Germany

World champions Germany on Monday warned that despite young players in their ranks they would give tough time to their opponents in the elite six-nation Champions Trophy hockey tournament commencing here from December 4 here at National Hockey Stadium.

“No doubt we have young players in our team but despite this factor our team is fully capable of causing surprises,” said German captain Philip Crone after his arrival. The 24-member German squad includes 19 players and four officials. He termed the tournament tough and said all the teams were equally balanced which makes the event thrilling and competitive.

Coach Bernhard Peters said the first two encounters of his side against hosts Pakistan and Holland were very tough and of great importance. “Our team will go all out to fetch desired results to have a good beginning,” he said.

“Champions Trophy is never an easy tournament, it is always tough and all the teams work on special tactics and strategies to see their dream come true,” the coach observed. He termed defending champions Holland and hosts Pakistan the toughest sides.

German squad: Ulrich Bubolz, Max Weinhold, Ulrich Klaus, Philip Crone (captain), Eike Duckwitz, Carlos Nevado Gonzales, Christian Wein, Christoph Menke, Maik Guenther, Niklas Meinert, Till Kriwet, Benedikt Sperling, Michael Purps, Florian Keller, Oliver Hentschel Jan-Marco Montag, Nicolas Emmerling and Christian Kurtz.

Officials: Bernhard Peters (coach), Andreas Hoeppner (manager), Dieter Schuermann (stand in manager), Andreas Papenfuss (team doctor). APP

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