The German assistant coach is confident that his side will progress to the knock-out stages of the competition despite string competition in Group B.
Die Mannschaft have been drawn in the ‘Group of Death’ along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884. All four teams are capable of progressing to the next round and have some world-class players in their ranks.
Flick, who is the Assistant coach of the German national side, claimed that the game against Portugal is of immense importance to the team. He admitted that the result in the opening clash matters a lot as a win would certainly
give the players a lot of confidence for the other two games against Netherlands and Denmark.
The former Bayern Munich midfielder warned his side against the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 have
to be on their toes throughout the course of the game.
“It's very important to win the first game of the tournament. We are sure that we will advance past the group stage. But you have to be there from the first moment. We expect Portugal to be on eye-level [with Germany]. Nani and
[Cristiano] Ronaldo are always good for surprises,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, Flick confirmed that all the players are fit for the game against Portugal. There were doubts regarding the fitness of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374 and Per Mertesacker but the assistant coach has insisted
that Die Mannschaft have the full squad at their disposal with no injury concerns.
“All of the players are fit, including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Per-Mertesacker-c29680, who had some problems after training yesterday,” he concluded.
Joachim Low’s side have not had the best of times after their sensational Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. They have played three friendly games against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Israel-c2925 and have been able to secure a victory against
Israel in the last game only.
The team lost to France and Switzerland but is still being deemed as favourites to win the competition.
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