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Friday 22 June 2012

Euro 2012 - The German Revolution

Germany, once a team renowned for their precision and no nonsense attitude towards the game, have endured success over many decades in the past. However, their new breed of players have changed the playing style to a more vibrant, fast-paced game, and the success they see as a result could be unrivalled among the World's best.
As shown by the current European Championships, the average age for the Squad selected is 23.5, an astounding statistic for a team that is probably the most technically gifted and talented team in the Competition. This means that it is very possible that the entire squad (besides Klose, Podolski, Wiese, Schweinsteiger, Lahm) could potentially be together until the World Cup of 2018 at the earliest! If you add this to the potential seen in the up and coming players...they are, in my opinion, going to be a near unstoppable team in a few years time.
Their strength in depth is staggering; Götze, Schurrle, Reus and Klose cant even make the regular starting team! To show the depth they have, here is a list of players not included in the squad for Euro 2012 or are upcoming in their U21 side (including Club and Age):

M.Ter Stegen - Gladbach - GK - 20
B.Leno - Leverkusen - GK - 20
D.Aogo - Hamburg - DEF - 25
S.Tasci - Stuttgart - DEF - 25
M.Hornschuh - Ingolstadt - 21
J.Draxler - Schalke - MID - 18
L.Holtby - Schalke - MID - 21
S.Bender - Dortmund - MID - 23
C.Trasch - Wolfsburg - MID - 24
M.Leitner - Dortmund - MID - 19
J.Schieber - Dortmund - FWD - 23



This already seen quality with supplementing future players, I believe, will provide the team needed to dominate certainly European and possibly World Football over coming years. With a stable coaching team, a quality manager in Jogi Low and a factory production line for talent in the homeland, Germany are marching to the top of the ladder and are there to stay.

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