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MUTU wrote:Bayern have a new 2nd place now!

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=201 ... index.html

Mandzukic is 2nd in the top scorers list.

Am I the only one who noticed #2, #3 and #4 are all Marios? XD *sorry for double*

walter wrote:

Kicker is predicting the same formation as in the group stage but with Klose instead of Gomez, which means that I am not amused.

No worries, Mutu. Loew is saving Gomez for a tired Italian team in the second half, I think that is part of the plan. In the second half the going into extra time against England will starting taking its toll on the Italians at which point bringing a fresh Gomez would be great, especially because of the physicality in his game.

Klose, Özil, Khedira, Neuer and Reus

I couldn't believe it but Italy looked like a much better and mature team. We played like a bunch of losers. Only that 5 players had a good game.

I think Löw failed miserably today with the lineup. Podolski was useless but playing Kroos instead Müller/Reus/Götze/Schürrle was the most stupid thing IMO. Our right wing was totally useless with Boateng and Khedira?? in the first half.

I can't believe this match and this season. Worst season ever.

BTW big respect for Klose. That's how a striker has to play in modern football. Awesome performance IMO

I wish he could have played like that with Bayern

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raz25 wrote:I'm finally seeing a benefit from the CL final, a loss like this almost didn't affect me at all.

It's funny cause I thought exactly the same after the game

AvatarX wrote:

Kroos after going out of a surgery hospital !!

YlonenXabi wrote:Klose, Özil, Khedira, Neuer and Reus

I couldn't believe it but Italy looked like a much better and mature team. We played like a bunch of losers. Only that 5 players had a good game.

I think Löw failed miserably today with the lineup. Podolski was useless but playing Kroos instead Müller/Reus/Götze/Schürrle was the most stupid thing IMO. Our right wing was totally useless with Boateng and Khedira?? in the first half.

I can't believe this match and this season. Worst season ever.

agree 100% . fed up with being top second !! when will be best of the best !!
p.s : i now hate Gomez lovers in this forum more than i hate Gomez himself !! if ones reads their comments before the game , one would think that Gomiss will make wonders !! but we all saw thay he kept looking at the big screen on his head to see if he is on or not !! not mature enough at all from a profesional player !!

YlonenXabi wrote:

raz25 wrote:I'm finally seeing a benefit from the CL final, a loss like this almost didn't affect me at all.

It's funny cause I thought exactly the same after the game

Same here!

Nonetheless, it was another heart-breaking moment this season. It really makes you wonder whether our current crop of "boys" are capable of landing an international trophy. Everything was right there for our taking: the previous results, the squad depth, the 2-day extra period, the new record broken, etc. And all of that was gone in a moment of self disbelief

About Loew, I think that his time should come to and end now. He did a very good job in bringing the current crop of youngsters together and transform them to a world-class team. But, as similar to the players themselves, he also lacks the winning mentality. Before the game he was all about Germany forcing their own game on the pitch, whereas actually he succumbed to Italy's tactics by reshuffling both the lineup and formation. Also, the guy was using the damned tournament as an experimentation medium for his squad. What the hell was the use of pre-Euro friendlies then? If you ask me, Loew would be the ultimate best assistant coach worldwide, but he is not the guy to land Germany a very long-awatied (which is now further prolonged) international cup.

I have never had a favorite team who has won a championship in any sport(i started being a Bayern and Germany fan in 2006) i guess i just have to w8 another year sigh...........

MUTU wrote:Another thing, we (Germany and Bayern) REALLY need to improve our corners. We saw that clearly in the Champions League final, and now I just saw this stat on today's match which has really amazed me:

Germany - 14 corners
Italy - 0 corners.

Where are the days that Germany would score from one of three corners? That Germany would have scored 5 goals from corners alone!

This is actually a good observation. During the first half of last season when Bayern was setting all kinds of records there was a negative record going on: Bayern kicked 68 corners before one was converted to a goal by Alaba (I do not remember the game now) The last time a checked the stats a goal was produced on average every 39 corners. Bayern was way below average.

I have a theory for Low's obssession with fielding Podolski (even when he was out of shape and his mind was in London): have you seen that goat that they walk in Cologne before the matches? Maybe Podolski has a picture of Low with the goat or something.

My take on the match:
1) Besides Germany being outplayed by Italy Joachim Low was outsmarted by Prandelli.
2) The German team looked lacking motivation and passion, just the opposite of Italy.
3) Podolski was the worst player in the whole tournament, besides being out of shape with his mind in London. Nobody can explain why JLo started him 4 times.
4) Gomez first touch is too thick for the German team, he could be effective only if there are better crosses and counterattacks providing space to operate, but he will never link well with Ozil or Reus slow rolling balls in tight spaces.
5) Kroos did not play as bad as some claim here, same with Ozil, they were not superb but decent.
6) Reus and Muller should have started on the wings
7) Khedira was the only player at Germany's level
If Boateng is a RB I am dating Scalett Johansson
9) Schweinsteiger was worst than in the game vs Greece
10) Lahm played worst than Schweinsteiger. His defense was also questionable vs Greece. I also question his integrity to continue as captain.
11) Badstuber played a good tournament, true he got isolated in this game but he could have done better.
12) Hummels after an outstading first game he was garbage. Van Piercie's goal was his fault, he ate the move and was left stranded, in Greece's first goal he shares responsibility (he followed Salpingitis run all along to the first post but instead of going to intercept the cross stopped running like trying to play the offside trap only to watch the ball in the back of the net), today's Balotelli's first goal: 80% his fualt, again he tried to steal the ball moving to the wrong side leaving Cassano between him and the goal (the other 20% is shared by Badstuber and Neuer)

Yesterday I was convinced Low was a genius, today I question altogether if he is the right man to carry on this generation to glory. The current German Team is tacky and flashy but lacks the winning mentality of teams from the past. I do not want the return of the Lumber Football era but this german golden generation can pass by like the Portuguesse golden generation 10 years ago without winning anything..

Firefox1234 wrote:I have never had a favorite team who has won a championship in any sport(i started being a Bayern and Germany fan in 2006) i guess i just have to w8 another year sigh...........

If you become a Barcelona or Real Madrid fan you 50% of winning La Liga every year.

@Jorge I never wanted to be that bandwagon guy when i chose a team its out of nowhere for the most part until Bayern i had no specific favorite soccer team......

About the game it was horrible I believe Kroos is a CM nothing more, I dont kno why Loew and Jupp continue to play him in all sorts of places, i think it wud help his development if he stayed a CM, as for Gomez he needs wingers to be effective and he is the best striker Germany have second to Klose so Germany needs to find a way to play with him.....For the defense i think Germany have lost their defensive discipline, pre 2006 i wud never expect to see Germany defenders make such horrible mistakes, Germany needs to find that discipline that they had so many yrs ago...