreciated player<\/em>“.<\/a> In his new No. 10 role for club, Gnabry hasn’t disappointed. Three goals and three assists through six matchdays counts as an excellent haul.<\/p>\n

\u201cSerge feels a lot of confidence and goes into games feeling very liberated,<\/em>” Nagelsmann noted at the DFB press conference. “It’s clear that it’s good for his game, because he’s not someone who worries much. Serge is in great shape physically after having had a few niggles in the past. The Bundesliga season has been going very, very well for Serge so far.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cGoals and assists naturally help an attacking player to feel a certain lightness,<\/em>” Gnabry himself added. “You get into a flow and don’t worry too much about whether you’ll play again in the next game. I want to bring my form to this team.<\/em><\/p>\n

“I’m also trying to use my experience to help out the younger players,<\/em>” Gnabry said of his new leadership role. “Just like Mesut \u00d6zil, Sami Khedira, and Thomas M\u00fcller helped me out when I was younger.<\/em>“<\/p>\n

GGFN<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Peter Weis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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