Joachim Low facing selection headaches ahead of Ukraine friendly on Friday
As Germany prepare to take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 at newly constructed Olympic Stadium, the DFB-Eleven manager, Joachim Low, has a lot of tinkering to do ahead of the game.
Low is yet to decide his final combination for tonight’s game, while the captain’s armband remains a big question in absence of the regular skipper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philipp-Lahm-c29929.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003, ruling him
out of action for upto one month.
Mario Gotze and Mesut Ozil are expected to take control of the midfield while Mario Gomez will play upfront as a lone striker. The DFB-Eleven will also be without the services of experienced striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miroslav-Klose-c26049, which means that Thomas Muller would be
called in by Low.
In absence of Lahm and Schweinsteiger, the captain’s armband is most likely to be worn by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukas-Podolski-c22896. The 26-year-old is the most capped of the players available for selection and is highly likely to lead hiss side out against Ukraine on Friday.
The Ukrainian manager, on the other hand, is determined to break Germany’s winning run by registering a win in what is regarded as a dress rehearsal between the two sides. Both teams will once again lock heads on July 1, when the tournament officialy commences
in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 and Ukraine.
While talking to reporters ahead of Friday’s friendly, Oleg Blochin further stated:
"We will show off our best side and certainly not disappoint our fans. We don't have to beat Germany now, but we have to beat them on July 1."
The home team will also be without the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andriy-Shevchenko-c6014 as the duo has been rested. The experienced campaigners, though, would certainly make cut in the final squad for upcoming competition as long they stay injury free.
Germany will host http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 on Tuesday, November 15, after completing their Ukraine trip in order to round-off their friendly campaign.
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