Lukas Podolski still committed to FC Koln despite captaincy snub – Bundesliga news
FC Koln striker and Germany international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukas-Podolski-c22896 has insisted that he would continue giving his one hundred percent despite being deprived of captaincy by the new manager, Stale Solbakken.
The striker told that he accepted the decision gleefully and it never meant that he was going to leave the club in reaction to that. He told that he has long lasting association with Koln fans and by no means is he going to leave.
The manager, on the other hand, mentioned that he felt http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-Geromel-c29605 could better fit in that role as opposed to Podolski. He further claimed that he has no personal grudge with the German striker and wants him to play a major role in the club’s success
as he has been doing for the past two years. The player himself confirmed that he had no problems playing under Geromel as everyone has perfect relations with each other within the team and it won’t affect his commitment towards the club.
In an interview to a local magazine, the 26-year-old enthused, ''I definitely never thought about leaving the club just because I am no longer the captain. My attitude and my identification with Cologne have obviously not changed at all.''
Podolski led his side to a 3-0 win in the DFB Pokal game against SC Wiedenbruck played on Saturday, July 31. The player assisted two goals for his side which were scored by striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Milivoje-Novakovic-c25859. The German international was later declared man of the
match. This shows that Podolski has accepted his new role and has no problems with the decision taken by the newly recruited manager.
The player vowed to perform better compared to last campaign and wished to earn his side at least a place in Europe. Koln finished the last term tenth on the table and will open their 2011/12 Bundesliga campaign against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 on Saturday, August
6.
Last season Podolski summed up a total of 32 Bundesliga games netting 13 goals in return. He made his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 debut in 2004 and has 42 goals under his belt until now from 89 matches.
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