Surely if he can't displace a 40 year old Neuer he really should retire from the NT. Not that Germany have another up and coming GK, or do they?
There is no sure thing in the horizon, couple of GK in Bayern youth system, Mio Backhaus whom we were linked to. But Germany is a country you can always bet that a GK will step up at some point.
I mean in 2008, Neuer was like a 5th choice, after Lehman, Timo Hildebrand, Enke, Adler.
Lehman retires, Timo became shit after Valancia move, so Neuer is 3rd choice. Enke took his life (rip) and Neuer is backup GK, Adler gets injured before 2010 WC and Neuer is starting and suddenly became one of the elites.