Originally Posted by Jason C:
“Not at all wanting to downplay Germany's imperious performance but perhaps the focus should be on how likely they are to replicate it against Italy or Spain in the quarter finals.
If you assume that they and Poland played out a convenient draw, you have to say that they're yet to be tested by a quality side.”
Agree. Germany's stroll today has been pretty close to how Germany have played all tournament. No pace up top, slow tempo and well just strolling. They couldn't beat Poland, a 1-0 win against N.Ire and less than convincing 2-0 against Ukraine. They're definitely a good side but theyve not shown any performances better than todays, so lets see what they've really got when they face some quality. I was hoping Slovakia would hold out for longer today to see if Germany could up the tempo if needed, unfortunately that 7th min shot sneaking in by the post ended this match. Slovakias only game plan was shot and they were rubbish, even by their average standards