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tbp posted:i think this is directionally accurate yeah. i was honestly thinking earlier today it's a bit surprising more national teams dont just bring along a few physical beasts, speed seems so dominant because the passing and pressing just isn't as good either It’s because Haaland unfortunately plays for Norway and we’ll never get the chance to see the most physical beast just running through a bunch of confused and terrified Costa Ricans / Saudis / Ghanaians
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Completely novice match report: Neuer played well in the back, though he did have some seriously dodgy moments, especially in the back of the second half where he thought his back line had done a successful offside trap, which is rich considering our back line are poo poo. Raum was fantastic: did a great job of corralling (Torres?) on the right, spent a ton of time pushing forward and being an ersatz striker. Süle was fine, though he did get beat on Morata's goal. Rüdiger...ugh...I love you and I hate you. Got a little enthusiastic on the set piece that could have been a goal, and, like Raum, played a solid attacking back. Kehrer got a card that was deserved, and played fine. Schlotterbeck, on in the last minutes as defensive reinforcements, almost blew it for us by not playing the offside trap, which is inexcusable. Goretzka was a beast and "Schweinsteiger-lite" by smacking guys around, and was able to land a stick pick that bodied Busquets, which nobody - even Busquets' mom - would fault him for. Kimmich needs to practice his set pieces. Gündoğan was pretty absent, as was Gnabry. Musiala played well, though I feel like he was trying too hard to make things happen. He's certainly the only man on the pitch who can move around with the ball with any flair, and opponents can expect that. I loved seeing Müller up top only for the fact that it meant Kai "Doofus Who Can't Score" Havertz was relegated to the bench. The real men of the match: Niclas Füllkrug was electric up top. Scored once, could have scored a second had Musiala found him in front of the net. He needs to start against CRC. Leroy Sane is back from injury and was a dynamo on the left. Created so many chances in his few minutes on the pitch. I hope he starts against CRC, too. In sum: Boy, did we luck out by CRC beating Japan, otherwise we are on the outside looking in. Still, we need a win against the Ticos, and we want it to be a decisive one. I thought we showed up decently against a strong Spanish side, and it needs to be noted that the Spaniards missed a few super easy shots in front of our net. Could have easily been 3-1 down. I say, let's take the draw and look forward to the next match.
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cunningham posted:I loved seeing Müller up top only for the fact that it meant Kai "Doofus Who Can't Score" Havertz was relegated to the bench. Some advanced stats for you: Mueller vs Spain and Havertz vs Japan had the same number of shots (0). I think there's some weird thing going on with both of them where either the system we have just doesn't suit their strengths or they're not getting the right support. Having a target/focus player up front might just be better for the rest of the midfield to play off of. Fuellkrug up top with Havertz as a 10 would be interesting to see but not sure Flick wants that.
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elbkaida posted:Some advanced stats for you: Mueller vs Spain and Havertz vs Japan had the same number of shots (0). I think there's some weird thing going on with both of them where either the system we have just doesn't suit their strengths or they're not getting the right support. Having a target/focus player up front might just be better for the rest of the midfield to play off of. Fuellkrug up top with Havertz as a 10 would be interesting to see but not sure Flick wants that.  Miro Klose and Lukasz Podolski are tough boots to fill, of course. Germany are at their best when their high midfield sets up left-right passes near the top of the box, leaving their striker free to dink in misplays from the keeper. That's certainly not Musiala's game. A lot of energy was zapped into the side when Sane and Füllkrug entered the pitch, though it might not be sustainable if they are in the starting XI.
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cunningham posted:I will certainly concede that the style of play could be influencing their stats, but I am mostly reacting to WC 2018 where Havertz either missed opportunities or failed to create them. I didn't see that change much against Japan, so I will hold onto my "my eyes don't lie, he's just not right for the squad" opinion. Havertz has 0 WC goals and Müller had 4 in his first havertz wasn't there in 2018 lol
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tristeham posted:havertz wasn't there in 2018 lol Content: What is next for Germany? What can we do and how can we do it? TL;DR. We have to win. If we don't win, we're done. If Germany win, that gives us 4 points. Solid, yet not respectable. If Germany and Spain win, then Spain finish first and Germany finish second. This is maybe the likely scenario, unless Spain decides to punt it against Japan, because they have a comfortable goal differential. If Germany win and Spain lose, Germany would have to win by eight to advance on goals differential. Japan would win the group, and Germany would be number 2. If Germany win and Spain ties with Japan, then Germany would have to win by more than 1 goal to beat the differential. In that case, they advance and poor Japan go home early. My expectation is that Germany will play as if Spain will beat Japan, so they come out swinging: this is not a "gently caress around and win 1-0" type of game for them. This means they will either score 2 and end it there - gone are the days of annihilating Brazil - or they will concede early, start pouting, and go out in frustration for the second straight cup.
