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Summary Michael has criticised changes made by Germany coach Lows in squad.
The starting XI of the semi-final against Italy contained three changes from die Mannschafts quarter-final victory over Greece, with Mario Gomez, Lukas Podolski and Toni Kroos all reinstated after being left out for the last-eight clash, and youngsters Andre Schurrle, Marco Reus and veteran striker Miroslav Klose dropped to the bench.Low admitted in an interview that he had his doubts about his team selection following his the 2-1 loss in Warsaw, and Ballack believes that a more consistent selection of players could have led to Germany success in Poland and Ukraine.The coach has made one or two changes too many, he said.Having 18 or 20 class players is a luxurious problem, and it doesnt mean that you have to play them all. You have a group of 13, 14 or a maximum of 15 players which will contest the whole tournament, he stated.This team would have earned more if they had been consistent. Ballack said.Germany, who have never beaten Italy in a major tournament, will face Argentina in a friendly in mid-August before starting their 2014 World Cup qualification campaign against Faroe Islands in September.
