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Schweinsteiger reveals injury concerns

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The Bayern Munich midfielder revealed an ankle injury is hindering his preparations for the upcoming semi-final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926.

The 27-year old has played an important part in Die Mannschaft side, which picked up maximum points from the group stages. The midfielder was instrumental in the victory against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753, and made assists for both of Mario Gomez’s
goals.
The midfielder, who is dubbed as the brain of the German team, has played over forty games this season. He revealed after the Champions League final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 that he was carrying an injury in that game and played through
pain barrier. 
Four games into the 2012 European Championships and Schweinsteiger is concerned about his injury problems. The Bayern Munich reveals that he is not feeling fully fit and his same ankle is constantly bothering him.
"To be honest, my ankle is causing me trouble," he is quoted as saying an interview.
He further reveals that he has been carrying this injury since February and he has not given it enough time to heal properly. The midfielder is ready to play the whole tournament with this injury.  
"I have been carrying it since February and it did not heal properly. Hopefully we only have two games left, and afterwards I will be able to get properly fit again,” he added.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908. The injury has taken its toll on his performance, and the midfielder reveals he was not
able to string a few passes together.
"I was only able to attend the final training before the Greece match. I missed a few easy passes during that game, which I never do,” he further added.
Joachim Low decided to play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sami-Khedira-c32325 in an advanced role due to Schweinsteiger’s performance, and the Real Madrid man put in a man of the match performance. The Bayern Munich man heaped praise on his midfielder partner after
an impressive display from him.
"Khedira played really well. What matters to me is the team's success," the 27-year old added.
Although the midfielders an integral part of the Nationalelf set up, but Joachim Low should assess his situation. Schweinsteiger has recently looked like a shadow of himself, and cannot risk his sides’s success by playing through
injury.
The German head coach has http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toni-Kroos-c35425 on the bench who is more than capable of replacing the Bayern midfielder. The Mannschaft cannot afford to let another trophy slip from their hands so the coach has to put out a fully fit team,
which can give the Italians a run for their money.  

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