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German 2014 World Cup heroes’ injuries cause concern for Loew
Berlin, Nov 13 (IANS) German international coach Joachim Loew is worried about his long-list of injured footballers comprising Thomas Mueller, Manuel Neuer and Jerome Boateng who were part of the 2014 World Cup winning squad.
Other players Sami Khedira, Mesut Oezil, Mario Goetze, Mario Gomez, Jonas Hector and Ilkay Guendogan are struggling on their way back to football action, reports Xinhua news agency.
The lack of several German 2014 World Cup heroes and key performers is a reason to be concerned for national coach Joachim Loew.
“We have enough time to do the fine tuning, but we still need to do some work,” Loew commented ahead of Germany’s friendly against France this Tuesday evening in Cologne.
Goalkeeper Neuer is in trouble as are central defender Boateng (both Bayern Munich), left back Hector (FC Cologne), midfielders Khedira (Juventus Turin), Oezil (Arsenal) and Goetze (Borussia Dortmund) and strikers Mueller (Bayern) and Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg), besides returning Guendogan (Manchester City).
While Loew is aware of the exercise load of his cornerstones, the German national coach admits the necessity to individually dosage training and games.
“As many of my players have to perform for their clubs, we need to be careful when it comes to the national team. I can see some need individual dosage, but we need a strong team to compete at the 2018 World Cup,” Loew emphasised.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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