SQUAD PROFILE: Germany

[bluejock]

Manager - Joachim Löw

Squad

Goalkeepers - Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München), Tim Wiese (SV Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96)

Defenders - Holger Badstuber (FC Bayern München), Jérôme Boateng (FC Bayern München), Benedikt Höwedes (FC Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal FC)

Midfielders - Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Toni Kroos (FC Bayern München), Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München), Mesut Özil (Real Madrid CF), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid CF), Marco Reus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach), André Schürrle (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), İlkay Gündoğan (Borussia Dortmund)

Forwards - Miroslav Klose (S.S. Lazio), Mario Gomez (FC Bayern München), Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln)

Germany go in to this summer's tournament as many people's favourites to lift the trophy and boast a youthful squad built on a strong defensive ethos and quick counter attacking. German supporters. Joachim Low will be looking to build on an impressive third place finish in the World Cup in 2010, narrowly losing out to eventual winners Spain 1-0 in the semi finals.

Supporters of Die Mannschaft(The Team) will go into the tournament in confident mood after a qualifying campaign that saw their side win 10 out of 10, scoring 34 times and conceding a miserly 7 in return. Veteran striker Miroslav Klose rattled in an impressive 9 goals in the process with Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez chipping in with 6 of his own.

The German side boasts quality throughout with Munich's Manuel Neuer between the sticks, and Gomez and Klose offering a constant goal threat but it is in midfield where they are at their strongest with Gotze, Kroos, Khedira, Reus and Schweinsteiger all vying for starting places. However, Jock's player to watch is Real Madrid's pufferfish looking Mesut Ozil.

Prediction

Not only will they win the race to the sun loungers in the morning, I can't see past them for winning the whole tournament.

 

[chrissyjack]

Aye, the German " Machine " will go far , as always, without being spectacular

 

[ijjysmith]

Awesome Jock mate. Bloody awesome.

(don't use all the good pics!)

Germany will win this I reckon.

 

[bluejock]

Awesome Jock mate. Bloody awesome.

(don't use all the good pics!)

Germany will win this I reckon.

Ta mate, I started off trying to be serious but couldn't miss a dig out Ozil's eyes.

The next one will be better, this was a biffed together trial run.

 

[Brownie]

German supporters.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Awesome Jock
Özils nick is El Buho wich means owl. He ain't no freaking fish mate

 

[bluejock]

Awesome Jock
Özils nick is El Buho wich means owl. He ain't no freaking fish mate

Look at the picture man, the proof is undeniable

*googles pictures of owls

 

[Brownie]

He's also known as The Zombie. Personally I think his eyes are upside down.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Personally I think he is one of the most talented and best players in the world.

 

[Alio]

Thank Christ. I was gonna do this, you've probably kept me in a job and done a much better job

Lovely stuff BJ

 

[Username]

Keep these up Jock, it's handy to have these 'reports' right infront of you.

 

[paulbefc]

Quality! Loving this forum already.

 

[The Equaliser]

Good work BJ. Not a hint of plagiarism.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Looking forward to seeing Reus and Gotze. I know Ozil is boss.

Oh, of course, nice work Jock.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

My favourite for the title.