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Germany Injury Woes
October 10th 2007 01:58
With Germany's National team facing two Euro 2008 qualifiers, Jogi Loew is facing injury woes for his team. Miroslav Klose is out with a thigh injury. The injury came earlier in Bayern Munich's season when Klose was fouled by Werder Bremen's Naldo. He re-aggravated the injury in a recent Bayern match. Tim Borowski has now pulled out of the Euro qualifiers with back problems. Veteran and leader, Bernd Schneider, will be unlikely with a knee injury that has caused him to miss several of the latest Leverkusen matches.
Since Klose is injured, it is likely we will see Loew start Kevin Kuranyi alongside Lukas Podolski in Dublin and against the Czech Republic. The two will be Germany's attacking duo since Klose will be absent for some time. Podolski hasn't had a great start to his season after coming back off injury for Bayern Munich, but for Germany, he has regained some of his form.
The matches ahead will probably prove to be a tough test for Germany in their Euro 2008 quest, but they are a force to be reckoned with. They know their strengths and they have great command on the pitch. The team works well together even when formidable players, like Klose, are out due to injury. Others missing are Michael Ballack, Philipp Lahm, Christian Pander, and Thomas Hitzlsperger.
Podolski has said Germany wants to win the title and that they all want to play better than they have in the past that has lead to them coming out of the qualifiers in the group stage. Perhaps the good news is that the DFB plans to keep Loew on through the 2010 World Cup. Perhaps this gives the German side something to look forward to and of course, gives Jogi Loew something to fight for to prove, more so than he already has, that he could be what it takes to get Germany the titles.
Since Klose is injured, it is likely we will see Loew start Kevin Kuranyi alongside Lukas Podolski in Dublin and against the Czech Republic. The two will be Germany's attacking duo since Klose will be absent for some time. Podolski hasn't had a great start to his season after coming back off injury for Bayern Munich, but for Germany, he has regained some of his form.
The matches ahead will probably prove to be a tough test for Germany in their Euro 2008 quest, but they are a force to be reckoned with. They know their strengths and they have great command on the pitch. The team works well together even when formidable players, like Klose, are out due to injury. Others missing are Michael Ballack, Philipp Lahm, Christian Pander, and Thomas Hitzlsperger.
Podolski has said Germany wants to win the title and that they all want to play better than they have in the past that has lead to them coming out of the qualifiers in the group stage. Perhaps the good news is that the DFB plans to keep Loew on through the 2010 World Cup. Perhaps this gives the German side something to look forward to and of course, gives Jogi Loew something to fight for to prove, more so than he already has, that he could be what it takes to get Germany the titles.
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