by tracylynn » Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:05 pm
Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez is set to cap a fantastic week by winning a place in Germany's starting XI against Switzerland on Wednesday.
Injury to Miroslav Klose has opened the door to the Under-21 international, and coach Jaochim Loew is likely to replace last summer's World Cup Golden Boot winner with this season's joint top Bundesliga marksman.
"This week has been phenomenal for me," Gomez said following a brace which fired his side to victory over Bielefeld last week before another strike downed Dortmund on Sunday.
"First the win against Bielefeld, then the call-up to the national team and now another win with another goal from me."
The 21-year-old is set to partner Kevin Kuranyi up front for the Nationalmannschaft as Klose - who has torn a thumb muscle - is rested with one eye on next month's Euro 2008 qualifier against the Czech Republic.
So, Gomez and Kuranyi will be our strikers for this game. This should be quite an interesting match with these two men starting.
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