Bayern Munich player Paul Wanner has been struggling to pick between representing Austria and Germany for some time now. He is eligible to represent both but he feels torn. Some look at the Germany team and claim that Wanner’s decision should be easy. After all, Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala are the two stars of the future for Germany and play in Wanner’s position of attacking midfielder. Why compete with them?
But Wanner sees it differently. “I don’t think about it too much. I have to make the decision [between Germany and Austria] myself, it comes from the heart and then it doesn’t really matter which players are playing, I just have to feel like I’m playing for the country,” the Heidenheim loan player countered, via Sky Sports. “And I want to wait a little longer and only decide when the time is right.”
Still, Musiala went through the same struggle Wanner did. Perhaps the Bayern star could give some advice in this regard? But Wanner points to a recent press conference with Musiala to show that the former Chelsea FC youngster already gave him all the advice he needs: “When I joined the Bayern pros, he hadn’t been at the top for very long either. He helped me. But he didn’t give me any advice about the national team. As he said: I just have to take my time, talk to my family and make a decision at some point.”
Every person has their own process and needs to make that decision for themselves. Musiala already made the decision (and the right one, too), but he took the time he wanted and made his decision without doing so to bend to anyone’s whims. While Musiala may not have any advice for Wanner, it is that example Wanner should (and is currently doing) follow in order to make the decision that is truest to himself.