Joachim Loew vs Bert van Marwijk 2012

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk is "upset and tense" by his own admission, but Joachim Loew expects Germany to face Dutch side shorn of their shackles, Wednesday. If there are signs of tension embryo soon after losing the Netherlands to Denmark, the three days since it seems to have done little to improve the attitude of the Berth van Marwijk. The Dutchman immediately admitted that his team "under pressure" after the sucker punch curse them that defeat by the Danes, but the meeting on Wednesday against Germany was not the easiest fixture to kickstart UEFA EURO 2012 campaign. History itself reveals a lot: in 1974 the last World Cup, 1988 UEFA European Championship semi-finals, not to mention the summer meeting at the 1990 World Cup.



Throw in a reverse 3-0 friendly win over Germany last year and is easy to see why Van Marwijk and his team, the temperature of 30C and above, feeling the heat. "Of course the atmosphere is tense," said 60 years. "For a big game like this - especially after you just lost - of course it will be tense, here and in Holland That's why sometimes we will be upset, but that's why we're going to have to. Become more motivated." Pressed on everything from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and / or Robin van Persie debate on the Dutch squad's decision to stay in Poland, Van Marwijk not given up easily. However, for the media gathered in a city that is home to Svobody Square - one of the largest in Europe - pressing Van Marwijk just leave them spinning.

"We're preparing for one of the most important game for the past few years," he said. "How to beat them? I will not tell you that because I would tell the team I own it. Germany is very strong but we can beat them. How we do it and where we do that, I will not tell you now." Joris Mathijsen play a full part in an open session Tuesday after missing the Denmark game with a hamstring injury, leaving the coach with a fully fit squad. Joachim Loew, though, seems to be choosing his team with a lot less weight on his shoulders, who won 1-0 against Portugal was the 12th victory of the Germans on the run it competitively. The brain behind it all, Loew was eager to avoid bad luck Wednesday to No13. "Both teams had chances in front of the fantastic," he said. "Our defense will be under pressure; .. What matters is the players showed how well we as a team is not always possible to curl up on the players because they play fast football defender we have to win their one--Dutch need to belong., they play attacking football and have a world class player on the front lines that cause problems for any defense I do not believe the Dutch will really change their style or their tactics since their last results .. " Loew was not prone to hyperbole and enthusiasm that the slate is clean although history can not be avoided by both parties. "This is a great rivalry with the legendary games of the tournament," he said. "They are the most exciting and best game of the last 20-30 years. It will be very tight, there is great competition and will be technically very good, but what happened in the past is history now." As to the Netherlands if they lose Wednesday.

Joachim Loew



Date of birth: February 3, 1960
Country: Germany
Playing career: SC Freiburg (three times), VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Karlsruher SC, FC Schaffhausen, FC Zurich, FC Frauenfeld
Coaching career: FC Winterthur (youth), FC Frauenfeld, VfB Stuttgart, Fenerbahce SK, Karlsruher SC, Adanaspor As, FC Tirol Innsbruck, FK Austria Wien, Germany (assistant), Germany

• Derived from the Black Forest in south-western Germany, Loew spent most of his days playing with local club Freiburg, where he had three spells, before easing his career in Switzerland.

• Operated as a player-coach in Switzerland before becoming an assistant and head coach then, back in Germany with Stuttgart. Rolf Fringer was replaced in 1996 and led the side of Swabia to win the German Cup in his first season and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final against Chelsea FC in both.

• Left Stuttgart for Fenerbahçe but struggled to match the early success until he joined Tirol Innsbruck, guiding the team to the Bundesliga title in 2001/02 Austria.

• After nine months with Austria Wien he was summoned by an old friend Jürgen Klinsmann to become his assistant in Germany. The couple led Nationalmannschaft to a third place finish on home soil at the FIFA World Cup 2006.

• Replaced Klinsmann as coach, led the team to a runner-up spot in Euro 2008 and, later, to the 2010 World Cup final. There is another Germany reached semi-finals, eventually claiming third place once again, and went on to win all ten qualifiers UEFA EURO 2012 with Loew then signed a new two-year contract running until 201

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