Germany boss warns of ‘dangerous game’

AFP, BERLIN: Joachim Loew, who has rested all of his Germany stars for this month's Confederations Cup, says football's governing bodies are risking over-loading the sport's top players with too many games.“It's a dangerous game - we mustn't pull too hard on the rope,” Germany's head coach warned in Thursday's interview with SID, an AFP subsidiary.
“One has the impression that the things are already bloated and the fixture list looks anything but happy.”
Loew has left out stars like Thomas Mueller, Mats Hummels, Toni Kroos, Mesut Ozil, Jerome Boateng, Manuel Neuer and Sami Khedira for the Confederations Cup, June 17-July 2, and included seven uncapped players. To prepare for next year's World Cup, Loew has said his main goal in Russia is to blood his next generation of stars -- and has said nothing about winning the eight-team tournament.
Germany face Chile, Australia and Cameroon in Group B with Portugal, hosts Russia, Mexico and New Zealand in Group A.
Loew has included only three of the squad which won the 2014 World Cup and none of the trio -- defenders Matthias Ginter, Shkodran Mustafi and midfielder Julian Draxler -- started the Rio de Janeiro final.

 

Germany boss warns of dangerous game

AFP, BERLIN: Joachim Loew, who has rested all of his Germany stars for this months Confederations Cup, says footballs governing bodies are risking over-loading the sports top players with too many games.Its a dangerous game - we mustnt pull too hard on the rope, Germanys head coach warned in Thursdays interview with SID, an AFP subsidiary. One has the impression that the things are already bloated and the fixture list looks anything but happy. Loew has left out stars like Thomas Mueller, Mats Hummels, Toni Kroos, Mesut Ozil, Jerome Boateng, Manuel Neuer and Sami Khedira for the Confederations Cup, June 17-July 2, and included seven uncapped players. To prepare for next years World Cup, Loew has said his main goal in Russia is to blood his next generation of stars -- and has said nothing about winning the eight-team tournament. Germany face Chile, Australia and Cameroon in Group B with Portugal, hosts Russia, Mexico and New Zealand in Group A. Loew has included only three of the squad which won the 2014 World Cup and none of the trio -- defenders Matthias Ginter, Shkodran Mustafi and midfielder Julian Draxler -- started the Rio de Janeiro final.