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Time to try a couple of new faces? I mean no disrespect to Kazakhstan but this is a match that even a Germany B team would be heavily favoured to win.

Well, match practice for Gomez would be well appreciated

MUTU wrote:Time to try a couple of new faces? I mean no disrespect to Kazakhstan but this is a match that even a Germany B team would be heavily favoured to win.

I am for using a heavy A line-up in the first away game, secure a good win then field a B-lineup in Nurnberg in the return leg. If the result in the first leg is somehow comfortable some top guns could be dropped from the game official roster and send back to club earlier (like Ozil, Khedira or even Bastian) which could open the roster for Gotze, Kroos, Gundo and the Benders)

The big question for me is if with Klose still out Jlo will overlook Kießling once again.

Judging by his JLo's previous comments, I don't think Keissling has any chance of joining the NT setup with him as head coach. I'm sure he'll go for a striker-less formation in case he doesn't have Klose/Gomez available.

^ Not necessarily a striker-less formation. He may even go with Podolski/Reus upfront.

Gomez will get much-needed match practice, as he's the only striker on the list.

The roster:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Rene Adler (Hamburg), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover).

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), Heiko Westermann (Hamburg).

Midfielders: Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke), Sven Bender (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund), Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich).

Forwards: Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen); Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal).

I hope that by now JLo has figured out that both Reus and Schurrle are a notch or two above the dysfuctional Podolski.

http://www.viagogo.com/Sports-Tickets/Soccer/FIFA-World-Cup-Qualifications/FIFA-World-Cup-Qualifications-Germany-Tickets/E-472822

This game takes place in Nuremberg as Ballack said he got free tickets from Jogi Loew.
Michael also said only a 1 hour drive from his house in Munich so he is very happy.

Lars Bender , Sven Bender & Toni Kroos Will miss this match

Good for Toni. We need him 100% fit by the time CL returns.

ballackfcb wrote:http://www.viagogo.com/Sports-Tickets/Soccer/FIFA-World-Cup-Qualifications/FIFA-World-Cup-Qualifications-Germany-Tickets/E-472822

This game takes place in Nuremberg as Ballack said he got free tickets from Jogi Loew.
Michael also said only a 1 hour drive from his house in Munich so he is very happy.

This Friday 22 March at 1900 CET is Germany away at Kazakhstan.
26 feb is Germnay Home to Kazakhstan 20.45 CET in Nuremberg.
(Ballack in stands at this game in Nuremberg)

For US viewers:

1st game Friday March 22 on GolTV HD: 2:00 PM EST
2nd game Tuesday March 26 on ESPN3 HD Streaming: 2:45 PM EST

Jorge wrote:For US viewers:

1st game Friday March 22 on GolTV HD: 2:00 PM EST
2nd game Tuesday March 26 on ESPN3 HD Streaming: 2:45 PM EST

Nice, I'll be able to watch both!