Die Mannschaft once again failed to live up to expectations in a major competition as they were knocked out of the semi-finals of the 2012 European championships by a spirited Italian side. Joachim Low’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat
as the fans witnessed a Spain-Italy final which the former side won.
The Germans reached their fourth consecutive competitive semi-final after reaching the same stage in the 2006 World Cup, 2008 European championships and in the 2010 World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757. However, on all three occasions the
DFB Eleven choked at the last stage and failed to carry on with their sensational form at the latter stage.
Many had regarded Germany as favourites for this year’s championships considering their staggering perfect record in the qualifying campaign. Reigning champions http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 were being considered second favourites to lift the trophy,
but the Mannschaft could not manage to break the Italian hoodoo and suffered a shock defeat.
Joachim Low has been influential in bringing the team to the level where it stands now and deserves all the credit. He is responsible for giving some of the best young talents in German football a chance to shine at the highest
stage in the past few years and sacking him would be a huge mistake.
However, the tactician will have to ponder over a few areas to make sure Germany remain amongst the top contenders for the title in two years time. Bettor.com will analyse some steps the manager will have to take to succeed in
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 in 2014:
Get rid of Klose and Podolski to give youth a chance
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukas-Podolski-c22896 had a disappointing Euro 2012 campaign and many would agree that the duo’s time with the national side in nearing an end. There are still two years left in the 2014 World Cup and to develop a young
player such as Mario Gotze or Marco Reus would make more sense.
Some young players with potential should be brought forward as it will certainly benefit the team in the future. It is true that a team should constitute of a mix of youth and experience, but the current lot of players would have
gained a lot of exposure until 2014.
Employ a relatively less attacking approach
Die Mannschaft have been known for their aggressive attacking approach and their positive brand of football, but at times the opposition tends to take advantage of that and the side is caught on the counter. Every game should be
played with a different tactical approach, keeping in mind the opposition.
No guaranteed berths
The manager will have to ensure that there are no guaranteed berths in the team and that every player will have to prove his worth to play. This will certainly put pressure on the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374, Mario Gomez and
Thomas Muller and will give a great chance to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733 and Mario Gotze to stake their claims for the starting XI.
Following http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904’s exit from the competition, there were claims that Low should step down as coach after a series of unsuccessful showings in major competitions. But the talk to replace the manager is absolutely absurd. The team
needs to change the mentality to gain confidence for the future, not a change at the top level.
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