There was a thread about von der Goltz a few weeks ago, the general concensus pointing to a Russia-First war strategy and British neutrality at least for a year...
Then again, the appointment depends on the general mood of the army and the connections of these candidates to the Kaiser and the rest of the Military establishement, while I think that von der Goltz was not popular for his pessimistic views about Germany not being able to defeat France within 45 minutes...