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Ballack will still have to be patient
Michael Ballack, captain of Germany until 2010 World Cup, should not be part of selection revealed by Joachim Loew on Friday to face Belgium and Azerbaijan in qualifying for Euro 2012 (Gr.A ) reports bi-weekly Kicker.
According to Kicker, Loew who attended the Championship match between Bayer Leverkusen and Dortmund, Germany (2-0), found that Ballack, 33, was still short of fitness.
And as the coach requires players a perfect physical condition, Ballack (98 caps) will have to wait to get the shirt of the Nationalmannschaft and reach the symbolic level of 100 selections, Kicker said, without giving the source of his information.
Deprived of the 2010 World Cup because of an injured right ankle, Ballack returned to training in early August with his new club, Bayer Leverkusen and played a Bundesliga match and the second from the dam to move the Europa League against the Ukrainians in Simferopol (3-0).
Former player of Bayern Munich and Chelsea will not participate Thursday dam back in Ukraine since remained in Germany to work on his fitness.
Loew will unveil Friday mid-day the list of players selected to face Belgium on September 3 and September 7 Azerbaijan.
The coach of the vice-champions of Europe 2008 must also decide which of Ballack and Philipp Lahm will now be its captain.
In case of non-selection of Ballack, he could postpone the announcement of his decision, he should go public in early September, several weeks.
Jose Mourinho wants to get gray hair in the locker room
It is well known tendency to form the basis of their teams on veteran players. The Portuguese coach attaches great importance to the experience on the pitch and the last piece that would have entered his agenda would be Germany’s Michael Ballack, who will miss the World Cup.
After attending the last game in Frankfurt friendly faced fellow with Bosnia-Herzegovina before the World Cup in South Africa, Ballack has gone to Florida on vacation. Maybe wait isolated from media maelstrom that will surround you the next day.
In an interview in German magazine ‘Kicker’, the midfielder has talked about his future. “I’ll have a new contract and see where you are. Hopefully in Chelsea,” Ballack said. In this way the player intends to silence all the sounds that put you meringues environment for next season.
This publication also reports that his former coach at Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, would have been interested in his services once extended the renewal of his contract. The London club future is uncertain. Their contractual relationship ends in four weeks and the owner of the blue entity, Roman Abramovich, would not Read the rest of this entry »