UEFA EURO 2016
The new “calf of the Nation”
Before the EM-the second round against Slovakia, the Doctors of the national team are working hard to get defender Jerome Boateng is fit. The itinerary for the DFB-team to Lille was changed.
The German football national team will be later than planned to the EM-travelling round to Lille. The Team of national coach Joachim Löw denies, according to the DFB, the final training for the match against Slovakia on Saturday on the training ground of the EM-HQ in Evian-les-Bains on lake Geneva. The European football Federation UEFA had in Lille, in the short term, the battered old lawn with a new exchange and the stroke of the German training session at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in order to preserve the freshness of the Green. “We have here in Evian, ideal training conditions and feel very comfortable, furthermore, we know the stadium in Lille from the group game against Ukraine,” said Löw, according to dfb.de. “We will now complete the final training here and not in Lille, from our point of view is not a disadvantage.” Instead of the planned departure on Saturday morning, the DFB will travel entourage now only in the afternoon in the North of France.
Boateng is on the mend
On workout Thursday, most of the national players killed time with beach volleyball or Street Basketball. The medical Department took care of defense chief Jerome Boateng, the
the last group game against Northern Ireland due to a calf injury replaced had been. You work “with high pressure,” the 27-year-old professional of FC Bayern in time for the second round on Sunday (kick-off 18 PM, 17.30 PM in the DW live Ticker for this) fit, said löw’s assistant Thomas Schneider. “We are positive and hope that it is enough,” added Co-coach Marcus Sorg: “But the Prophet, I’m not.”
Löw has to weigh the risk. On the serious Turnierweg signed to the aim of the fourth European title wait after a success in the first knockout round in the following K. o.-round co-favourites, such as Italy or Spain, and then possibly France or England. Since Boateng could be used more than now in the second round. The Central defender even believes in his mission against Slovakia. “Sunday I’ll be able to definitely play,” he said of the “image”-newspaper.
Schweinsteiger from the start?
Satisfied, the coach of the team is with the development of Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has been in EM only short inserts. “Basti is in good condition. He is every week better, more stable, and playful,” said Sorg, and then let sit up and take notice: “He comes so slowly to the level that he can help us from the beginning.”
After a long injury, Bastian comes Schweinsteiger getting back into the swing
The German team is warned. In the EM preparation, the world champion had
At the end of may in Augsburg’s heavy rain against Slovakia 1:3 lost. “I don’t think you can draw the test match as a benchmark approach,” said löw assistant Schneider. “At the time, it was the preparation, now it is a K. o.-mode.” In the test game master players such as Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller and Mesut had been missing Özil. The Team the eighth-final opponent, will appreciate, however, promised to Schneider: “The Slovakia game. This is for us a difficult task, which we can solve.”
sn/ww (dpa,sid)