Who are the new players making up the Germany squad?

Poor old Joachim Low just can't get it right at the moment.

For months, Low was pilloried for sticking with experienced players and failing to integrate Germany's glistening array of talents after last summer's World Cup debacle.

This month, he finally made the call to drop three veterans in Mats Hummels, Thomas Muller and Jerome Boateng, and now he stands accused of showing a lack of respect towards established World Cup winners.

While many had expected him to drop Manuel Neuer in favour of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Low wrongfooted everyone by expelling the Bayern trio.

He has faced a barrage of criticism since, with the likes of Jurgen Klinsmann and Lothar Matthaus both questioning the decision in the last few days.

Yet Low insists he has made the right call, and that Germany are well set for the new era, saying that he and his team will are putting 'absolute confidence' in the younger players.

With just a handful of survivors from the 2014 World Cup, and three players given their first international call-up, the Germany squad for this week's games against Serbia and Holland might look a little unfamiliar.

Sportsmail has the lowdown on the Germany players you may not know much about.

Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach)

One of the few remaining World Cup winners in the Germany squad, Ginter was an unused substitute when Germany were crowned world champions in 2014, but the triumph still turned his career upside down.

A few days after the Final in Rio, he left Freiburg for Borussia Dortmund. After a few years playing a bit-part role as a centre back, though, the softly-spoken Ginter made a smart move to Borussia Monchengladbach, where has flourished in both defence and midfield.

Despite having only 23 caps to his name, Ginter is a World Cup and Confederations Cup winner, and can now count himself among the more experienced players in the squad.

Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain)

The list of talents to have risen through the ranks at Schalke in recent years is almost endless. He may not be quite as glamorous a player as Leroy Sane, but Kehrer came up alongside the City star in Gelsenkirchen and, like Sane, earned a big-money move to a major club early in his career.

Upon signing him for Paris Saint-Germain, Thomas Tuchel described Kehrer as 'the kind of player every manager wishes to have', and despite his mistake against Manchester United earlier this month, he remains one of the finest young defenders in Europe. A centre back for PSG, Low prefers to use Kehrer as a full back.

Nico Schulz (Hoffenheim)

Having slipped under the radar in the early years of his career, Schulz has steadily worked his way up to the top in the last few years.

A hard-running midfielder who doubles up as a left back, Schulz came up the ranks at Hertha Berlin and endured a disappointing spell at Gladbach before landing at Hoffenheim in 2017.

There, he has flourished under young coach Julian Nagelsmann, and earned his place in the national team squad. Last year, he scored on debut in a 2-1 win over Peru in his home stadium.

Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich)

All eyes will be on Niklas Sule on Wednesday, the Bayern centre back expected to step into the shoes of his team-mates Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels.

A towering, heavy-browed centre back, Sule is a fast and intelligent defender who has done well to break up the Hummels-Boateng partnership at Bayern in the last two years.

Last week, Low declared that he expects more from Sule now that the veteran pair are out of the equation, saying that he should 'organise and direct' the back line.

Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)

Once billed as the next big defensive talent in Germany, Tah has been overtaken by Sule and Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger in recent years, but he remains a skilled and strong, if error-prone centre back.

A regular starter for Bayer Leverkusen, Tah now finds himself catapulted up the pecking order by Hummels and Boateng's dismissal, and can now legitimately claim to be fighting for a spot in the starting line-up.

Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin)

Having received his first international call-up on Friday, Stark promptly made a costly mistake in Hertha's 3-2 defeat by Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, but he is generally an intelligent and level-headed defender.

His steady rise through the ranks in Berlin and in the Germany youth teams means that he has been earmarked for an international debut for some time.

This season could prove to be his breakthrough year, with Borussia Dortmund reportedly interested in signing him this summer.

Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig)

Halstenberg suffered a tragic setback last year, when he picked up a cruciate ligament tear shortly after making his international debut, and ended up missing the rest of the season and the World Cup.

Yet the RB Leipzig full back is back in business now, and looks set to be a regular feature in Low's starting line-up. With defensive options thin on the ground and Cologne full back Jonas Hector also out of the squad, Halstenberg has a good chance to make up for lost time in the coming months.

Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig)

Halstenberg's team-mate gave a polished performance in his first press conference as a Germany player on Tuesday, and Low will be hoping that he can emulate that on the pitch.

He and Halstenberg are used to running the flanks together as full backs for RB Leipzig, and despite this being his first senior call-up, he picked up valuable international experience at the 2016 Olympics.

Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen)

Brandt has been on the radar of some of Europe's top clubs for what seems like years, but surprised everyone this time last year when he signed a new contract at Bayer Leverkusen.

A versatile forward who can play on the wing or down the middle, Brandt's movement and technique make him one of the more exciting young players on this team.

Despite controversially bumping Leroy Sane out of the World Cup squad last summer, he did prove to be one of the few Germany players who looked dangerous in Russia.

Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen)

A barrelling terrier of a midfielder, Eggestein has made quite a name for himself at Werder Bremen in the last year or two.

Last weekend, he grabbed his fourth assist of the season, helping Bremen to a crucial win over Bayer Leverkusen.

He normally plays alongside his brother Johannes in Bremen, but Eggestein will be on his own when he joins the Germany squad for the very first time in Wolfsburg this week.

Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)

Goretzka has long been one of the most talked about talents in German football, and now he is fast becoming a leading light in the Bayern midfield.

Having previously played in a deeper role, Goretzka was moved into the number 10 role at Schalke last season, and has flourished in the role at Bayern this term.

A key player in the Confederations Cup triumph, expect his gazelle-like runs to spearhead the German midfield for years to come.

Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Another youngster who has been on the end of a wave of hype over the last few years, Havertz is a gifted attacking midfielder who is still just a few steps away from reaching his potential.

He has had a fine season so far, however, keeping Leverkusen going in a difficult first half of the season, and leading their recent recovery with six goals in his last 10 games. Another tall, loping figure, he is a useful back-up for Goretzka.

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Germany's captain in waiting, Joshua Kimmich has made the step up from being a talent to being a global star in recent years.

One of the few homegrown youngsters to come up under Pep Guardiola, he has proved a worthy successor to Philipp Lahm for Bayern and Germany, playing both at right back and in defensive midfield.

If his performances weren't enough, a recent exchange of verbals with Toni Kroos proved that Kimmich already sees himself as an established leader.

Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)

English fans will need little introduction to Gnabry, who showed promising signs at Arsenal before flopping at West Brom and returning to his home country.

He has blossomed in the Bundesliga, doing brilliantly at Bremen and Hoffenheim before establishing himself as the heir to Arjen Robben at Bayern Munich.

Still only 23, Gnabry has a bright future ahead of him, and will be a fearsome weapon for Germany in years to come.