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2017 Confederations Cup

JustFootballFan

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Germany never cared about Confed-Cup but now that it will get cancelled they win the last one and hold the title for all eternity. :D
 

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Germany never cared about Confed-Cup but now that it will get cancelled they win the last one and hold the title for all eternity. :D
They could've fielded a bunch of random Germans off the street and still probably waltzed to the semis at a minimum, as is their consistency.
 

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Ginter, Rudy and Werner probably will be next year in Russia imo.
 

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Rudy's not too shabby. Bayern will have some midfield with him and Tolisso.
 

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Damn, since when are our counters so good?
Not being the huge favourites gives us more space. Also I think there is a bit of a World Champion bias, and therefore some players get underrated. Especially the front four has been mediocre recently with the retirement of Klose and the drop in form by Ozil and Mueller. Saw it at the Euros.
 

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Werner yes, the other two I hope not.
You are watching with the eyes of a Germany fan, but I think if Rudy plays for Bayern and Ginter for Dortmund why not a place in the 23?

Like more Ginter than Mustafi tbh.
 

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Feck sakes, should have scored!
 

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Chile keep on crossing high balls but they have midgets upfront
 

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This is what happens when you have a team of manlets. Sometimes, you just need that stud up front to power those crosses in. Chile needs a tall striker.
 

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Enjoyable match so far
 

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They could've fielded a bunch of random Germans off the street and still probably waltzed to the semis at a minimum, as is their consistency.

You write it as a joke, but I get the feeling that if you picked up 22 random, reasonably fit German's in their twenties, and gave them a decent manager, after 12 months they would probably win every continental tournament bar the Euro's and Copa America.
 

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This is what happens when you have a team of manlets. Sometimes, you just need that stud up front to power those crosses in. Chile needs a tall striker.
What tall striker, who told you they play that type of football, South American players are not properly known for being very tall.
 

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First it was Chile's, now our conversion could be better. But at least we accpeted their gift.
 

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How did we miss out on Vidal again, his determination and doggedness is great to watch. But then the whole Chilean players are just dogged fighters, I think it's their strongest attribute
 

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You are watching with the eyes of a Germany fan, but I think if Rudy plays for Bayern and Ginter for Dortmund why not a place in the 23?

Like more Ginter than Mustafi tbh.
I feel like Bayern wants to utilize Rudy more as a wingback, if at all. There's no way he can nail down a starting place in midfield with that competition. Ginter is way too error-prone in my opinion. He hasn't developed at all in his years at Dortmund, so they are happy to ship him off to Gladbach. Süle is a much better defender already.


Draxler seems to have been a young prospect for about 26 years.
He's still got 6 years on the young and talented Adam Lallana. Not all hope is lost.