s with the Roman club. Media have labeled the transformation at forward as a one-letter change from Miro to Ciro.Bruno Giordano, another former Lazio great, called Immobile Italys

MARSEILLE, France -- A look at some of the tactical choices for Germany coach Joachim Loew ahead of the European Championship semifinal against France.---DEFENSELoew has a defensive riddle to solve with central defender Mats Hummels ruled out through suspension. Not only that, but the coach has to ponder whether to stick with his three-man defense that allowed five players to crowd the midfield in the quarterfinal against Italy, or revert to the more familiar four-at-the-back that didnt concede in the group games against Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland, or in the round of 16 match against Slovakia.Jerome Boateng will anchor the defensive line no matter which option Loew chooses. Benedikt Hoewedes will likely take Hummels position, either alongside Boateng in central defense, or at left back with Jonas Hector dropping back on the other side of a three-man defense.---MIDFIELDSami Khedira is ruled out with a left groin injury but captain Bastian Schweinsteiger has been passed fit to play after recovering from a knock to his injury-prone right knee.Schweinsteiger will definitely start, Loew said on the eve of the game. He has the physical conditioning and strength to play from the beginning. His experience is hugely important in such a cauldron.With Schweinsteiger starting alongside the increasingly important Toni Kroos, Borussia Dortmunds Julian Weigl or Liverpools Emre Can will have to wait for their tournament debuts. One of them could feature later in the game if fresh legs are needed against formidable French duo Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi.---FORWARD LINELoew has another injury-induced change to make to his forward line with Mario Gomez ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a torn muscle in his right thigh.Though fully fit, Thomas Mueller is a particular cause for concern. Mueller has had more touches in an opposing penalty box than any other player at Euro 2016, 39 according to the Opta statistics service, but he is yet to score.Mario Goetze could return as a false 9 but his early performances did not inspire either. He was dropped for the games against Slovakia and Italy.---BENCHJulian Draxler produced a man-of-the-match performance against Slovakia but was dropped to the bench in favor of defensive stability against Italy. The Wolfsburg playmaker could make another substitute appearance.Schalkes exciting forward Leroy Sane is yet to appear, but he could be the one to make a difference against a suspect French back-line late in the game. Veteran forward Lukas Podolski and Wolfsburgs Andre Schuerrle are other options.---PENALTY SHOOTOUTIn contrast to France coach Didier Deschamps, Loew has had his side practice penalties at the teams tournament base in Evian-les-Bains -- not that it seemed to make any difference as three players missed in the shootout against Italy. Only two German players had ever missed in a tournament shootout before.We will definitely be optimally prepared, Germany goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke said of a potential penalty shootout before the game.West Germany lost the 1976 European Championship final on penalties to Czechoslovakia, but the Germans have won all six of their tournament shootouts since, including against France in the 1982 World Cup semifinal. 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Serie A is a very tactical league and its not easy for people coming from abroad to get used to it, Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan said after Dzeko completed his fourth two-goal match of the season in a 4-2 win at Austria Vienna in the Europa League on Thursday.He barely got going last year and people started to criticize him after two games without a goal, Nainggolan added. Hes always looked sharp in training and this year hes proving himself with lots of goals. ... Hes showing hes a top striker.Dzeko is on pace to beat the 16 goals he scored when he helped City win the English Premier League title in 2014. And he already has 12 goals in 16 matches in all competitions for Roma this season.Its been quite a turnaround for a player who Roma fans ridiculed as being cieco -- the Italian word for blind, which rhymes with Dzeko.When Roma signed Dzeko a year ago, the Bosnian appeared to be the perfect fit for a squad full of speedy wingers and playmakers but lacking a true center forward.At 1.93 meters (6-foot-4), Dzeko is finally putting his height to use against the smaller defenders of Serie A -- scoring on a header without even jumping against Napoli last month -- and clinically redirecting crosses from Mohamed Salah and Stephan El Shaarawy.ddddddddddddRoma coach Luciano Spalletti has been just as pleased with Dzekos efforts to help out on defense as with his goals.He feels like hes more a part of the squad now and that has enabled him to get back to being the great player that he is, Spalletti said.Meanwhile, Immobile is also back to his best after leading Serie A with 22 goals in 2014 for Torino.After that big-scoring season, Immobile transferred to Borussia Dortmund and lost his scoring touch. A loan spell at Sevilla didnt help but another loan back to Torino for the second half of last season reunited him with current Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura and reignited his desire.After a full transfer to Lazio in July for a reported fee of 8.5 million euros ($9.4 million) -- half of what Dortmund paid for him two years earlier -- Immobile has helped Lazio to an unexpected fourth place in Serie A and become one of Venturas top choices at forward for the national team.Lazio supporters have likened Immobiles exploits to those of Miroslav Klose, the recently retired Germany great who spent his final five seasons with the Roman club. Media have labeled the transformation at forward as a one-letter change from Miro to Ciro.Bruno Giordano, another former Lazio great, called Immobile Italys best current center forward.A couple of poor unfortunate seasons abroad made us forget his worth but Ciro is still really good. I think hell be the top scorer in the league, Giordano told the Gazzetta dello Sport.Dzeko and Immobile go head-to-head in the seasons first Rome derby on Dec. 4, while this weekend Roma hosts Bologna and Lazio visits Immobiles hometown club Napoli.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf Cheap NFL Womens Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China Youth NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL T-shirts Wholesale NFL Jerseys Wholesale Black NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Womens Jerseys ' ' '