Germany's Kramer to miss Ireland clash

Germany midfielder Christoph Kramer has been ruled out of the Euro 2016 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Gelsenkirchen with a stomach virus.

Kramer joined a long list of absent players, including Bastian Schweinsteiger, Marco Reus and Mesut Ozil, as the Germans look to bounce back after Saturday's surprise 2-0 defeat in Poland.

"Everyone is at our disposal apart from Christoph Kramer and not because he was injured in the game but last night had flu symptoms and he had fever and some sort of stomach bug," Loew said.

"So we will send him home."

Loew could opt for a more attacking option to replace the World Cup winner, with Max Kruse the only out-and-out striker in the 18-man squad.

The Germans completely dominated against Poland but, despite a flurry of chances, failed to score.

"We have several options in midfield for Kramer. There is Sebastian Rudy or Matthias Ginter," said Loew.

"But also more attacking options and it is possible to integrate the one or the other attacking player in the team."

"Everyone knows that if we lead at half-time against Ireland we can take the three points home" - Christoph Kramer

Loew said Karim Bellarabi, who made his debut against Poland, would again start, with the Bayer Leverkusen winger having added pace and creativity to the team.

"I won't plan big changes, one or two which have to happen. Bellarabi will play from the start because he did it very well in the first game," Loew said.

The Germans want the three points to draw level with Group D joint leaders Poland and Ireland, who have six from two matches.

Germany are third on three, level with Scotland.

"The atmosphere within the team is not bad. It is good," said the coach when asked whether the Germans felt like a "wounded animal" as they were described by Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane.

"The players have been self-critical, we talked about our missed chances against Poland. Everyone knows that if we lead at half-time against Ireland we can take the three points home," the German said.

"Maybe anger is the wrong word but we want the three points and we are not disappointed after the Poland result. I did not have to pick up my players.

"The difficulties we are experiencing at the moment are of a type that we have experienced many times before. But generally speaking, I don't think the position now is anymore difficult than it's always been.

"We used to be the hunter; now we are the prey. We know that teams like Scotland will play with incredible motivation against us - but that was true even after [the World Cup in] 2010 and [Euro] 2012.

"The Irish are good fighters, they have commitment and fantastic fighting spirit, and they know how to defend" - Joachim Lowe

"We know the situation, we know how to get by it, but it's no different now than it used to be.

"If you ask me what is the mood like now, fury is the wrong word, anger is the wrong word. But what you can feel is some kind of determination, that we really badly want these three points against Ireland.

"But there is no incredible disappointment in the team. That would be wrong to say.

"We have seen both the Irish games and have analysed them, and we can expect some sort of copy of Poland. There's nothing new to us. The Irish are good fighters, they have commitment and fantastic fighting spirit, and they know how to defend.

"They are a very well organised team, but at the same time, they have excellent players, like Robbie Keane, who is very experienced and has an eye for goal, Aiden McGeady, James McClean and other players who come from the wings and are very good at dribbling around their opponents.

"Like Poland, they are very fast on the counter, coming from the wings and putting dangerous crosses in.

"They come to Germany with self-confidence and with three teams being able to qualify from this group, they are in with a more than reasonable chance of actually making it to France."

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