Originally Posted by dearmrman:
“Fire power yes, pace no...don't see Germany been troubled at all by France.”
“Fire power yes, pace no...don't see Germany been troubled at all by France.”
Really? Valbuena? Griezmann?
France v Germany - 04/07 BBC One 5pm
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Originally Posted by Get Den Watts:
“Really? Valbuena? Griezmann?”
“Really? Valbuena? Griezmann?”
Nah...Germany will be okay with those two, playing a European team will suit Germany better, both should be fairly evenly matched, not going to be playing a team who have nothing to lose, so I would expect France to be fairly cautious.
You don't need searing pace to trouble the German defence - just a little pace and skill will do. Not convincec by their defence at all and legs are an issue in midfield too.
Add man flu to the equation and I can see France winning comfortably if they get ahead.
No, it's not flu. Influenza flattens someone for a fortnight and would affect an athlete disasterously. The German squad can't have flu, probably a rampant cold. Why is a cold always flu these days? It's a ruse to justify a sickie.
And, lo, the radio just said "light colds" - the media really are a sensationalist bunch of pillocks!
Add man flu to the equation and I can see France winning comfortably if they get ahead.
No, it's not flu. Influenza flattens someone for a fortnight and would affect an athlete disasterously. The German squad can't have flu, probably a rampant cold. Why is a cold always flu these days? It's a ruse to justify a sickie.
And, lo, the radio just said "light colds" - the media really are a sensationalist bunch of pillocks!
Originally Posted by TheSloth:
“And, lo, the radio just said "light colds" - the media really are a sensationalist bunch of pillocks!”
“And, lo, the radio just said "light colds" - the media really are a sensationalist bunch of pillocks!
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The article on the BBC said all the players trained anyway...clearly not that bad then.
Germans will adopt a much more respectful approach than they did against Algeria; it was their arrogance that led them to expose Neuer so appallingly. Would like France to win, but feel Germany will pull out all the stops, including their traditional dive and writhe tactic, also known as the Klinsmann manoeuvre.
Originally Posted by NiteOwl12:
“Germans will adopt a much more respectful approach than they did against Algeria; it was their arrogance that led them to expose Neuer so appallingly. Would like France to win, but feel Germany will pull out all the stops, including their traditional dive and writhe tactic, also known as the Klinsmann manoeuvre.”
“Germans will adopt a much more respectful approach than they did against Algeria; it was their arrogance that led them to expose Neuer so appallingly. Would like France to win, but feel Germany will pull out all the stops, including their traditional dive and writhe tactic, also known as the Klinsmann manoeuvre.”
Yes because we know France and all the other countries are against such behaviour.
Originally Posted by dearmrman:
“Yes because we know France and all the other countries are against such behaviour.”
“Yes because we know France and all the other countries are against such behaviour.”
D'accord.
Allez les Bleus!
I think it may be quite evenly matched when you compare their last games against the two African sides. They both struggled to dominate right to the end. The only difference between F and G was that France settled their match in 15 minutes less time than the Germans. They were both hard pressed.
Nevermind the match, I love the Google doodles. Does anyone know where I can view all of the past ones?
France: Lloris (c), Debuchy, Varane, Sakho, Evra, Cabaye, Matuidi, Pogba, Valbuena, Benzema, Griezmann
Germany: Neuer, Howedes, Hummels, Boateng, Lahm (c), Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Muller, Kroos, Klose
Koscielny and Giroud make way for Sakho and Griezmann for France, while Klose comes in for Gotze for the Germans.
Germany: Neuer, Howedes, Hummels, Boateng, Lahm (c), Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Muller, Kroos, Klose
Koscielny and Giroud make way for Sakho and Griezmann for France, while Klose comes in for Gotze for the Germans.
I'm hoping France play Griezmann, it gives them a far better balance leaving out Giroud. Matuidi and Pogba can also cause Germany problems with their runs from midfield. It's going to be close, but I'm taking France to win 2-1, maybe in extra time.
Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“I'm hoping France play Griezmann, it gives them a far better balance leaving out Giroud. Matuidi and Pogba can also cause Germany problems with their runs from midfield. It's going to be close, but I'm taking France to win 2-1, maybe in extra time.”
“I'm hoping France play Griezmann, it gives them a far better balance leaving out Giroud. Matuidi and Pogba can also cause Germany problems with their runs from midfield. It's going to be close, but I'm taking France to win 2-1, maybe in extra time.”
Well, unless France are starting with 10 players, Griezmann is playing; thank goodness, Giroud really hasn't got what it takes at this level (cue first ever hat-trick for a substitute in a world cup quarter final) .
Has Neuer brought his broom along for this match? Or will the defence in front of him actually do their jobs?
This should be epic. Plenty of bad blood (footballing) between these countries (well, formerly West Germany) in the past.
France have looked the more fluent to me so far but Germany are Germany even if they are all trying to play out of position this year.
Will we see a goalie error? These two have been leaving their goalmouths quite readily which can be a dangerous ploy.
France have looked the more fluent to me so far but Germany are Germany even if they are all trying to play out of position this year.
Will we see a goalie error? These two have been leaving their goalmouths quite readily which can be a dangerous ploy.
What are the odds of one of the keepers getting sent off making a tackle outside of their areas? With two sweeper keepers there's a decent chance as it only takes one mistimed tackle.
Substitutes listed here in a copy unfriendly format
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches...rview#nosticky
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches...rview#nosticky
Looks like Lahm is reverting to fullback then? I'm glad Klose is playing too. Still think he's the best poacher they've got.
Originally Posted by Jim_McIntosh:
“This should be epic. Plenty of bad blood (footballing) between these countries (well, formerly West Germany) in the past.
France have looked the more fluent to me so far but Germany are Germany even if they are all trying to play out of position this year.
Will we see a goalie error? These two have been leaving their goalmouths quite readily which can be a dangerous ploy.”
“This should be epic. Plenty of bad blood (footballing) between these countries (well, formerly West Germany) in the past.
France have looked the more fluent to me so far but Germany are Germany even if they are all trying to play out of position this year.
Will we see a goalie error? These two have been leaving their goalmouths quite readily which can be a dangerous ploy.”
yeah really looking forward to both games today
like seeing lahm back at fullback too , think it gives Germany a better look
Originally Posted by Bosox:
“What are the odds of one of the keepers getting sent off making a tackle outside of their areas? With two sweeper keepers there's a decent chance as it only takes one mistimed tackle.”
“What are the odds of one of the keepers getting sent off making a tackle outside of their areas? With two sweeper keepers there's a decent chance as it only takes one mistimed tackle.”
Decent chance. Or a Hagi style halfway line goal from someone? Chance of that too. My roulette chip goes on "Lloris and Neuer - crunching challenge in midfield between the two Franz Beckenbauer clones."
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