JOACHIM LÖW WARNED that Germany will not always have it as easy as they did in their one-sided World Cup qualifier win against Ireland.
Speaking after his side handed down an embarrassing 6-1 thrashing in Dublin last night, Löw said that he expects Sweden to provide a more coherent and creative test in Berlin next Tuesday.
“As far as the Sweden game is concerned, I expect they will be working altogether unlike the Irish team tonight, with different combinations of play, not just long balls,” Löw said.
The win leaves Germany top of Group C with maximum points from their three games and Löw was pleased with the presence shown by his team in the Aviva Stadium.
“I think we’ve seen a very confident performance by my team. Right from the word go, it was palpable that there was a German presence on that pitch with good organisation as we prepared ourselves for the long ball game which Ireland was going to be playing.
“We found the right kind of balance.”
Löw also pointed out the significance of the win, Germany’s first on Irish soil since their “B” team’s 1-0 win in a friendly in 1975.
“The result I think is ok, even if 6-1 sounds a bit high. We created many goalscoring opportunities.
“We’re very glad as Germany haven’t won away in Ireland for a long time.”
