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Germany looks scary. Surprising considering how ty they looked in friendlies. That Ozil guy is great.
Good game by Germany, but Australia was very poor in my opinion.
Germany looks scary. Surprising considering how ty they looked in friendlies. That Ozil guy is great.
Germany is a soccer powerhouse in the World Cup. They are always well represented. You should have known that.
Yes, but they never play like they did today. They win a lot, but they aren't known for the beauty of their game.
I have seen them play like this before. Austalia is not a good team. Germany has crushed weak opponents in past World Cups.
Germany was ing ON today!!! That was a slaughter!!!
Not to take too much away from Germany, but that was Australia...
Jürgen Klinsmann spoke about this today on ESPN and he said it was because of the way they could be coached on the national team level but not on the club level.
I bet that has nothing to do with the fact that Jurgen is friend of the Germany's coach.
Well he also coached them four years ago but I think I wasn't clear on what he was saying. He wasn't saying that the coaches they have at the NT level are better, but that due to their more narrow time frame they are working with them they are able to apply different techniques that simply aren't feasible at the club level.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany..._football_team
I think thats the simple key to success. Team. We never had the most talented roster.Nickname
In Germany, the team is typically referred to as the "Nationalmannschaft" (national team), "DFB-Elf" (DFB eleven) or "Nationalelf" (national eleven), whereas in foreign media, they are regularly described as the "Mannschaft" (literally meaning "Team").
Turniermannschaft
The term "Turniermannschaft" (literally: Tournament team) refers to a common myth in Germany that is used mostly by the media and the people alluding to former successes in World Cups and European Championships. In these tournaments, the team has proved that it is one of the most consistent teams although it has not always been counted among the favourites in the run-up. The term also expresses the hope that the team's mental strength and physical capability would grow during the tournament, even though other nations' teams are often accredited with more quality.
Together with discipline and fight.
http://www.smh.com.au/world-cup-2010...ml?autostart=1The midfielder broke down in tears as he was asked about his controversial sending off.
"It's one of the saddest moments in my football career to be in this position," Cahill said, just as Schweinsteiger approached him after the game.
Schweinsteiger stopped, tapped him on the shoulder and said: "That was not a red card."
NOONE in their right mind could call that a red card and it is good to see Schweinsteiger let Tim know that. Still pisses me off!
this thrashing better waken up the aussie team....
so much for the buildup and ...i seriously hate the media down here building up it athletes and when it fails they turn a full 360 on them and pull out all the negatives....
Australia or not....
this was a f*cking show by Germany. coming from a super young team many didn't know how they will fit together, especially with their leading player and captain out.
I guess the answer is, the injury of Ballack might have been the best that could happen to Germany. with him Özil never ever gets the chance to move and play like he did. (if he would have started at all). the whole teams looks almost liberated. (reports say that the young players are much more happy with Lahm as their captain, than with the not so popular Ballack)
Germany played a bit like we saw it from the great Netherland teams in the past. very good movement from all players, especially the change of gear when Schweinsteiger and Lahm brought the ball from defense. good play over the wings, with all the high quality possessions you can win a whole world cup. game could have easily ended like 7-1.
btw. Klose should have made 3 goals at least. but one point about him. he moves fantastic. even at 32. this was the key for getting all the opportunities he had.
After cooling off a bit, i guess this result should have been expected. Germany is a world heavyweight in Soccer and Australia is nowhere near it.
It would be like the Germans trying to play Rugby vs Australia
Yeah. This is loss is not so much because of Australia 'sucking', it's just about Germany doing great.After cooling off a bit, i guess this result should have been expected. Germany is a world heavyweight in Soccer and Australia is nowhere near it.
It would be like the Germans trying to play Rugby vs Australia
I like Australia and I was hoping for them to show something, but this was a normal result. The only time Australia surprised was of course with Guus, the man who gives a team motivation. It's all about motivation, you can do a lot if you have it as a team.
this team is compared to the 06 squad
I was thinking exactly that.
Ballack is a great player, but he's also a whiny duchebag with short temper, i agree the Germany is better off without him.
this team is much better then 06. That team lacked alot in holding midfield and flank defense is you've watched the games and had ZERO creative force in midfield ( chaos factor players need speed & ball controll & passing, nobody fit the bill).
They are now a much better balanced, but less star studded. In soccer this is the recipe for success. Just look at how dunga picked his team, this is a much more tactical game.
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