Same old problem for new-look Germany
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World champion Germany will be desperate to bounce back with home win over Ireland next week to recover from a shock 2-0 defeat to Poland in its Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday but in order to achieve that, it needs to start scoring goals.
The Germans wasted a plethora of golden opportunities in Warsaw before slumping to their first ever loss to Poland, a stunning defeat that sent them tumbling down to third spot in qualifying Group D.
Failing to score is not a new problem for Germany, which encountered the issue as recently as this summer’s World Cup with coach Joachim Loew switching his formation midway through the tournament to promote Miroslav Klose as a lone striker. The results were devastating for their opponents as the Germans raced to a fourth World Cup triumph.
But Klose cannot add to his record goal tally for Germany, having retired after the World Cup, and Loew has to figure out how his team can make its domination around the rest of the pitch count in front of goal.
“We have to look ahead to Tuesday and Ireland and make sure we show a good reaction," said Loew.
It would be too premature to draw any conclusions on the state of the new German team given the large number of injury absences, including Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mesut Ozil and Marco Reus.
The retirements of former captain Philipp Lahm, Klose and Per Mertesacker have also robbed the team of much-needed experience.
(Reuters)
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