Germans on the march!
I should be a football pundit lol. Not many people fancied the Germans to go through against Argentina, but I had a sneaky feeling they would grind out a result against them and I was proved right. the game took a while to get going, but once it did, it was a good match, especially after the Germans went a goal behind. They are way too clinical with their penalties, not only their players have the skills but most of all, they all have the composure to slot the ball home. This makes it their 5th penalty shoot out win in world cup now.
Requelme's substitution changed the game, it was such a negative move by their coach. The Argentine midfield dominated the game when Requelme was on the pitch, soon as he got taken off, that gave the initiative back to the Germans. It was just a matter of time before they would find the equaliser. The margins are so close with the top teams nowadays, the coach's tactics can really decide a win or a loss. And it's exactly that point that makes me worry about our chances. Sven, despite what he tried to make us believe, doesn't know what he's doing, never have and never will. His substitutions are baffling at best and doesn't really change the shape of the game. I just hope our players perform well tomorrow against Portugal. They are due a good performance and there's no better time to produce one tomorrow!!
Oh, and there's Italy in the Semis now. No one really expect anything from Ukraine and they were lucky to even get this far tbh. Blodkin used to be one of the most exciting forward when he was playing, can't believe he can field a team that's so negative. Italy and Germany playing in the Semi should be a match to look forward to. Let's hope England can join them in the last 4 with Brazil gong through against France.
Requelme's substitution changed the game, it was such a negative move by their coach. The Argentine midfield dominated the game when Requelme was on the pitch, soon as he got taken off, that gave the initiative back to the Germans. It was just a matter of time before they would find the equaliser. The margins are so close with the top teams nowadays, the coach's tactics can really decide a win or a loss. And it's exactly that point that makes me worry about our chances. Sven, despite what he tried to make us believe, doesn't know what he's doing, never have and never will. His substitutions are baffling at best and doesn't really change the shape of the game. I just hope our players perform well tomorrow against Portugal. They are due a good performance and there's no better time to produce one tomorrow!!
Oh, and there's Italy in the Semis now. No one really expect anything from Ukraine and they were lucky to even get this far tbh. Blodkin used to be one of the most exciting forward when he was playing, can't believe he can field a team that's so negative. Italy and Germany playing in the Semi should be a match to look forward to. Let's hope England can join them in the last 4 with Brazil gong through against France.