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Low insists: I don't want to get rid of strikers

Speaking in a crowded room ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan, Low said he had not yet decided how he would set up his team.

"It is not that I want to get rid of strikers," Low told reporters. "I merely said that it is good if your opponent does not have to prepare always against just one player type."

"Obviously we are happy to have [strikers] Mario Gomez and Miroslav Klose in the team."

Low, who has said shorter midfielders could be more dangerous up front than physically big strikers, has yet to decide whether to start with Gomez, the only forward left after Klose's injury, or pick the diminutive Mario Gotze.

"This is something I still have to decide," Low said.

"I have not forgotten that the last time [during the Euro 2012 qualifiers] it was 0-0 at half-time," he said. "We have no fear but we respect the Kazakhs. They are physically strong and very motivated. They will resist with hands and feet."