Low in dark over Jens plans

Veteran goalkeeper yet to confirm if he will retire

By James Dall   Last updated: 30th June 2008

Low in dark over Jens plans

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Germany coach Joachim Low is in the dark over goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's international future plans.

Low's men suffered defeat in the Euro 2008 final against Spain on Sunday with striker Fernando Torres slotting past Lehmann on 33 minutes.

Lehmann started all of Germany's games at the tournament, but after the agony of defeat at Ernst Happel Stadion he confirmed he had played his last European Championship game.

The 38-year-old said: "That's my last Euro match. I don't want to talk about anything else.

"I have to digest this disappointment first. You can imagine if I make any other decisions I'll tell the coach and the other players first."

Very professional

And Low has admitted he is unsure if Stuttgart-bound Lehmann plans to stay on at international level for Germany's 2010 World Cup Qualifiers

"I didn't speak to him about that," Low continued "I said 'congratulations, you played very well, the best in this tournament'.

"He is also a leader in our team and very professional. I told him 'thank you' for what he did."