These guys are always worth a punt on every 4 yrs German football writer Kit Holden picks out the key men in Joachim Low’s provisional squad and assesses their chances in Brazil as they look for their fourth World Cup. GERMANY Whos in (30-man provisional squad) Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96) Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg), Phillipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Shkodran Mustafi (Sampdoria), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) +8 Solid: Joachim Lows Germany have always performed well in major tournaments Midfielders: Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler, (Schalke 04), Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04), Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich), Andre Hahn (Augsburg), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Max Meyer (Schalke), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) Forwards: Miroslav Klose (SS Lazio), Kevin Volland (TSG Hoffenheim) Who misses out? Mario Gomez, the subject of much discussion due to long term injury and Germany’s dearth of classic centre forwards, is definitely out, as is Gladbach’s Max Kruse, whose form this year had seen him as a strong favourite for the World Cup. Experienced players such as Hamburg’s Heiko Westermann and Rene Adler have also failed to make the grade.
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 22:21:55 +0000
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