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Manuel was the main reason the game ended in a win for Germany last night. The front line in front of him was practically non-existent and he ended up playing CB more than GK. No other keeper in the world offers the skill set that he has. None.

The good: Manuel Neuer was in superman mode. I can't understand how he did not win MOTM. Probably because he's not a man. They should make an award called Superhero of the Match.

The bad: Mustafi is out for the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury. It's only really bad from the player's perspective, because I think this boosts Germany's World Cup chances.

The ugly: Oezil scored what eventually turned out to be the winner, which means he's pretty much guaranteed to keep on playing. I wouldn't mind him all that much if he was played centrally, but he's too darn slow to play on the wings, in my opinion.

MUTU wrote:The ugly: Oezil scored what eventually turned out to be the winner, which means he's pretty much guaranteed to keep on playing. I wouldn't mind him all that much if he was played centrally, but he's too darn slow to play on the wings, in my opinion.

I would replace that with 'lazy and so laid back attitude'.

michel wrote:The 1:0 against Austria that eliminated Algeria from World Cup 1982 was dubbed a match of shame. Look no further than 2014 for a modern-day edition of a shameful display.

More: Germany Algeria tactical analysis: the match of shame, 2014 edition

Conclusion: Vs France - there is no place for Howedes,Mustafi,Gotze and Ozil

I chose Khedira cause there need to be someone who can tackle hard vs the skilful French midfielders - Cabaye & Pogba

Plus, Ozil is playing on the side of Howedes making the left side a very weak link. Honestly, I didn't notice Mesut doing anything useful last night. He couldn't dribble, his passing was wrong, and was beaten easily by the Algerians when they had the ball. If that doesn't convince JLo that he should be dropped then there's no point in discussing this anymore.

ramsej84 wrote:Conclusion: Vs France - there is no place for Howedes,Mustafi,Gotze and Ozil

I'd play Gotze instead of Ozil. You can't completely remove the "creative" players, even if they're not performing as they should be. Based on current form, Gotze is miles ahead of Ozil and should replace him with Schurrle/Podolski starting on the other side of Muller.

Do we know if Hummels will be fit for Friday. I think yesterday I heard the Commentator say that he had flu ?

Bayernbazi wrote:Do we know if Hummels will be fit for Friday. I think yesterday I heard the Commentator say that he had flu ?

Yeah, it was a flu thing. I couple of pills and a bowl of soup and he'll be up and running on Friday

Who won the man of the match award?

Rais, the Algeria GK.

MoFattal wrote:Rais, the Algeria GK.

Actually it was a show between the two... Neuer was more spectical

In general, most of the standout players in this tournament were goalkeepers.

ramsej84 wrote:

MoFattal wrote:Rais, the Algeria GK.

Actually it was a show between the two... Neuer was more spectical

He was so many things yesterday; I'm sure spectical was amongst them, along with a few others that haven't been defined yet either.

Kevinx67 wrote:Is Pep Guardiola coaching the team wearing a Loew mask? They played terrible today. I think Bayern should fire Pep now cause watching that style of play is not effective anymore. I hope Loew learns the hard way and Pep sees Lahm should always play left back. If Loew plays the same formation against France they will be ripped open by the better Algerians.

So now Germany playing bad is Pep's fault as well?