World Cup Group G

A big mistake, surely? Not saying he can't be great there, but with such a shortage of full backs and such options in the centre, it really makes little sense at all. Takes away a lot defensively and attacking-wise from ze Germans. Plus, he was desperate there against Ghana.
 
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A big mistake, surely? Not saying he can't be great there, but with such a shortage of full backs and such options in the centre, it really makes little sense at all. Takes away a lot defensively and attacking-wise from ze Germans. Plus, he was desperate there against Ghana.
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I never understood why he was ever moved from left back. He was brilliant there early in his career and it's a hard enough position to find quality players, yet for both club and country he was always played out of position. Even worse that he's now in midfield.
 
Agree totally re-Lahm, means that other specilaist midfeielders also miss out, bizarre, still if it means they don't win it then happy days.
 
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I never understood why he was ever moved from left back. He was brilliant there early in his career and it's a hard enough position to find quality players, yet for both club and country he was always played out of position. Even worse that he's now in midfield.
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According to wikipedia he actually prefers right back. He always seemed more dangerous to me on the left when cutting inside onto his right foot, certainly seem to remember a lot of this from the 2006 World Cup. He's also perfectly able to provide a good cross with his left foot.

Playing on the right probably improves the standard of the cross but would take away from the ability to cut inside and have a shot. Playing defensive midfield just removes both :blink::ninja:
 
The row over player fees had led to players refusing to train on Tuesday, prompting Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, to send a plane containing £1.76m to Brasília for the players to share.

The deputy sports minister, Joseph Yamin, told Ghanaian radio station Citi FM that the players had “insisted” on cash payments, adding: “The government had to mobilise the money and a chartered flight to Brazil.”
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I've covered on this at 11.5 as waiting on Germany for quite a bit. Obviously the US will score after 2 minutes and sink both.

Don't like Gotze so glad he's out. Would prefer Schurrle but these conditions will suit someone like Poldi.
 
You have to think USA-Germany looks a strong possibility for a draw. It suits both teams, even if the USA don't strike me as the type to want to play for one. I reckon it will play out like a friendly and either side will score if they can but I don't see either really busting a gut. 2/1 the draw isn't ungenerous.

I've doubled it with the draw in the other game at 4/1, not because I think it will necessarily be a draw, more because I'm not convinced the draw should ever be a longer price than a win for either team.

I think we had the discussion some years back but I still struggle with the logic of it.
 
No way Germany have played for a draw, and Klose substitution backs that up now too. Conditions very difficult...

I may lay off the 0-0 (11.5) shortly.. it has stopped raining too..
 
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Surely Germany have better full backs available than Boateng and Howedes. They are truly awful


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