Niclas Füllkrug has four Bundesliga goals in five appearances and five goals in six competitive matches overall this season. The latest came with a stoppage-time equaliser away to Borussia Dortmund, and it has put him back into Germany discussion after a sharp start for Werder Bremen.
Füllkrug's scoring run
He has scored in four consecutive Bundesliga matches for the first time, and four of his five competitive goals this season have come from set pieces. That is the kind of output that gets noticed quickly, especially from a 33-year-old striker who was not supposed to dominate the early weeks of the campaign.
A 7.7 league rating adds to the case that this is not a one-off burst. Füllkrug has made five league appearances, scored four times, and kept showing up in the decisive moments. For Bremen, that has meant points. For Germany, it has reopened a debate that had gone quiet.
Germany's decision
Rudi Voller did not shut the door on a recall. Speaking to goal.com, the DFB sporting director said: "He can head the ball, that's a fact. If he scores goals like that, well, why not?"
He also added a note about the longer view, saying: "We're talking about the European Championship in two years; he'll be even older then. But if things continue like this, he's already proven that you can always throw him in. Good performances in the Bundesliga help."
That is a fair way to frame him right now. Füllkrug is not being talked up as the future of Germany, but his form is good enough to keep him in the conversation if the goals continue. Borussia Dortmund were the latest backdrop, and the point he rescued there was the one that pushed the argument back into view.
He will not settle the national-team question in one night, and nobody is claiming he should. But with four straight league goals and a habit of scoring from set pieces, Füllkrug has done enough to force the issue before Germany make their next selection call.
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