Die Borussen defender was not able to make the European Championships 2012 first team, but has now been handed another opportunity by the national team boss in the forthcoming 2014 World Cup qualifying matches.
Borussia Dortmund star defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-Schmelzer-c23530 is pleased and expressed his appreciation at being given a second life-line in the international level with Die Nationalelf team. He is ecstatic over the faith shown in him by the
head coach Joachim Low and has promised to repay the trainer with a good performance.
The highly-rated left-back has developed an impressive reputation as he was part of the BVB squad that won back-to-back league titles and the DFB-Pokal cup last season. In this time, he featured in the full-back role prominently
for Dortmund but was still unable to garner a starting berth in the European Championships 2012.
Moreover, the team manager has changed his stance over the star player and has confirmed to start him in the upcoming qualifier. The 52-year-old stated that captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philipp-Lahm-c29929 will be shifted to right-back role and the defender
will start in his preferred club position in the match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Faroe-Islands-c2896 on Friday.
Schmelzer will not take his starting role granted as he previously spurned the opportunity given in the games against Australia and Switzerland, because of poor performances.
"I would not call it a free ride, it's more of a second chance," Schmelzer was quoted as saying in an interview.
"I did not take my first chance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016, and I could not replicate my Dortmund form. I have been annoyed about it," he mused.
"At Dortmund, there are some automatic starters [in the Germany squad], players who I have known for a long time. It's been two years since I made my Germany debut and it just gets better," he added.
"Dortmund are important so that we are not alone here, but in a large group," he finally concluded.
The Borussians starlet will play alongside club team-mates http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 team.
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