Low fuming over mole in Germany camp
Reuters - Saturday 23 June 2012, 11:45
Germany coach Joachim Low is
out to unearth a mole in the camp who has been tipping off
German media about his starting line-ups at Euro 2012, the
players said on Saturday.
A day after Germany beat Greece 4-2 to book a semi-final
spot, attacking midfielders Marco Reus and Andre Schurrle
revealed Low had been unhappy with the lineups being leaked
hours before their group games and again on Friday.
"It is unfortunate that this has happened because at 14:00
(local time) all the German media knew. There must be a leak,"
said Schurrle.
"It is true that the coach talked to us about it and he was
not happy. I do not think it is someone from the team because I
cannot imagine it being someone from the team," he said. "There
must be a leak and it is very unfortunate."
Low made three surprise changes to his forward line against
Greece but hours before the game the lid on his secret was blown
with several German media outlets running the overhauled lineup.
Schurrle and Reus, along with striker Miroslav Klose, were
the three players who had slipped into a surprise starting team
that took the Greeks by storm.
There were similar leaks in Germany's three group games.
"I do not know who the mole is but in the end I don't think
it was a drawback for us," said Reus, who scored on his Euro
debut.