I think that a player like Can would do our game a lot of good.
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Germany’s midfielder Sami Khedira leaves the pitch during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Germany and Italy at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux on July 2, 2016.
“Such games are just great”, Loew, who led Germany to the 2014 World Cup title in Brazil, told reporters. “There will be personnel changes in the lineup”.
The Germans, who will need to shuffle their line-up due to injuries and suspension, are preparing to face a team brimming with confidence.
Germany are already without suspended central defender Mats Hummels and injured striker Mario Gomez, who will miss the rest of the tournament after also picking up an injury in the shootout victory over Italy.
Emre Can could be set to make his EURO 2016 bow against France later this week and he’s been looking impressive in training after his national team uploaded a video of him and Lukas Podolski attempting behind the goal – goals.
The 22-year-old is yet to play for Germany so far at this summer’s tournament, being limited to five starts on the bench as Joachim Low prefers the likes of Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos and Mesut Ozil in midfield.
“France played an excellent game”.
“France are less predictable than Italy because players like [Antoine] Griezmann and [Paul] Pogba are always moving positions”. Physically he is very strong and skilled.
“We will not put our head in the sand”.
“I made the mistake many years ago [of fielding a player who was unfit] and I won’t make it again”.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has given all global players three weeks off from the date their respective nation gets knocked out of Euro 2016, and with Germany seemingly going all the way, it is doubtful that Emre Can will have time to join up with his Liverpool teammates in America. ‘I thought back how previous penalty shoot-outs went. I fully trust all my players.
