HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bastian Schweinsteiger!!! ### A right-footed player, he is capable of playing out wide or in a more central role. ### Schweinsteiger has won many awards in his club and international careers, including six Bundesliga titles, six German Cups, a UEFA Champions League title, and two League Cups. ### Schweinsteiger began his career as a winger and a utility player. With the arrivalof Louis van Gaal to Bayern, he began playing in centre midfield to accommodate wingers Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry. ### Bastian Schweinsteiger has excellent dribbling skills,ball control, precise passing and good tackling capability. He also takes set-pieces. ### Dubbed the "Midfield Motor", Schweinsteiger is also a superb reader of the game and has scored spectacularly due to his goodpositioning. ### He has been called "the brain" of the German nationalteam by his coach Joachim Löw. ### He also has the ability to shoot at target from distance, as in the third-place match against Portugal during the 2006 World Cup where he scored two goals from long range and almost athird from a set piece. He hassince thrived in his new role and uses his passing and tackling to great effect in initiating attacks and dictatingplay. |SAYEM|
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 03:01:48 +0000
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