Some unorthodox training techniques! Enjoy German fans!
Top scorer Klose sees the light
BERLIN, June 21 (Reuters) - Whenever Germany strikerMiroslav Klose has a quiet moment at home, he tries to shoot a ball at the light switches in his house and turn them on or off.
Klose's living room practice sessions are part of a homework programme devised by coach Juergen Klinsmann for his World Cup squad.
'We have large light switches at home,' Klose said in an interview with local newspapers in Germany this week. 'When I've got nothing to do I try and turn them on or off with the ball. I've broken one vase and a picture.'
Breakages aside, Klinsmann's advice to work on the accuracy of his shooting seems to be working.
The 28-year-old striker has scored four goals - two in the opening day 4-2 win over Costa Rica and another brace in the 3-0 win over Ecuador on Tuesday. The hosts also beat Poland 1-0 and will go on to face Sweden in the last 16 in Munich on Saturday.
'It's good that the coach gave us this homework,' full-back Arne Friedrich said at a news conference on Wednesday. 'We have to assume individual responsibility.
'My task was to work on my agility and I've been doing that.'
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