The former West http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international claimed that Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger had a poor tournament and were below par.
Die Mannschaft lost to Italy in the semi-final of Euro 2012 with a 2-1 scoreline and were denied a place in their second straight European final. The team had a great tournament and were unbeaten before the last-four clash. They
won all three group games against the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 in the quarter-final.
Netzer insisted that both Lahm and Schweinsteiger were way below par and blamed the duo for the loss to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the semi-final. The former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder questioned Lahm’s role as captain after the disappointment
with Bayern Munich earlier in the season also.
The 67-year old added that the Bavarian skipper was poor defensively and was willing to attack for most of the game which eventually cost his team.
“In front of the cameras, Philipp Lahm is a rhetorically brilliant captain. But on the pitch for Bayern last season and now at the Euros after the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 game he showed some serious defensive weaknesses. He's too willing to
go forward, and has lost his effectiveness,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the former Los Blancos player played down talk that Schweinsteiger could replace Lahm as the new captain of the national side. He stressed that the midfielder lacks leadership skills and does not have the qualities
to lead Germany. He insisted that there is a need of a determined leader for the team if Die Mannschaft need to win a title in the near future.
“Bastian Schweinsteiger is just not a natural leader. You cannot instruct football players to have leadership if they don't have the right temperament. Every outstanding team in the history of football has had outstanding individual
characters,” he concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and Borussia
Dortmund respectively and now the duo faced the exit in the semi-final of Euro 2012.
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