Reply to: England v Germany (1-5)

[darmstadt]

I agree with this guy:

Why doesn’t Germany win soccer tournaments anymore? | Power Line

Not too bad an article but:

The 2012 squad featured three starters with racial/ethnic minority status – Mesut Ozil (Turkish origin), Sami Khedira (half Tunisian), and Jerome Boateng (born in Ghana, but raised in Germany by an émigré father)

What about:

İlkay Gündoğan - Turkish/German parents
Miroslav Klose - born in Poland although father holds a German passport (ethnic German)
Mario Gomez - German/Spanish parents

[doodab]

As I thought the Germans aren't tulip hot as people imagine.
Under Low they seem to lack the killer instinct, they haven't won a single tournament under him, although they play more fluent footy.
In the old Kaiser days, they played crap but managed to win, they had will.
Mediocre performance from both teams - scoreline flatters the Germans.

I'd disagree. They haven't won a tournament but a lot of that is down to the Spanish, who they met in the final of Euro 2008 and the semis of the last world cup. And no one has come up with an answer to that yet (although Bayern did hammer Barca in last years CL, which might be a portent). They hammered us and utterly demolished Argentina in 2010.

Last night wasn't a great game but it was a second string team on both sides. I'd expect a rematch in Brazil to be an altogether more entertaining affair.

[Dactylion]

I agree with this guy:

Is this humility? You would normally think that that guy agreed with you!

[sasguru]

I agree with this guy:

Why doesn’t Germany win soccer tournaments anymore? | Power Line

[sasguru]

Perhaps because six of their top players were not even there yesterday evening.

Which part of "...under Low they haven't won a single tournament ..." did you not get? Basically Germany lacks the killer instinct it once had, even though the football is prettier.

[scooterscot]

As I thought the Germans aren't tulip hot as people imagine.

Perhaps because six of their top players were not even there yesterday evening. As it turns out half the German team from last-night only played because they got time off from their day job at BMW.

[sasguru]

As I thought the Germans aren't tulip hot as people imagine.
Under Low they seem to lack the killer instinct, they haven't won a single tournament under him, although they play more fluent footy.
In the old Kaiser days, they played crap but managed to win, they had will.
Mediocre performance from both teams - scoreline flatters the Germans.

[suityou01]

For an experimental team I thought England played quite well, certainly some of the younger and reasonably unknown players (Townsend in particular) will be giving the old guard some cause for concern (Baines for Cole?) I also though Hart was actually pretty good for a change, no big game ****ups, 3 very decent saves. However, Germany did basically put out nearly a B team so imagine what would have happened if they had brought their big guns on?

Whs apart from the England played quite well bit.

[Dactylion]

England had more corners than a squash court this evening

5? 9? Wotchu talking about Lewis?

[darmstadt]

For an experimental team I thought England played quite well, certainly some of the younger and reasonably unknown players (Townsend in particular) will be giving the old guard some cause for concern (Baines for Cole?) I also though Hart was actually pretty good for a change, no big game ****ups, 3 very decent saves. However, Germany did basically put out nearly a B team so imagine what would have happened if they had brought their big guns on?

[scooterscot]

Poor curtains.

Poor Mrs, she's in the shower now.

[scooterscot]

England had more corners than a squash court this evening

yet they din't manage to put one in the net, what gives?

[DodgyAgent]

Poor curtains.

[suityou01]

Sorry, got overexcited.

Poor curtains.

[scooterscot]

There was a red? Missed that.

Sorry, got overexcited.