Germany coach Joachim Low intends to field captain Philipp Lahm in midfield
in their opening FIFA World Cup™ fixture against Portugal on Monday to allow
Jerome Boateng to focus on stopping Cristiano Ronaldo. Low made no attempt to
play down the special attention he is paying to the Real Madrid forward, while
lavishing praise on a side he says Germany must take very seriously.
The German coach sounded cautious ahead of the key tournament game but said
he "can't wait" for the action to commence. "We're up against a side who are right behind us in the world rankings,
and they are the world champions when it comes to the counter-attack," Low
said. "Look at the class they have got - Portugal are definitely tough
opponents." "They have always gone a very long way in tournaments, reaching the
semis in 2006, and the semis in the last European Championships when they were
just one penalty kick short of sending Spain home."
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