The German national team manager is confident that the return of Holger Badstuber will certainly solve the defensive problem.
Germany gave arguably their most disappointing problem defensively when they lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016 last week and conceded five goals in the process. Holger Badstuber was not involved as he was on a break after Bayern Munich’s tiring
season domestically and in the UEFA Champions League.
The Mats Hummels-Per Mertesacker partnership turned out to be poor as Germany failed to do even the easiest things right on that day. There has been a huge question mark on which player will partner Badstuber in the European championship
as both Hummels and Mertesacker looked out of sorts.
Low admitted that the partnership did not work and the display was a huge disappointment. He insisted that the pairing played their first game together which is why the understanding was clearly not there.
The tactician insisted that both Hummels and Mertesacker are great players and hailed the displays they put for their respective clubs in the previous campaign. He added that it will take the pair sometime to develop an understanding
in the heart of defence and vowed a much better performance in Euro 2012.
“It may not have worked 100% in the co-ordination between [Mertesacker and Hummels] but the two can work outstandingly together. All three play at a very good level as central defenders at the highest level internationally,” he
was quoted as saying in an interview.
The tactician refused to name the pairing for the European championship. He insisted that all three central defender are capable of making it to the starting line-up and the final decision will be taken in a week’s time.
“We are in a position where they all fit well together, no matter who plays. What we need to do now is fine-tune those little nuances,” the former Stuttgart boss concluded.
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