Joachim Low upbeat ahead of the Euro 2012 draws in Ukraine
As the draws for Euro 2012 head closer, Germany manager, Joachim Low, is upbeat despite a possible hook-up with Spain or Netherlands in the group stages. He also opposed the idea of calling the reigning champions as the only favourites for the upcoming competition.
Low was confident ahead of the draws and was aware of meeting the likes of Spain or Netherlands during the group stages. He opined that his German team has been in terrific form of late and would not differentiate between facing Spain and the likes of Ghana
or Senegal.
The tactician reckoned that Germany are one of the favourites to win the title and declined the idea of calling Spain as the only contenders for the competition.
He told that his team are fully focused and looking forward to the event in Poland and Ukraine next year.
While talking to Sport1, Low further elaborated:
"We will take the draw as it comes. We know that virtually anything is possible, because we are not seeded, and we can even be placed with Spain or Netherlands. I will just let myself be surprised. And then we'll go to work. In our team a lot of players
are at top clubs or abroad, so they can deal with the pressure.”
The former Adanaspor manager added that his players are unfazed by the overall situation and ready to face the world champions in order to let the whole world know of their talent and skills.
"It is the wrong approach, if you speak only about Germany and Spain. There are four or five other world class teams with title hopes. And the Euro is harder to win than the World Cup, because nuances are often decisive." The tactician concluded.
Germany have previously won the same competition on three occasions, their last win coming in 1996. The DFB-Eleven last reached the final of Euros in 2008, where they finished runners-up to Spain by a 1-0 margin. Fernando Torres scored the only goal of the
game in the 33rd minute.
Next year’s competition will officially get underway in June with Germany as certain title contenders alongside Spain and Netherlands.
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