体坛英语资讯：New problems for Germany as Loew desperately looks for a leader and pace setter
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 2-- <span word="Finding">Finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Joachim">Joachim</span> <span word="Loew">Loew</span>.</p><p><span word="Beating">Beating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="away">away</span> 2-1 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="their">their</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Loew">Loew</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="established">established</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="challengers">challengers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Confederations">Confederations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="produce">produce</span>," <span word="German">German</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Mats">Mats</span> <span word="Hummels">Hummels</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Loew">Loew</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Prague">Prague</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 57-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="revolving">revolving</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tactical">tactical</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="offense">offense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="half">half</span>," <span word="Loew">Loew</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>. <span word="Timo">Timo</span> <span word="Werner">Werner</span> (<span word="RB">RB</span> <span word="Leipzig">Leipzig</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hummels">Hummels</span> (<span word="Borussia">Borussia</span> <span word="Dortmund">Dortmund</span>) <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>.</p><p><span word="Loew">Loew</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lacked">lacked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pivot">pivot</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span>.</p><p>2017 <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Toni">Toni</span> <span word="Kroos">Kroos</span> (<span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overburdened">overburdened</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offense">offense</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span>. <span word="Striker">Striker</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>, <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spearheads">spearheads</span> <span word="Werner">Werner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lars">Lars</span> <span word="Stindl">Stindl</span> (<span word="Borussia">Borussia</span> <span word="Moenchengladbach">Moenchengladbach</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flanks">flanks</span>.</p>
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