Mesut Ozil Will Be Germany’s Key to Breaking Down Northern Ireland

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Published: June 20, 2016

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Germany could be through to the knockout stages of Euro 2016 before they take the field at the Parc des Princes for their match against Northern Ireland on Tuesday. If England beat Slovakia on Monday, the four points the world champions won against Ukraine and Poland will guarantee them a finish among the four best third-placed teams.

Of course, the team will hardly recognise the result from Saint-Etienne. Anything other than a resounding win over one of the biggest underdogs in the tournament would have to be considered a disappointment and a big blow to the German hopes of winning the trophy.

A resounding win could also be what it takes to win their group, seeing as Poland play already-eliminated Ukraine in the second fixture of Group C. Due to their goalless draw in the direct matchup, every goal could count.

With that in mind, Germany need an improvement from their attacking players. Scoring their first goal of the tournament following a free-kick and their second with a counter-attack when Ukraine had committed many men forward, and having barely troubled Lukasz Fabianski in Poland's goal in the last match, the World Cup holders haven't exactly displayed the fireworks to this point.

Leading the line, Mario Gotze has hardly been involved in his team's play, with countless crosses flying over his head and his attempt to see the ball by dropping into deeper positions proving rather futile. The 24-year-old had an almost poetic response to the vitriolic criticism he's had to endure over the last few days:



Mario Gomez, the alternative up front, only played 19 minutes against Poland on Thursday and was even less involved, getting only five touches, per WhoScored.com, thus not setting himself up to take Gotze's place on Tuesday.

On the right wing, Thomas Muller has yet to contribute to a single big scoring opportunity in France and arguably played two of the most nondescript match...
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