Euro 2008 Previews – Germany
May 28, 2008
The Germans have named their squad for the Championships, and the bookies have placed them as firm favourites. 15 players have survied from the 2006 squad, Joachim Loew the current manager was then Jurgen Klinsmann right hand man.
The German team are currently based in Mallorca and have one game left before the tournament against Serbia. There’s only the two England based players in the squad Jens Lehmann and Michael Ballack.
There is no doubt that the whole of Germany expects after the team failed in the World Cup which was hosted in Germany. With Bastian Schweinsteiger grown up a little and a slighly stronger defence they should be hoisting the trophy in Vienna on the 29th of June.
Germany Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Robert Enke (Hanover 96), Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen)
Defenders: Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Bayern Munich), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg SV), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen)
Forwards: David Odonkor (Real Betis), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich), Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
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