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Low pleased for Podolski

09 Jun 2008 - 07:58:15

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Germany coach Joachim Low was pleased to see Lukas Podolski return to form after enduring two disappointing seasons with Bayern Munich by scoring both the goals in Sunday's 2-0 victory against Poland in Klagenfurt.

The 23-year-old has been frustrated by a lack of first-team starts since moving from Cologne to Bayern two summers ago, but produced an impressive display to sink the Poles.

A proud Low said after the victory: "For the past three weeks Lukas has worked very hard. He has amazing physical ability and potential.

"Lukas has an excellent shot. When he gets free for a shot it's very tough for a goalkeeper to stop him.

"For us, Lukas has always played well. But even for Bayern, when he played, he had good performances because otherwise he would not be part of the national team.

"Podolski scored both goals for us and he has the ability to play both positions. He can come from deep in midfield and play like he did here.

"Naturally, we are pleased with the result. We had to find out where we stand as a team, because it's the first game. We are a good team, we played very well. It was a demonstration of our will, of our desire."