I heard that a while back, but surely the ticket will go to the team Ecuador beat to qualify and not an extra UEFA country?Probably not the right place, but there a real possibility that FIFA is going to exclude Ecuador from the world cup due to some legal problem with the registration of the player Byron David Castillo and Italia is going to sneak into the world cup based on the Fifa ranking.
Which makes what Germany did over those 8-6 years even more impressive by reaching the semi-final in every tournament, something no team had done during that era and few have done previously.
We began the the 2014 World Cup with a host of injuries. Leaving out the fact that Gundogan and both Lars and Sven Bender were injured for the tournament, Schweinsteiger and Khedira entered unfit, which was why Low had to go with Lahm in central midfield for the first few matches. Hummels was also unfit throughtout the tournament and was replaced with Mustafi against Ghana and Algeria at RB. Mustafi didn't play at all after that so I don't know why you're judging a team based on someone who played only twice.
Our attack wasn't awe inspiringly amazing, granted, though Spain again were winning most of their matches 1-0 in 2010 as well but no one will say they were crap, but again we were hamstrung with injuries in that area since Gomez wasn't available as a backup to Klose and Reus, the best German player at that time, was also injured. Despite this we still scored a decent amount of goals against good teams.
I honestly don't know why you're so depressed over the 2014 win and make it out as if we were lucky to win or weren't that good a team. We had one sloppy game granted against Algeria but that was down to the extreme tactics Low imployed, and also not having Khedira/Hummels available so Mertesacker/Mustafi played. Also, you can say we were lucky but the reason why we played with such adventurous tactics was because of Low's faith in Neuer's sweeping ability, so he would say he was vindicated in that decision.
It's ridiculous to take down that team we had just to make a point that our current team is good. Tell me, who from the current team would you have over the squad we had from 2010-2016? Kimmich would be it I would presume, over Khedira? Khedira was an amazing player himself who fit into that team perfectly as a foil to Schweinsteiger and Kroos/Ozil so that is debatable.
It should be this way, when you think about it. But in reality its the nt with better ranking that will get the ticket.I heard that a while back, but surely the ticket will go to the team Ecuador beat to qualify and not an extra UEFA country?
Blasphemy! Howedes was a great CB and had it not been for constant injuries he would've been on the level of Hummels and Boateng. Regardless, I thought he did really well at LB and matched well with Ozil, who would not back track often therefore leaving Howedes with defending that side himself.I don't think Flick's front three options are individually worse than Löw's, the question is whether they will turn up for the WC. Similar things can be said about central midfield. Kimmich and Goretzka have been one of the best midfield pairs in Europe for years. I think Höwedes was a mediocre CB that didn't add anything at LB and actually got exploited frequently. The one big difference individually for me is Philipp Lahm and maybe a young version of Toni Kroos.
I read Chile had done this before and ended up screwing themselves, so they must be pretty confident that the math works out in their favor. what I thought was weird was this popped as an issue before and was resolved. unless theres new evidence of course.I heard that a while back, but surely the ticket will go to the team Ecuador beat to qualify and not an extra UEFA country?
Cause you played against us(Sweden) who are even worse plus got that pen that is no pen.God we're shit. How are we leading this group?
So far I don’t rate Felix at all, I don’t think he has a spot on Portugal’s teamFelix in city with Bernardo and Cancelo would be pornographic. That’s my hot take.
I agree 100%.So far I don’t rate Felix at all, I don’t think is has a spot on Portugal’s team
HaalandGod we're shit. How are we leading this group?
Not winning against one of our weakest generations (bar Oblak) while us playing with only 10 men should be a criminal offence.God we're shit. How are we leading this group?
Watch them crashing out of the group stage as the curse continues to add to it's victims.France are so bad. Not sure they are the obvious world cup favorites.
Probably look a bit better with Mbappe , Kante, Pogba, Varane etc on the pitch.France are so bad. Not sure they are the obvious world cup favorites.
Rangnick to PSGMbappe might sack Dominech soon
You are either a half ahead of me or counting clean sheets in different way.Yeeey, we managed to keep clean sheet. We gonna win the World Cup!
Leave me alooone! I am just happy for 0 goals in our net in the first half.You are either a half ahead of me or counting clean sheets in different way.
Agree it is shitthese games are actually worse than friendlies. I'm sick of tired/half arsed football.
You got Modric on now. He will win you the game I fear.Leave me alooone! I am just happy for 0 goals in our net in the first half.
Can't even enjoy little thing now anymore...