Loew to implement 'master plan' to update German football

Berlin Winning a World Cup is just a moment in time which is a thought Germanys football team head coach Joachim Loew must have in his mind in the leadup to his teams first competitive matches after a fourmonth breakJoachim Loew PicAFPThe curtain raiser a warmup game against Australia in Kaiserslautern on Wednesday and the Euro qualifier against Georgia in Tiflis next Sunday mark the first two games of the 2015 campaign reports XinhuaLoew is determined to deliver an innovative new footballproduct to German fans to make a mark on the era and to have that World Cup winning feeling once more Loew intends to present a master plan to update Germanys football in order to challenge the future the 2016 European Championship in France and the 2018 World Cup in RussiaTactically we need to become highly flexible said the 55yearold and announced a year of testing for 2015 neglecting the fact that the Germans might face a difficult season Loews team at present finds itself back in third in their Euro qualifying group behind Poland and Ireland who they face in September 2015But Loew has no doubts of clinching a berth at the finals in France 2016 Germanys general manager Oliver Bierhoff demanded convincing performances to they qualify at the top of Group DSelfconfidence is something the Germans may have preserved their confidence but many other things will have to change revealed Loew meaning the 2014 world champion needs further trainingThe team that won the Brazil World Cup does not exist anymore that means we have to update and change said LoewChiles modern playing style as seen in Brazil with a threeman back line and a breathtaking and powerful game going forward impresses Loew For his side he is convinced his World Cup strategy a backrow of four central defenders is a story of the pastA Chilelike German team is Loews new goal They operate the system with three men at the back more or less perfectly As do many clubs in ItalyHaving scored only seven goals in four qualification games Loew is aware of opponents playing a defensive game to counter his team We have to improve and open up our possibilities It will take time to invent a new product it will not work over night he saidLoews strategy for the future is built on two teams his current one and the Under21 side Many expected Loew to have some newcomers among his first squad in 2015 for the Australia and Georgia gamesBut he picked 16 of his world champions plus Holger Badstuber Bayern Munich and Ilkay Guendogan Borussia Dortmund instead as both have recovered from serious injuries and are almost back to their bestLoew sees the youngsters as a future investment and one that is targeted at the 2018 World Cup in RussiaLoew has thus avoided making radical changes to his squad But in 2016 Loew will change his policy and take a closer look at the performance of his current players such as Lukas Podolski Inter Milan Roman Weidenfeller and Matthias Ginter both Borussia Dortmund as well as othersAt the moment Loew is allowing for a kind of World Cup bonus but that will not last for long which means the 2014 world champions have to prove if they are able to put Loews plans of an increasing tactical flexibility into practice If they dont they will find themselves sidelined