Low and behold as Germans advance

Germany national team head scout Urs Siegenthaler believes coach Joachim Low is on the verge of the crowning moment of his coaching career.

Low has been Germany’s head coach since after the 2006 World Cup, when he stepped up from his role as assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann. Since then, Germany have reached at least the semi-finals of every tournament they have been in, and Siegenthaler suggests 2014 could be the year they finally take the next step.

“I know, because I’ve been with him for 10 years, that he is on the way to becoming one really great coach,” Siegenthaler told Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper.