Germany Euro 2012 Roster: Latest on Team’s Starting 11 and More

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Published: May 29, 2012

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On Monday, May 28, 2012, German coach Joachim Löw announced his 23-man squad for Euro 2012. Besides a few anomalies—exclusion of Borussia Mönchengladback keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Borussia Dortmund’s Sven Bender—Löw’s squad doesn’t have other major surprises.

Löw has also opted to travel to Poland and Ukraine with only three strikers—the most notable emission being VfB Stuttgart’s Cacau. Veteran strikers Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski will team up with Bayern hitman Mario Gomez to lead the offensive. Löw’s selection makes sense, as Germany will predominantly play a 4–2–3–1 formation.

 

Goalkeepers






Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich, Tim Wiese of Werder Bremen and Ron-Robert Zieler of Hannover 96 have been selected as the three goalkeepers. It is a bit of a surprise that Marc-Andre ter Stegen was selected for the 23-man squad, as he was recently given his international debut against Switzerland.

Against the Swiss, Stegen leaked in five goals which might have cost him a place; however, the defence was miserably weak and the midfield poor.

 

My Prediction:

Manuel Neuer will start all games. Neuer has been in spectacular form all throughout the season, and his form will also be of key success for the team.

 

Defense



The Mannschaft’s defensive woes need to be sorted if they intend to win the crown in 2012. Against the Swiss, they were completely exploited. In fairness, Per Mertesacker is still recovering from his injury and Benedikt Höwdes was played out of position.

However, in the Euros, I don’t expect the defence to let them down, as they do have quite capable midfielders. Per Mertesacker and Philipp Lahm are two of the most experienced and capable defenders in the worl...
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