Germany national team coach Joachim Löw believes next year’s World Cup in Russia will be “unbelievably difficult” due to the position the DFB Team currently finds itself in. “In 2014, we weren’t in the focus too much,” said the 57 year old on German television on Saturday. “We played ourselves into the tournament as a team and constantly improved. Now we’re World Champions, the reigning Confederations Cup champions, the number-one ranked team in the world. We’re the only team that almost has to get worse.”
According to Löw, the label of World Champions could be a burden for his team: “Everyone will be highly motivated to play us. To repeat such a performance is incredibly difficult – we have to have an unbelievably strong squad where every player is in top shape every minute of every day.” Choosing the 23 players that will be taken to Russia will be hard: “We’ll have to make tough decisions, but that’s how we wanted it.”
Löw: “Neuer will be in shape in time”
With the confidence of his boss, the currently injured Manuel Neuer will certainly be in contention for a place in the 23-man team that will travel to Russia. “When he returns to training in January, he’ll have four months. He’ll be in shape in time. We would all be delighted; simply put he’s the best goalkeeper in the world and has been a rock for us.” FC Bayern’s ‘keeper is currently sidelined with a broken foot.
Neuer represents the absolute world-class quality Germany have at their disposal, something hosts Brazil found out in the semi-finals of the previous World Cup. However, Joachim Löw is backing the record world champions to impress next year: “The Brazilians have recovered brilliantly from the 7-1 defeat and are better now.” Argentina, Spain, England and France are also belong amongst the favourites in the eyes of the Germany boss: “Argentina have unbelievable attacking quality, Spain are like they were before, and I also wouldn’t forget England, as well as France.”
Germany will face the latter two nations in friendlies before 2017 ends. The Three Lions are the DFB Team’s next opponents on November 10th in London, while four days later, Die Mannschaft’s year comes to an end with an encounter against France.
Germany national team coach Joachim Löw believes next year’s World Cup in Russia will be “unbelievably difficult” due to the position the DFB Team currently finds itself in. “In 2014, we weren’t in the focus too much,” said the 57 year old on German television on Saturday. “We played ourselves into the tournament as a team and constantly improved. Now we’re World Champions, the reigning Confederations Cup champions, the number-one ranked team in the world. We’re the only team that almost has to get worse.”
According to Löw, the label of World Champions could be a burden for his team: “Everyone will be highly motivated to play us. To repeat such a performance is incredibly difficult – we have to have an unbelievably strong squad where every player is in top shape every minute of every day.” Choosing the 23 players that will be taken to Russia will be hard: “We’ll have to make tough decisions, but that’s how we wanted it.”
Löw: “Neuer will be in shape in time”
With the confidence of his boss, the currently injured Manuel Neuer will certainly be in contention for a place in the 23-man team that will travel to Russia. “When he returns to training in January, he’ll have four months. He’ll be in shape in time. We would all be delighted; simply put he’s the best goalkeeper in the world and has been a rock for us.” FC Bayern’s ‘keeper is currently sidelined with a broken foot.
Neuer represents the absolute world-class quality Germany have at their disposal, something hosts Brazil found out in the semi-finals of the previous World Cup. However, Joachim Löw is backing the record world champions to impress next year: “The Brazilians have recovered brilliantly from the 7-1 defeat and are better now.” Argentina, Spain, England and France are also belong amongst the favourites in the eyes of the Germany boss: “Argentina have unbelievable attacking quality, Spain are like they were before, and I also wouldn’t forget England, as well as France.”
Germany will face the latter two nations in friendlies before 2017 ends. The Three Lions are the DFB Team’s next opponents on November 10th in London, while four days later, Die Mannschaft’s year comes to an end with an encounter against France.
