Warsaw is not Munich: Lewandowski (. R) and Boateng will closer again at the international game come
Manuel Neuer had good news and bad news when he spoke this week about the European Championship qualifier against Poland. The good referred to his Munich club colleague Robert Lewandowski. New grinned broadly when asked about the upcoming duel with the Polish invaders. “I am come to him a bit on the ropes,” he said. Whether that’s true, can hardly judge from the outside, of course. As regards Neuer’s bad news, the facts are against it open on the table. When asked how is it ordered to the German preparedness, the goalkeeper and interim captain could only say that he can not say much. “That’s a good question,” he replied. And: “We are of course in it.” That just did not sound as if New to adjust to a jobless Saturday night at Warsaw National Stadium. Team manager Oliver Bierhoff even spoke of a veritable storm warning for the games against Poland and three days later against Ireland. “We expect a heavy October,” he said.
Author: Christian Kamp, born in 1974, sports editor
Bierhoff remembered these days again about how the international game-planning had gone earlier on, as the opponent for the respective dates not from the European Association were given. Since you have deliberately placed the heavy games in October, because the team had since experience shows that well presented in shot. Once again, progress had been notified in comparison to something tormented season opener against Argentina and Scotland by Joachim Löw. This Friday in Warsaw (20.45 clock / RTL and in the Livescores at FAZ.NET) the national coach a relativizing added “maybe” one. Finally, a team was in the past few days while practicing in Frankfurt observed that reminded only due to the sunny Brazilian World Cup weeks, as well Bierhoff remarked: “This team is not the current World Cup squad.”
A loss of substance, which hurts
Whether it was the special loads in an exceptional year or a series of quite different bearing individual cases: From all parts of the team since the glorious July 13th a little bit broken . And even if Löw emphasized the short-term loss of Mesut Özil on Friday, the situation, especially on the defensive is tricky – especially if you include the item (s) before the defense. No Schweinsteiger, Khedira no, no Lahm, Mertesacker, no, no Höwedes – this one may well call a loss of substance, which hurts
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© dpa It is located encountered’ve often Boateng against Lewandowski in September 2011
It is located encountered’ve often Boateng against Lewandowski in September 2011
And even what to report on positive things there were in the last days, is good only due to the strengthening of faith in steadfast solidity. Yes, Mats Hummels is back. His last performances with Borussia Dortmund but rather let a fear that might not be a good idea at this time so. From Shkodran Mustafi, who had also to overcome an injury break, although the news of a successful Einstands penetrated at FC Valencia to Germany; after the mediocre World Cup performances by Loew’s last minute idea but the club of skeptics should not be satisfied with it. As embodied in the back four currently only Jerome Boateng defense force at the highest level.
Hummels and Boateng must “watch each other”
Germany in autumn 2014 ready for defense only partially? That Lewandowski, unencumbered by World Cup exertions, after an orientation phase at Bayern now runs up to significant form, is certainly not just located. The praise was heard in these days when the German team on the Bundesliga top scorer last season, differed at most gradually – at the highest level. New called him “one of the world’s best in the Box”. Loew expecting him to “three best strikers in the world.”
For this purpose, the national coach in Warsaw reiterating on Lewandowski also threatening secondary virtue to claim the ball under pressure and profitable to put the colleagues in scene. “I know that he can not be taken by a single player completely from the game,” said Loew and delegated the primary responsibility, of course, to his central defense. Hummels and Boateng would “see each other” and “support each other” is said Loew. Where it is likely to belong to the German plan, Lewandowski possible previously cut off from the supply by his colleagues. Loew warned against the counter-attack of Poland, the upscale (attack) possess qualities beyond their most prominent man.
“We see for yourself that it is not so easy at the moment”
Whether the Poles the Germans can be dangerous really, will also depend on whether they manage to Löw’s team on the outer positions in to bring a predicament. There Durm Erik and Antonio Rüdiger be expected – indeed both highly valued by the federal trainer, but rather the promise of the future. The Dortmund Durm currently makes energy slumps by, and also the Stuttgart Rüdiger, the new assistant coach Thomas Schneider as “one of the great talents” praised, now and then misfires, which, although age and developmental, in a tight game affords but ever can be very painful.
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“We see for yourself that it’s not easy right now,” Loew said on Friday Looking at the “modified sign” with his team. And: “We must also admit that Poland has a very good team.” This warning sounded then, although a bit after the usual ritual in the face of even so the expected difference in quality. A particular constellation, it is yet: the decimated defensive on one side – and on the other the man who, although no longer plays in the league with the beautiful name “Ekstraklasa”, but these impressively embodied in the League of World Champion. ” / p>
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