The Bayern Munich star believes he has shaken off the ankle injury and has made himself available for the Euro 2012 semi-final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374 has been in tremendous form since the start of the 2012 European Championships.
He has been the heartbeat of Die Mannschaft midfield, and with his bulldog like approach, Schweinsteiger is ever present in the centre of the park. The German international helped his side knockout bitter rivals http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 to
top the Group of Death.
Schweinsteiger revealed a few days ago that he was not feeling fully fit, as his ankle has been troubling him in training, and forced him to miss a few training sessions. From the midfielder’s performance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 it was
evident that an injury was holding him back.
The DFB eleven’s playmaker revealed he has been carrying an injury since the turn of the year and aggravated it in the UEFA Champions League final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786. The infamous penalty miss was most likely due to the niggling ankle
injury.
There were concerns in the Nationalelf camp that Schweinsteiger might miss the crucial semi-final against Italy. The midfielder’s absence would have been a huge loss for Joachim Low’s side, as he has been vital to the Germans from
both attacking and defensive point of view.
The Bayern man poured cold water on the news that he will miss Wednesday’s encounter. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international revealed he was feeling much better and knows his body well, and insisted he was looking forward to the high profile
encounter.
"I'm very happy and I feel OK. I know how to deal with the situation. I'm looking forward to the game, and trying my best to be ready,” he is quoted as saying in an interview.
The midfielder is confident he has recovered from the ankle injury that has been troubling him for a few months. He also insists he is not trying to deceive anyone by making false claims, as he believes he has shaken off the injury.
"I'm feeling better today [Monday]. I feel fit enough to start, and I'm really eager to do so. When I say that I feel good, I mean it," he added.
Despite having some talented midfielders on the bench, Schweinsteiger will most certainly start for Germany. Joachim Low could be tempted to play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toni-Kroos-c35425, who had a good 2011/12 season with Bayern Munich, and the midfielder
is the most appropriate replacement for Schweinsteiger.
There have been suggestions that Bastian has suffered a dip in form due to the troublesome injury, but when a player of his quality declares himself fit, he actually means it.
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