Wiese slams nat'l coach

Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese slammed Germany's head coach Joachim Loew on Wednesday for overlooking him while second-choice shot-stopper Timo Hildebrand struggles to get a game at Valencia.
Wiese, 25, is effectively no higher than fifth-choice German goalkeeper after Schalke 04's Manuel Neuer was summonsed for fitness testing in Cologne alongside the 22-man squad for Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Wales.
With Arsenal's Jens Lehmann as Germany's first-choice shot-stopper, Hildebrand is just ahead of Hanover's Robert Enke in the pecking order for the reserve goalkeeper role, with Neuer confirmed as fourth and Wiese off the radar.
"I have top national and international achievements (with Bremen) and I do not understand why I am overlooked," the unorthodox Wiese told German tabloid Bild.
"Instead, Hildebrand, who sits on the bench at Valencia (behind Spanish international Santiago Canizares) is selected or you have Enke, who has often been exposed. And Neuer hasn't played a complete Bundesliga season yet.
"Obviously, I do not fit into the circle of the German Football Association because I am not a conventional mainstream goalkeeper.
"I am not disappointed, but for me the subject of where I stand with Joachim Loew is a closed matter. It's clearly not up for discussion."