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Florian Wirtz and Kai Havertz should be used consistently in their best positions.
He also questioned Nagelsmann's decision to use a different formation against Ecuador in a meaningless group match compared to the Paraguay game in the last 16.
Every change sends a message to the team, and that message was not clear.
Despite the disappointment, Lahm saw hope in the team's unity. Players defended each other publicly, and he believes the squad has the right attitude.
He defended the current generation against accusations of lacking character.
Lahm noted that the generation after his needs a fair chance, but coaches keep falling back on 2014 World Cup winners like Manuel Neuer.
That signals a lack of faith in the younger players.
He concluded that German football needs to decide how it wants to play. “Are we Spain?
Are we Argentina? Are we France?
No, we are Germany. We have our own culture, our own brand of football.
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We should reconnect with our identity.”
