No place for Ballack in Loew's Germany
FORMER captain Michael Ballack has been left out of Germany's squad for its Euro 2012 qualifiers next month, coach Joachim Loew said yesterday.
Ballack, the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder, has been told he needs to regain his best form after spending three months on the sidelines with an ankle injury that kept him out of the World Cup.
"We had a good and truthful discussion," Loew said after talking to Ballack on the phone.
"Michael is on a good road back after three months out with his injury and everyone is satisfied with his recovery. It is important now for him to find his top form with Leverkusen."
Loew called up 17 players who were part of Germany's third-place finish at the World Cup for his 21-man squad to face Belgium in Brussels on September 3 and Azerbaijan in Cologne four days later.
Ballack was injured in last season's FA Cup final while playing for his former club Chelsea. After sitting out the World Cup in South Africa, he returned to the Bundesliga and Leverkusen.
The 33-year-old, who has won 98 caps, played the full 90 minutes in Leverkusen's 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga opener last week.
Ballack, the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder, has been told he needs to regain his best form after spending three months on the sidelines with an ankle injury that kept him out of the World Cup.
"We had a good and truthful discussion," Loew said after talking to Ballack on the phone.
"Michael is on a good road back after three months out with his injury and everyone is satisfied with his recovery. It is important now for him to find his top form with Leverkusen."
Loew called up 17 players who were part of Germany's third-place finish at the World Cup for his 21-man squad to face Belgium in Brussels on September 3 and Azerbaijan in Cologne four days later.
Ballack was injured in last season's FA Cup final while playing for his former club Chelsea. After sitting out the World Cup in South Africa, he returned to the Bundesliga and Leverkusen.
The 33-year-old, who has won 98 caps, played the full 90 minutes in Leverkusen's 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga opener last week.
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