As if nine wins in nine previous matches in Group A had not done so, the Germany coach Joachim Loew was "sent a message of" clever Belgium 3-1 to complete a perfect pass for UEFA EURO 2012.
Germany came under pressure early in Düsseldorf as the Red Devils took the win they needed for the PIP Turkey play-off place, but turned the match in three minutes, half an hour as Mesut Özil excellent and ready for an outsider Andre completed Schürrle Lightning counterattack. Mario Gomez removed the doubt, with the third 48 minutes when Marouane Fellaini is the eighty-sixth minute header was too late in Belgium.
"It was important to go through this a victory - we sent a message to our competitors," said Löw. "Also, do not want others to say that competition is influenced by little. Still a long way to the final, and especially the last, but we are very well prepared."
In front of the number Georges Leekens added: "The German team is very strong, but the first 20 minutes you could see that we can play attacking football we wanted three points, but there is a dead ball situation could be said that there there were a couple of injured players, but I'm proud of the performance .. our young team. "
Ozil who has Turkish ancestry, also spoke of his pride in being sworn in advance to put a whole to help Turkey move. "I am very proud that I was able to keep my promise that I have many friends to play in Turkey, must now be our goal to bring the title to Germany .. The time has come for Germany to become European champions, if we continue like this, we can win the title. "
Germany has not won a tournament since Euro '96, but has completed the finalists of Spain at Euro 2008 before claiming the third place in the FIFA World Cup 2010. In any case, have the deepest pool of talent today with victory in Belgium achieved without the likes of Miroslav Klose, Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker is one of Schürrle TYROS to make his mark, last night, his third goal in four International. "The coach has many options," he said. "Competing on a team to push forward because we must give our best in every game and practice. We have so much the quality of this team, and can paint from scratch, and at any time." Message received, loud and clear
