Germany U21

[Frank Cunha]

the first big surprise of this year edition

http://www.talksoccer.net/forum/port...-vs-china.html

[Oliver_Kahn]

That's shocking

[Sami_Khedira]

That was a dumb thing...we dominated the whole match the japanese U-21 plus leading 1-0 til that minute where Japan made 2 goals in just one minute German youth teams can be so silly sometimes

[Oliver_Kahn]

German Under 21’s bow out

At the traditional French Under 21 football event , 'Festival Foot Espoirs', the German side will be packing up and heading home after the first round. In their third game, Dieter Eilts side again failed to mark up a win - this time taking a heavy 4:1 defeat at the hands of hosts France. It was a Xavier Pentecote hat-trick that did the real damage. Germany's consolation goal was scored by Hertha Berlin's Ashkan Dejagh.

It was a disappointing stay in south France for the young German squad who leave with two defeats (also 2:1 by Japan) and just one point after drawing 0:0 with Ivory Coast. In the tie against France, Andreas Beck from VfB was back in the starting side for the full 90 minutes having sat the Ivory Coast game out.
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U21, major dissapointment.

[BlackNess]

^^ right ...
we sucks in U21 ...

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The long days of summer are winding down, no more rest days for Germany’s Under 21 football talents. On September 7, Germany’s U 21 will play their first qualifying game for the European Championships 2009. Lurgan, Northern Ireland, will be the site. Israel, Moldawia and Luxembourg are the other opponents in Germany’s group.

In a final warm-up for the qualification games, Germany host the Republic of Ireland in Fürth next Tuesday, August 21 (6 P.M., live on DSF). The DFB U 21 coach Dieter Eilts, 42, a former player of the national team, spoke with DFB.de-editor Jens Grittner about the upcoming challenges. Eilts was a member of the German team that had triumphed at the 1996 UEFA European Championships.

Question: Mr. Eilts, tell us about the insights you made at the U 21 European Championships in the Netherlands and the U 20 World Cup in Canada?

Dieter Eilts: These games were played on a high level, both technically and tactically. We also saw great crowds in Canada, which is always great to see in juniors’ football. As for the impact on our programme, I think we’ll have to wait a while. Right now, I can tell you one thing, though. I’m really not a fan of artificial turf, which they played on during some games in Canada.

Question: Who are the leading juniors’ nations?´

Dieter Eilts: Argentina certainly play in a class of their own. They are miles ahead of everybody else, at least right now. They can field unbelievable indvidual players such as Messi in 2005, or Aguero and Banega right now. German coach Joachim Löw does not tire to speak about the individual. Every single player needs to improve, there’s the largest possible margin of improvement. Anyhow, Chile, Mexico and the USA are also up there in regards to talented juniors. In Europe, the Czech Republic nalways fields strong teams. Obviously, Austria was quite a surprise with their finish in Canada.

Question: Your team has one more chance to get ready, playing the Republic of Ireland in Fürth on Tuesday. What will you try to get accomplished?

Dieter Eilts: That’s our dress rehearsal. The pace is picking up now, we should develop a sense of urgency. Hopefully, we’ll have everybody healthy next Tuesday, so that I can send my line-up for Lurgan on the pitch. Obviously, we hope a lot of fans will show up to support our young guys.

Question: Last year, Germany’s U 21 failed to reach the European Championships when they lost to England. How do you rate your chances this time?

Dieter Eilts: We want to qualify for Sweden 2009, no if’s or but’s about it. But the group games will not be a walk in the park. Israel beat France in the last play-offs. And please remember that only eight teams qualify for a European juniors championship, with the host nation seated. Even if you finish first in your qualifying group, your chances are still only at 50-50. The teams playing at the European Championships are quite an elite group.

Question: The staff of all teams has expanded, while Matthias Sammer stresses the importance of the head coach. What’s you view on more trainers, psychological support and a beafed-up medical team?

Dieter Eilts: Once again, I can only second Joachim Löw’s opinion. You need specialists to work professionally. Coaching a national team is dramatically different from coaching a club team. You staff provides you with alternatives, different roads towards success. But the head coach has to decide the final course. He’s the one shouldering all responsibility.

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Mesut Özil, Patrick Ebert and Gonzalo Castro will miss the friendly match of Under 21-Nationalteam against Ireland on August 21st in Fürth (6.00 pm). Özil and Ebert are injured, Castro will join the National team against England in Wembley. DFB-Coach Dieter Eilts nominated Stephan Fürstner (Bayern München) and Marko Marin (Borussia Mönchengladbach) as substitutes.

Eilts has nominated mostly proven players for a game that is widely seen as the dress rehearsal for the qualifying round to the European Championships. The qualifying round starts in early September.

Captain Eugen Polanski (Borussia Mönchengladbach) cancelled on Saturday because of an injury and was replaced by teammate Robert Fleßers. Fabian Schönheim returns after a prolonged injury break.

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[Sami_Khedira]

Gladbachs 18 years wizard Marko Marin received his first call up for the german U-21.

