The Mannschaft head coach preaches caution ahead of his side much anticipated quarter-final with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908.
The Nationalelf hit the form when it mattered, despite having a disappointing preparation campaign, Joachim Low’s men bounced back by beating the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884. DFB eleven cruised to three straight
victories and topped the Group B dubbed as the Group of death.
Now http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 face Greece in the quarter- finals of the 2012 European Championship. The Mannschaft head coach will be well aware of what his team will be up against tonight. The Ethniki have a reputation of being giant killers, they
upset the odds by beating an in form Russian side after a dramatic encounter.
Despite this, Germany have been tipped to overcome their Mediterranean counterparts. Joachim Low’s side have grown in confidence and stature as the tournament has progressed. The tactician knows his side are backed to progress
to the semi-finals but he will not be getting carried away.
He reckons, cup finals are cruel sometimes, and favourites’ tag accounts for nothing. Russians were supposed to beat Greece but they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat, a lot of team falter under expectations.
“Remember knockout games have their own character so it won't be the case that the favourite automatically reaches the next round. We saw that in the group when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 were the big favourites and we have all seen what happened,”
he is quoted as saying
The 52-year old, believes if his side continue to play like they have been in the group stages then they are more than capable of knocking the Ethniki out. He insists the Mannschaft cannot afford to underestimate their opponents
and cannot get complacent.
"But if we show all of our inner strength and belief, then we are strong enough to beat the Greeks of course. I am convinced we will win," he added.
If Germany keep their momentum going, and play without conceding a goal then have a good chance of going through. Although they will have to be humble, because arrogance could cost them a goal. They should aim to finish the game
in normal time because http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Santos’ side will try their best to scrape through the ninety minutes.
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