The 52-year old believes his side will not let politics interfere in football and is looking forward to the quarter-final clash.
When the quarter-final draws were announced, the neutrals were expecting http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 has its own significance; the political aspect of this fixture
adds spice to this encounter.
The political aspect will mean more to Greece; their manager will try to motivate them in the same way as the legendary Dutch manager Rinus Michels did when he said ‘football is war’. Many Greeks hold Germany liable for the shambles
their economy is in. In their opinion they have lost their jobs and have to pay more taxes due to the austerity measures set by Germany and the European Union.
Joachim Low, on the other hand, has rubbished all these claims. He vows he will not let politics undermine the match. Despite knowing Angela Merkel very well, the tactician say he will not let her select the starting line up and
he will not take part in any Politics between the two countries.
“You know that we have a very good relationship with (German chancellor) Angela Merkel and we have an agreement that she will not dictate the team to me and I will not make any political statements," he is quoted as saying in an
interview.
The Euro-zone crisis has severed the relations between the countries a bit but Jogi knows it will be a normal game of football, although both sides will be fired up for the occasion as it is an important quarter-final.
"For us, it is a totally normal quarter-final against Greece and we are focusing on the sport," he added.
No matter how much the German tactician downplays the rivalry, it is bound to affect the Greek players. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Santos’s men will definitely fight tooth and nail to snatch the game from Germany.
Despite being technically inferior and having a lack of quality in their ranks, the Ethniki will try to contain the Mannschaft players defending in numbers. The match will be a highly competitive encounter, and the stakes will
be high. The Greeks will try to eliminate Germany so they can give people back home something to be happy about.
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