Bastian Schweinsteiger insists http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 does not fear Spain and Netherlands
Bayern Munich midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032
and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 next year. He also expressed his satisfaction on the win over Austria but urged the players to step up.
Die Mannschaft are currently ranked third in the FIFA rankings and behind Netherlands and Spain. The Germans have so far managed to win all of their eight Euro 2012 qualifying matches and have booked their place in the competition.
They still have to play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 in the remaining two qualifiers.
Schweinsteiger claimed that he is satisfied with the team’s performance on Friday against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Austria-c2844 but admitted that it could have been better. He stated that the opposition was surely not at the level of Germany and rued missed
opportunities and some defensive lapses which led to the two goals.
The midfielder insisted that he is looking forward to playing against the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 and Netherlands in the future in the European Championships next year.
“I wasn't completely satisfied with our performance against Austria on Friday. They are simply not of our level. We would much rather play against teams like Spain and The Netherlands,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The German international stated that he knows http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 as he has played with the duo at Bayern Munich. He praised the duo’s ability and the talent but remained confident that Die Mannschaft has the capability
to defeat any side in the world, including Netherlands.
“I know players like Mark van Bommel and Arjen Robben really well and they're great players. We don't fear Holland though,” the Bavarian concluded.
Bastian Schweinsteiger has so far made 89 appearances for the national side and scored an impressive 22 goals in the process. The midfielder has played 355 times for German giants Bayern Munich and has found the net 41 times and
has accumulated 72 assists.
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