Low conversion irks Germany coach
Minnows are beaten 3-0, but coach insists his strikers need to sharpen up for Austria clash
Germany coach Joachim Loew has admitted his side must convert more of their chances after labouring to a 3-0 win over minnows Faroe Islands in their opening World Cup qualifier.
Midfielder Mario Goetze's first-half strike and two goals after the break from Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil ensured the hosts at least started the road to Brazil 2014 with three points.
Having converted only three of their 15 shots on goal while enjoying roughly 85 per cent ball possession, Loew said his side must improve, with the Germans facing Austria in Vienna on Tuesday. They then face Sweden and Ireland next month in group C.
After Ireland's 2-1 win in Kazakhstan earlier, Germany top the group but wasted a chance to dominate their guests from the North Atlantic archipelago, who are ranked 152 places below the second-placed Germans.
After their 2-1 exit at the hands of Italy in the Euro 2012 semi-finals and last month's 3-1 home defeat to Argentina, Loew admitted Germany's attack again lacked clinical finishing in front of a sparse crowd in Hanover.
"I know that it is the biggest victory in our history over the Faroe Islands," Loew joked after Germany's previous narrow wins over the North Atlantic minnows as the national team enjoyed the 500th win in their history.