Well the good thing about Italy beating Germany 2-1 is that it finally proves once and for all that England are better than Germany, at least England managed to draw with Italy and only lost on penalties.
That guy has to go through Nole first.
Well the good thing about Italy beating Germany 2-1 is that it finally proves once and for all that England are better than Germany, at least England managed to draw with Italy and only lost on penalties.
where are the german strikers? just gomez and klose?
That guy has to go through Nole first.
where are the german strikers? just gomez and klose?
Podolski too. Schürrle and Muller can be used there too.
Not sure if Fed can do it after the way Djokovic decimated his forehand at the French Open but like you said playing on grass for Fed is as clay is to Nadal. I really hope both guys make it to the semi-final's, it is a fantastic match up.Grass is the one surface that Fed can beat Joker on.
Or Reus. I think he'll be Klose's successor.
Neuer
Lahm - Hummels - Badstuber - Boateng
Khedira (Kroos) -Schweini
Müller - Özil - Götze
Reus
Believe!
Coentrao or ronaldo or Pepe who goes on my Portugal kit?
Kroos could be Schweini sub if anything. They don't work well together.
Does anyone believe that Italy's success will lead to a change in tactics? I mean nowadays every top team plays 4-2-3-1 but Italy has shown that playing with 2 strikers can cause lots of trouble for the opponent. I mean dont get me wrong, i get the advantages of playing 4-2-3-1 but almost every fucking game looks the same, i would just love to see more creative /flexible tactics.
Does anyone believe that Italy's success will lead to a change in tactics? I mean nowadays every top team plays 4-2-3-1 but Italy has shown that playing with 2 strikers can cause lots of trouble for the opponent. I mean dont get me wrong, i get the advantages of playing 4-2-3-1 but almost every fucking game looks the same, i would just love to see more creative /flexible tactics.
Germany was winning until they changed their 4-2-3-1 to a 4-3-3, for this semi-final.
The Italian formation (4-1-3-2) is very interesting but it all depends on the type of players you have in the squad.
did klose have or create any goal attempts/chances at all?
genuine question. don't remember much of the game anymore
Germany was winning until they changed their 4-2-3-1 to a 4-3-3, for this semi-final.
wasn't italy's formation more like 3-5-2?
seemed odd to me too. since löw didn't play with true wingers in this match, bringing a second striker would have made much more sense.He saved a few balls from going out of bounce but that was all. Tbh i didnt get the Gomez - Klose substition, i'll admit that Klose could've been the better man in the first half but why would you take Gomez off when you need 2 goals? Shit didnt make sense. Reus for Poldi and Klose for Boateng (with Khedira / Schweini playing RB) would've been better substitutions.
They used that formation for a match or two. The used 4-1-3-2 in the rest of matches.
seemed odd to me too. since löw didn't play with true wingers in this match, bringing a second striker would have made much more sense.
Buffon "I barely slept, but did not study our opponents, I spent an hour and a half watching YouTube clips of the celebrations in the streets in Italy after our victory over England. That gave me goosebumps and I can only imagine what’s happening now.”
You want Agger back? He's such a flimsy striker. No body strength at all.
I think this game exposed Khedira too. He has a strong will and always gives his all but it just looks unorganized and chaotic. He's like the midfield version of Olic, he'll have his moments, he'll be beloved by the fans but in the end it just isnt enough.
Buffon "I barely slept, but did not study our opponents, I spent an hour and a half watching YouTube clips of the celebrations in the streets in Italy after our victory over England. That gave me goosebumps and I can only imagine whats happening now.
The ideal substitution would've been Klose for Schweini but although he wasnt very good he was the only midfielder who cared about defense. So i can understand why Löw couldnt do it.
I think this game exposed Khedira too. He has a strong will and always gives his all but it just looks unorganized and chaotic. He's like the midfield version of Olic, he'll have his moments, he'll be beloved by the fans but in the end it just isnt enough.
The ideal substitution would've been Klose for Schweini but although he wasnt very good he was the only midfielder who cared about defense. So i can understand why Löw couldnt do it.
I think this game exposed Khedira too. He has a strong will and always gives his all but it just looks unorganized and chaotic. He's like the midfield version of Olic, he'll have his moments, he'll be beloved by the fans but in the end it just isnt enough.
özil was not that good either. he had his only good game against the second worst team in this EURO. didn't create many chances and he always looked like he didn't give a damn about the game.
I totally lost my respect for kroos. after the whining of not getting playtime I expected more.
Reus is quite good.
You can't expect much from Ozil is he's being played as RW... he needs to be playing as #10 behind the striker. I dont really get the decision of playing Kroos as a fake #10, he's a freaking CM and will always be.
You all should be blaming Loew, not the players.
You can't expect much from Ozil is he's being played as RW... he needs to be playing as #10 behind the striker. I dont really get the decision of playing Kroos as a fake #10, he's a freaking CM and will always be.
You all should be blaming Loew, not the players.
Reus is quite good.
You thinking what I'm thinking?
Reus is quite good.
You thinking what I'm thinking?
You thinking what I'm thinking?
Congrats, Italy, deserved winner tonight.
Germany was just awful as the whole tournament, if Löw has balls he says goodbye. And if DFB has balls, they'll kick him out. We'll never win anything with this guy.
Can he play LB?You thinking what I'm thinking?
That City are going to make a bid? Possible if Dzeko leaves I guess. You guys got Owen.
what did he say?Now i know! We are Spain pre-2008, we must've somehow switched karmas with them during the 2008 final. I like Löw but he should remember that we need a strong defense, having Neuer in goal isnt enough against top teams. We have the players with Hummels and Badstuber but this high defensive line is crazy.
Oh my god, Til Schweiger dropping the knowledge about Gomez. Of all people, who would've thought.
Funny little story for Bayern-GAF. After today's match, I saw Mitchell Weiser on the tram. He looked quite sad. Drunk as I was, I yelled "Vizebayern! Have fun with Toni Kroos" to cheer him up. He didn't look much happier