Lahm: Best German team I've been in

Newly promoted captain Philipp Lahm said he believes this young Germany team is the best he has ever played in, as they prepare to face Australia in their 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ opener.

"This team is hungry, you can see it in every training session where the intensity and the enthusiasm are really high," Lahm told journalists at the Germans' training base near Johannesburg. "As far as I'm concerned, this German team is the best I've played in."

Asked to compare the team to the one which lost in the final of UEFA EURO 2008, Lahm said: "We have more players who are able to win one-on-one situations, more players who are technically strong and more players who enjoy having the ball - so fewer 'typically German' players and that is really good for us।"

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