Belgium manager Georges Leekens rates Germany as favourites ahead of EURO 2012 qualifier
In the last round of Euro 2012 qualifiers, Belgium and Germany are set to lock horns at ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf. The Rote Teufel manager, Georges Leekens, has rated Germany as favourites ahead of the game, while signalling at the importance this must-win
fixture.
Leekens admitted to probable German dominance against his side but assured that Belgium would go all out in for a win. He also urged his side to keep their heads strong when facing the impressive Die Mannschaft outfit.
The manager told that his team will have to give more than one hundred percent if they want to leave http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 behind in the qualification race. Belgium are currently second in Group A with 15 points, followed by Turkey on 14. Both teams are heavily dependent
on Germany which will confirm their qualification from Group A.
Turkey will host http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Azerbaijan-c2845 in their last game, which they need to win, and hope that the Germans manage a result against Belgium. The Rote Teufel, on the other hand, would desperately want to beat the DFB-Eleven in order to advance through to the main round.
While talking to reporters ahead of Tuesday’s game, Leekens enthused, "We are really happy to be in Germany. I would like to congratulate them on achieving maximum points so far. People say we have no chance against the Germans. It's true, they are better.
I believe they are the best team, along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 and Holland."
He concluded his talks by saying, "They have the best team in this competition. The first game in Brussels was very special, but they beat us (1-0 in September 2010). They deserve congratulations as well for the three points that they got in Turkey, but
we hope that they are going to play a little bit less aggressively against us on Tuesday."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 on Tuesday will mark the end of their successful qualification campaign. Joachim Low’s men would be hoping to win in order to become the first German side to qualify
for Europe without dropping a single point.
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