Germany can look forward to a new golden generation of players in the next few years, coach Joachim Löw predicted on Monday. Reviewing a year in which Germany finished third at the World Cup, Löw said there were 12 to 15 youngsters on the fringes of the national team with great prospects.
"Beside the established figures like Michael Ballack, Torsten
Frings, Jens Lehmann, Miroslav Klose and Bernd Schneider we have
many players coming through with great potential," Löw told a news conference in Frankfurt.
"In the next few years we can see a new golden generation
coming through." Germany's success at the World Cup was based partly on the good form of young players such as Philipp Lahm, Lukas Podolski, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Per Mertesacker.
Löw, who was Jürgen Klinsmann's assistant at the World Cup
and stepped up to the top job after the tournament, has since given debuts to more young players including Piotr Trochowski of Hamburg SV and Jan Schlaudraff of Alemannia Aachen.
On Monday he singled out several other players close to winning
first caps. They included Mario Gomez, who has scored eight goals for VfB Stuttgart this season, Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder Eugen Polanski, Bayer Leverkusen midfielders Gonzalo Castro and Stefan Kiessling and Hertha Berlin defender Kevin-Prince Boateng. "We have the ability in the team now to play at a high level for a number of years to come," Löw said.
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[bild1]Germany can look forward to a new golden generation of players in the next few years, coach Joachim Löw predicted on Monday. Reviewing a year in which Germany finished third at the World Cup, Löw said there were 12 to 15 youngsters on the fringes of the national team with great prospects.
"Beside the established figures like Michael Ballack, Torsten
Frings, Jens Lehmann, Miroslav Klose and Bernd Schneider we have
many players coming through with great potential," Löw told a news conference in Frankfurt.
"In the next few years we can see a new golden generation
coming through." Germany's success at the World Cup was based partly on the good form of young players such as Philipp Lahm, Lukas Podolski, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Per Mertesacker.
Löw, who was Jürgen Klinsmann's assistant at the World Cup
and stepped up to the top job after the tournament, has since given debuts to more young players including Piotr Trochowski of Hamburg SV and Jan Schlaudraff of Alemannia Aachen.
On Monday he singled out several other players close to winning
first caps. They included Mario Gomez, who has scored eight goals for VfB Stuttgart this season, Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder Eugen Polanski, Bayer Leverkusen midfielders Gonzalo Castro and Stefan Kiessling and Hertha Berlin defender Kevin-Prince Boateng. "We have the ability in the team now to play at a high level for a number of years to come," Löw said.
