The Bayern Munich midfielder has stressed on the importance of winning the crucial game against Portugal this Saturday.
Die Mannschaft will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s men in their opening clash of the Euro 2012 at the Arena Lviv on Saturday, June 9. The DFB eleven are regarded as one of the favourites to win the competition alongside the likes of Netherlands,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
Muller claimed that a good performance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 is crucial to the team’s chances in the competition. He admitted that a win would definitely put some pressure off in the game against Netherlands, which will certainly be
a tough encounter.
The attacker stressed that Netherlands is a great team which reached the final of the World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757 two years back. He is wary of the threat the Dutch side can cause and does not want to leave any stone unturned.
The Bavarian added that any result apart from a win against the Seleccao would be devastating. He insisted that the players would not want to go with any pressure into the game against Oranje as that could force them to make mistakes.
“Making a good start is crucial because you avoid a pressure situation with the game against Holland. We don't want to go into the Holland game, against a nation who finished second at the last World Cup, with a bad feeling and
being nervous that we might not make the quarter-finals,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Muller admitted that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 have three very difficult games and stressed that all the three opponents have the potential to go through to the next round. He added that the team cannot afford any mistakes as all three games are
crucial.
“You only get three games in the group phase and all three opponents are very strong, so you really cannot afford to slip up,” the German international concluded.
Die Mannschaft will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 at the Arena Lviv on June 17.
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