The German international is looking forward to Die Mannschaft’s opening game against Portugal and wants to get a good result to start the proceedings.
Joachim Low’s men will take on the Portuguese side in their opening game of the Euro 2012 campaign on June 9 at the Arena Lviv in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032. The result of the game will be crucial for both sides considering the competition in Group
B which also has the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884.
Klose insisted that the team is determined to perform and is confident that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 can go all the way this time around. He admitted that the side’s total focus is on the opening game and the players are targeting a winning start
to the competition.
“The whole team is very serious about this tournament. Our focus lies on the match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984. Our aim is to have a very good game against them,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 striker admitted that Germany have played Portugal many times in the past but stressed on the importance of the clash this time. He claimed that it will surely not be a walk in the park for his team as the opposition
has some world-class players.
“We have played against Portugal numerous times, but those games cannot be compared. I think Portugal will have a certain degree of respect for us. They are a strong team and so are we,” he continued.
The former Bayern Munich man added that Portugal cannot rely only on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 as he cannot make a difference alone. He admitted that it will take a great team effort for A Seleccao to get a result against a spirited German
side.
“Portugal are not just Cristiano Ronaldo. It is important to play as a team both for them and for us. If they want to beat us, they will have to beat us as a team,” he concluded.
Klose is currently chasing Gerd Muller’s record of 68 goals for the national side. The striker is only five goals shy of the feat and the European championship could be his last chance.
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