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guitarbastard
the best teams (holland, protugal) are out. so this tournament is over for me.
that's what i don't like about those football championships: unlike in other sport-disciplines, it's almost never the best that wins...
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guitarbastard
germany is always lucky.......
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GreenbluesQuote
guitarbastard
germany is always lucky.......
I see what you mean. But you could also call it "instictive efficiency": They hit when it hurts. Right place, right time...
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Papo
The oracle has spoken! ;-)
In 2010 I will ask you and place my bet according to your prophecies!
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Silver Dagger
Germany's game against Portugal was a masterclass of how to beat a really good opponent by out-thinking them. Many of Portugal's players were technically better than Germany's but by playing 5-man midfield with greater attacking power they overcame them. It was a breathtaking match so I don't buy all that bullshit about Germany being machine like and boring.
They are very efficient when it comes to doing their homework and really know how to play a tournament. Italy has this same quality but usually sucks the life out of the game before hitting killer goals on the break as they did against us in the WM 2006.
Yes, Germany started slow, were so-so against Poland, terrible against Croatia and played a careful game against Austria. What do you want to do in a tournament - take big risks and get knocked out. You play a tournament to win. Germany always play better against the big teams and in the big games that count. Anyway, enough of defending them. I hope tonight's game is another cracker. Geh Jungs!
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Silver Dagger
I understand your point Guitard Bastard. A lot of people hate the German team because they usually get to the last 4 in tournaments. We just got to live with that. I never used to like Martin Navratilova or Pete Sampras for the same reason of being ruthlessly efficient. Sorry. It's my team and I support them. Here's a test, if they played delightful, beautiful football all the time would you still hate them?