Soccer-Germany ready to end long-term striker conundrum

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Germany Training - Al Shamal Stadium, Al Shamal, Qatar - November 19, 2022 Germany coach Hansi Flick and players during training REUTERS/John Sibley

DOHA (Reuters) - Germany's eight-year experimentation in attack looks to be coming to an end at the World Cup in Qatar with coach Hansi Flick having opted to include natural centre forwards in his squad.

Since the retirement of all-time leading World Cup scorer Miroslav Klose following their 2014 World Cup victory in Brazil, the Germans have tried a variety of attacking systems mainly with wingers deployed as false nines but with little success.