(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Germany''s Mario Goetze brushed off criticism of his lacklustre performances at Euro 2016 on Sunday and said players were used to being praised one day and knocked off their pedestal the next.
The 24-year-old attacking midfielder, who became a hero in Germany when he scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final, has had to soak up a lot of criticism after failing to carve out a single meaningful chance in their first two matches. Despite a below-par performance in their opening 2-0 win over Ukraine, with Germany''s goals coming from central defender Shokdran Mustafi and holding midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, coach Joachim Loew kept faith with Goetze for their 0-0 draw with Poland. Playing again as a forward, Goetze was largely anonymous, before being taken off. "That is how football works," Goetze said ahead of their final Group C game against Northern Ireland on Tuesday. "Sometimes you are the dog and sometimes you are the tree." Germany are top of the group on four points, as many as Poland, and will definitely go through with a win or a draw on Tuesday.
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