The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 defender has insisted that his team put in a great performance against the Dutch to enhance their chances for the quarter-final.
Die Mannschaft secured their second win of Euro 2012 after they downed Netherlands in the clash at Metalist Stadium on Wednesday, June 13. The Germans won the game 2-1, courtesy two stunning goals from Mario Gomez, who had recently
been criticised for not giving his all for the national side.
Mertesacker claimed that it was a vital win for his side as Germany have now enhanced their chances of progressing to the next round. The DFB eleven have won both their games thus far against the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 and Netherlands
and have all but made their way to the quarter-final.
The former Werder Bremen defender is looking forward to another win against Denmark in the last group game on Sunday, June 17, and is hopeful that his team ends up winning the group. He warned his side against complacency and insisted
that the Danes are well capable of downing any team in Europe.
“This [Netherlands] was a great win for us, because it was the second step. This was the next step, but not the final one to go through the group stage. Therefore we'll do our best against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884. The group is very close and every
team can go through - nothing's happened for us yet, and we'll have to give everything in our third match,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Mertesacker admitted that the win against the Dutch was certainly not a walk in the park. He added that the team had to work very hard to grind out a victory as the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 were a great threat throughout the course
of the game.
“It was difficult early on, because http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 pressed high up - Robin [van Persie] had the first opportunity with his left foot and it was very close,” he concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mats-Hummels-c24767 as the Borussia Dortmund man has taken his chances brilliantly with some inspired performances in the heart of defence.
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