Joachim Löw defended his choice of calling Lukas Podolski as a part of the German national team. The coach talked about the decision on the press conference before the game against Australia saying the following things:

“I have no reason to doubt Podolski’s qualities because I know about his physical capacity. Lukas has always given everything he has and has always played with his heart, this is very important for me.”

Source: Fcinternews.it