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tristeham posted:havertz wasn't there in 2018 lol So you’re saying he failed to create any opportunities
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Germany and Spain will win, book it. Next round would hypothetically be... Morocco or Croatia?
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Think we need to draw some inspiration from how Spain managed to score 7 against Costa Rica. I think the solution might just be to play more midfielders...
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cunningham posted:I will certainly concede that the style of play could be influencing their stats, but I am mostly reacting to WC 2018 where Havertz either missed opportunities or failed to create them. I didn't see that change much against Japan, so I will hold onto my "my eyes don't lie, he's just not right for the squad" opinion. Havertz has 0 WC goals and Müller had 4 in his first cunningham posted:Well, if that isn't the Mandela Effect in action. Upon reflection, I must have been thinking of Euro 2020, because I seriously don't get to watch that much German football here in the American Midwest, and I distinctly remember yelling at him through my television. Maybe he missed some really stupid, easy touch-ins? OK, Kai, you win this round. You're still a non-scoring doofus, even if your non-scoring is from other major tournaments and/or I dislike you for the wrong reasons. Could you provide your favourite starting XI of the GMNT in code tags please?
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ephex posted:Could you provide your favourite starting XI of the GMNT in code tags please? You looking for something like this? code:
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that's a formation i've never seen before, would be pretty bold of FLick imo
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Ah the classic offset 3-1-3-3. You don't normally include the subs bench in a code XI OP
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Wazzerphuk posted:
I asked a nearby German what he thought and he immediately started marching East. I think that means he thinks the right wing needs more support?
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Wazzerphuk posted:
Gut Gott!
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Wazzerphuk posted:
welcome to TRP, Herr Raum
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Wazzerphuk posted:
Wayne Hennessey is "desperate" to learn what this post means
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ephex posted:Could you provide your favourite starting XI of the GMNT in code tags please? Neuer Raum Süle Rüdiger Kehrer Gündoğan Goretzka Gnabry Musiala Sané Füllkrug Note a complete lack of Müller. Likely, we will see Kimmich and Müller instead of Sané and Füllkrug; the former because of fitness, the latter because of...I'm not sure. Code tags good for you?
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Muller still up top. Not sure I buy it, but I'm sure Flick wants to overwhelm CR the way Spain did.
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No green jerseys, no good soccer.
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Imagine you have a good striker who is on a streak and you decide to start the game with 33 year old Müller.
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That second Japanese goal absolutely should not have stood. That said, Flick is a moron and should gently caress off.
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How good are these concurrent games Also should’ve been better but goddamn
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Auf wiedersehen!
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Thanks for boycutting the games and standing in solidarity with Denmark and Belgium.
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antidote posted:That second Japanese goal absolutely should not have stood. That said, Flick is a moron and should gently caress off. the ball was still in play though
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If Germany was really doing well it wouldn’t have had to pray that the other game landed the way we wanted. Sucks but simple as that.
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Germany lived up to their full potential
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Recoome posted:If Germany was really doing well it wouldn’t have had to pray that the other game landed the way we wanted. Sucks but simple as that. Shouldnt have gone into the third match with 1 point. Sad.
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Man this sucks what the gently caress
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elbkaida posted:Man this sucks what the gently caress its actually p dang good so i dont have to care anymore about this bad tournament
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ilmucche posted:the ball was still in play though Explain? If the ball was fully over the line how was it in play? I'm legitimately asking, because do I have a misunderstanding of the rule?
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antidote posted:Explain? If the ball was fully over the line how was it in play? I'm legitimately asking, because do I have a misunderstanding of the rule? its in play til its not in play
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antidote posted:I'm legitimately asking, because do I have a misunderstanding of the rule? Yes
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Thanks, forums superstars.
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