Hamburg - Germany coach Joachim Loew appears set to meet Torsten Frings on Tuesday in order to resolve another national team conflict after making peace with captain Michael Ballack.

Kicker sports magazine said that Loew wanted to meet Frings around Werder Bremen's Champions League match with Greek club Panathinaikos. The German football federation (DFB) only confirmed that the meeting was due this week.

Frings, 31, last month expressed his frustration about being benched by Loew in Germany's last two World Cup qualifiers with Russia and Wales. The long-time starter even hinted at quitting the team.

While Frings said that Loew showed no respect for long-time players, the coach insists that past merits are no criteria for a place in the starting 11 and that young players also need to play.

Germany captain Ballack sprang to Frings' support in a newspaper interview in which he also criticised Loew's treatment of players. But Ballack had to apologize last week in a meeting with Loew. As a result, he remained skipper. (dpa)