We Were Careless Against Italy –Germany Coach

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Germany’s once feared mental strength let them down in their 2-1 Euro 2012 semi-final defeat against Italy, with coach Joachim Loew and players blaming moments of carelessness and a negative track record against the Azzurri.

Italy forward, Mario Balotelli, struck twice to sink the three-time European champions, who have never beaten their southern European rivals in any eight of their tournament meetings.

“The Italy hurdle proved too high for us today (yesterday),” said 34-year-old forward, Miroslav Klose. “Maybe in the back of the head we were thinking that we have never beaten them in a tournament. It will take sometime to digest this defeat.”

“It is always the same thing against Italy,” German Football Association president, Wolfgang Niersbach, told reporters. “At the moment it is a feeling of despair.”

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Loew said lapses in concentration proved to be their undoing. “Twice we were careless and twice we paid the price. After that it was difficult to turn the match against a very good team,” a visibly shocked Loew told reporters.

Meanwhile, Balotelli has declared that Italy won’t fear in Sunday’s final of the European championship.

“We don’t have to fear Spain and their ball possession. We have already scored against them, we are as strong as them if not more so.

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