Lik

Rigged? Spain was way superior in every position.  Only noobs would think that Germany had any chance against Spain.  Soccer is not about how many goals you can score.
快樂牛郎 發表於 2010-7-12 13:38

There is no doubt Spain whooped Germany's a$$ in the semi-final game, but up to that point, Germany was kicking a$$ left and right. (Ok, they cheated and should have lost to England, but that's another story for another day, and yes, I'm sticking to it! ) But when they arrived at the semi-finals, the entire German team was transformed into something else. They weren't defending right. They weren't controlling the ball in the mid field, and they most certainly weren't shooting. (15 vs 4 shots on goal = German FAIL). Instead, it almost seemed like the Germans just kept giving up the ball to Spain, waiting for the Spaniards  to pound on them.

Then once they were back at the bronze medal game, they came back to life again.

True, teams can have off days. But for the whole team to completely fall apart like that? Esp when Klose was this close to breaking the all time World Cup scoring records?! You can't help but think that something more sinister was in the works.

-Lik

fibbi

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I found it rather boring not because of # of goals. When I see there are chances when the player tries to shoot but the "shooting" skill is not good enough, that I found boring...Yeah I know it's easier "said" than done...I have played soccer and I know it's not easy to play.

快樂牛郎

They weren't defending right. They weren't controlling the ball in the mid field, and they most certainly weren't shooting.

Do you really believe that Germany just had an off day? It's all about who you are playing up against.  Germany can play Spain 100 times and they will still lose 85 to 90 of them.  A lot of people who supported Germany simply looked at the results of their earlier games and deduced that they would crash Spain the same way but they had absolutely no idea how the spanish players are way more organized and technically superior.  That's how they lose money on their bets.

Lik

So in your opinion, I suppose the German victory against Argentina was just one of their "lucky days"?

The Germans surgically dismantled the Argentinians in an organized, orderly, and efficient matter, delivering one fatal blow after another. It is probably true that the Argentine defence was nowhere nearly as strong as Spain's, but the trio of Messi, Tevez, and Higuain was playing leagues better than Villa, Torres, and other Spanish offensive threats in the tournament. If the Germans could do this against Argentina, why the super sloppy form against Spain?

-Lik

Catpiano

Hey ..  please give credit to all the coach too ..

^_^

快樂牛郎

So in your opinion, I suppose the German victory against Argentina was just one of their "lucky days ...
Lik 發表於 2010/7/12 14:43

Did you even see how Messi, Higuaine and Tevez played vs. Villa Xavi and Iniesta? Other than Messi, if you think Higuaine and Tevez are better than any of Villa, Xavi and Iniesta, that's just sad.

快樂牛郎

The way Germany played against Spain was EXACTLY THE SAME as how they played against Argentina, minus the absense of Mueller.  It's just that Argentina and Spain are two different teams.

快樂牛郎

The average age of the Argentine defense is 30 while the average age of Spain is 27.  That's half of the story.

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