Germany vs Portugal preview - Low tipped to come of age
Posted Sunday, June 15, 2014 by PA
Germany national team head scout Urs Siegenthaler believes coach Joachim Low is on the verge of the crowning moment of his coaching career.
Low has been Germany's head coach since after the 2006 World Cup, when he stepped up from his role as assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann.
Since then, Germany have reached at least the semi-finals of every tournament they have been in and Siegenthaler suggests 2014 could be the year they finally take the next step.
"I know, because I've been with him for 10 years, that he is on the way to becoming one really great coach," Siegenthaler told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper.
Germany get their World Cup campaign underway on Sunday with arguably their most difficult group game, against Portugal and Siegenthaler has warned that if they may stumble at the World Cup this year, it could be on Monday.
"We're not only playing against Portugal, but we're playing against 70,000 people in the stadium," he said.
"Portugal will have a home advantage."
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