This is what he´s saying about his call up:

"For me a dream truly comes true. Its a huge honour to be part of the U-21 especially as a younger player like me. I know that the U21 is rate very higly at the DFB and is also in the spotlight (of Jogi? ) Plus it is the last step to take to get to the full national team. There are currently some examples (I think he means Tasci and *sob* Khedira here) that U-21 national players will always get a chance to proof themselves in the A-NT.

Is Mr. "I always fool the crap out of defender" Marin actually hoping for a fast promotion to Jogi?

Way to go matchbox

Don´t know him? Here is a vid to enlighten you:

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Ahh yeah thats the rest of the squad for tomorrows match against Ireland (friendly game)

GK
Name Birthday Club
Florian Fromlowitz 02.07.1986 1. FC Kaiserlautern
Manuel Neuer 27.03.1986 FC Schalke 04

Defence
Name Birthday Club
Andreas Beck 13.03.1987 VfB Stuttgart
Pascal Bieler 26.02.1986 Hertha BSC
Sebastian Boenisch 01.02.1987 FC Schalke 04
Robert Fleßers 11.02.1987 Bor. M'gladbach
Fabian Schönheim 14.02.1987 1. FC Kaiserlautern
Daniel Schwaab 23.08.1988 SC Freiburg

Midfield
Name Birthday Club
Dennis Aogo 14.01.1987 SC Freiburg
Stephan Fürstner 11.09.1987 Bayern München
Dennis Grote 09.08.1986 VfL Bochum
Juri Judt 24.07.1986 Greuther Fürth
Marc-André Kruska 29.06.1987 Borussia Dortmund
Marko Marin 13.03.1989 Bor. M'gladbach

Forward
Name Birthday Club
Ashkan Dejagah 05.07.1986 VfL Wolfsburg
Chinedu Ede 05.02.1987 Hertha BSC
Rouwen Hennings 28.08.1987 VfL Osnabrück

I´m looking forward to see Marin playing. Don´t care about the rest though

[Oliver_Kahn]

Originally Posted by Sami_Khedira

Gladbachs 18 years wizard Marko Marin received his first call up for the german U-21.

This is what he´s saying about his call up:

Is Mr. "I always fool the crap out of defender" Marin actually hoping for a fast promotion to Jogi?

Way to go matchbox

Don´t know him? Here is a vid to enlighten you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=749ifcTU4Ik



Ahh yeah thats the rest of the squad for tomorrows match against Ireland (friendly game)

I´m looking forward to see Marin playing. Don´t care about the rest though

You had told me about Marin before, I'm looking forward to seeing him play
Too soon to play in the German NT tho

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Germany 2-2 Northern Ireland

Germany warmed up for their forthcoming 2009 UEFA European championship qualifier against Northern Ireland with a 2-2 draw against Northern Ireland. Rouwen Hennings broke the deadlock for Germany, pouncing on a rebound from close range after 18 minutes only for Stephen Gleeson to equalise (39) after capitalising on a mistake by the German rearguard. Although the hosts enjoyed more possession after the break, Gleeson scored again for the visitors (64) before Andreas Beck spared Germany a home defeat with a header six minutes from time.

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Northern Ireland 0 - 3 Germany
Germany leave it late in Lurgan

Rouwen Hennings struck twice as Germany scored three goals in the last 13 minutes to finally end the resolve of Northern Ireland in Lurgan and open their Group 9 account with a win.

Late drama
The home side looked to be heading for a hard-fought point when the 20-year-old Hennings finally broke through on 77 minutes. A product of Hamburger SV, the forward is currently on loan at 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück and the first-team experience appears to have paid immediate dividends. He added a second in added time, making it 3-0 following Mesut Özil’s 85th-minute strike.

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The German U21's played a friendly against European Championships 2009 hosts Sweden on Tuesday evening and beat the Scandinavians 2:1.

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Two players from German Champions VfB Stuttgart return to the 19-men squad of the German U 21 team for the next EC-qualifiers: Sami Khedira and Serdar Tasci. The team of coach Dieter Eilts play Israel in Tel Aviv on October 12th (3 pm) and against Moldova in Pirmasens four days later (8.15 pm).

"With the two matches in Israel and against Moldova we reached a very important phase of the EC qualifying round very early. Of course, we hope have a place at the top of the table after the double header", said Eilts on Friday.

Team captain Eugen Polanski from Borussia Mönchengladbach (16 caps) is the team's most experienced player. Jerome Boateng (Hamburger SV) could give his debut in the U 21. Marko Marin (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Mesut Özil (FC Schalke 04) and Bernd Nehrig (SpVgg Greuther Fürth) were nominated again.

The Germans played Israel once. Ten years ago the match in Herzliya ended with a draw (1-1). Germany and Moldova faced each other four times. Germany won three matches, one match ended in a draw.

Further information on the U 21 can be found here.

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Israel earned a deserved point against Germany at the Ramat Gan Stadium in front of a record crowd for an Under-21 qualifier in the country.

Parity
Some 12,000 spectators saw Israel recover from conceding a 19th-minute goal to Rouwen Hennings by scoring through Maor Bar Buzaglo and Hen Azriel either side of half-time, before Hennings equalised late on.

Early advantage
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