Loew rules out major team overhaul
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June 30, 2012, Saturday
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GERMANY will not undergo a radical overhaul after stumbling out of Euro 2012 at the semifinal stage and now has to wait longer for its first major title since 1996.
The Germans, among the favorites after winning 15 straight competitive games before Thursday's loss, will learn from this experience and eye their next title challenge with a lot more mental strength, according to coach Joachim Loew.
"There is absolutely no reason to question everything now," said Loew. "We were the youngest team in the tournament. We won all our games in a tough group. The team will stomach this defeat as well and continue to develop.
"Clearly we are all disappointed but the team has showed soul and for us, overall, it was a good tournament," added the 52-year-old.
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose has said he hopes to put off retirement for two more years to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
"For me, there won't be many European Championships or World Cups in the future," said Klose. "That's why I'm as disappointed as the rest. It's hard to decide now, but I can imagine playing on for two more years to make amends in 2014."
Klose, 34, said the German dressing room was not a happy place after the final whistle and with 64 goals in 121 appearances for Germany, the Lazio man says he wants to play on to help make amends at the next World Cup.
"There is a very sad atmosphere. Some guys are crying and you can only tell them that they have to keep their heads up," said Klose, who is four goals short of Gerd Mueller's all-time record for Germany.
"It was one of my bitterest moments, but the hurdle posed by Italy was too high.
"We couldn't play to our potential. Maybe we showed them too much respect."
Italy has maintained its amazing record of having never lost to the Germans in eight meetings at either the European Championships or the World Cup.
For all their potential and impressive form, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger admits the Germans were found wanting against the Azzurri.
"They were very clever. Italy are very experienced in terms of the system they play, and it's hard to play against," he said. "They did very well and managed to score the first goal. It was a mistake to give it away and we didn't manage to equalize. The second goal was even worse, and it was hard to find a way back against such an experienced side."
The Germans, among the favorites after winning 15 straight competitive games before Thursday's loss, will learn from this experience and eye their next title challenge with a lot more mental strength, according to coach Joachim Loew.
"There is absolutely no reason to question everything now," said Loew. "We were the youngest team in the tournament. We won all our games in a tough group. The team will stomach this defeat as well and continue to develop.
"Clearly we are all disappointed but the team has showed soul and for us, overall, it was a good tournament," added the 52-year-old.
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose has said he hopes to put off retirement for two more years to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
"For me, there won't be many European Championships or World Cups in the future," said Klose. "That's why I'm as disappointed as the rest. It's hard to decide now, but I can imagine playing on for two more years to make amends in 2014."
Klose, 34, said the German dressing room was not a happy place after the final whistle and with 64 goals in 121 appearances for Germany, the Lazio man says he wants to play on to help make amends at the next World Cup.
"There is a very sad atmosphere. Some guys are crying and you can only tell them that they have to keep their heads up," said Klose, who is four goals short of Gerd Mueller's all-time record for Germany.
"It was one of my bitterest moments, but the hurdle posed by Italy was too high.
"We couldn't play to our potential. Maybe we showed them too much respect."
Italy has maintained its amazing record of having never lost to the Germans in eight meetings at either the European Championships or the World Cup.
For all their potential and impressive form, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger admits the Germans were found wanting against the Azzurri.
"They were very clever. Italy are very experienced in terms of the system they play, and it's hard to play against," he said. "They did very well and managed to score the first goal. It was a mistake to give it away and we didn't manage to equalize. The second goal was even worse, and it was hard to find a way back against such an experienced side."
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