Re: Ze German Thread

by rwo power Tue 14 Oct 2014 - 21:44

Maybe it is Löws longterm plot to make Stuttgart competitive again. That way good player might opt for a transfer to Stuttgart to heighten their chances to get into the NT hmm

by Hapless_Hans Tue 14 Oct 2014 - 21:47

Stuttgart can go to hell imo. Pos of a club anyway. Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder and Dieter Hundt ffs.

Seriously, replacing Lahm will take a little more than Antonio *bleep* Rüdiger.

by rwo power Fri 7 Nov 2014 - 12:47

German NT Call-Up for the Euro qualifier against Gibraltar and the friendly against Spain

GKs: Manuel Neuer (Bayern München), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96)

Defense: Jerome Boateng (Bayern München), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund), Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln), Benedikt Höwedes (Schalke 04), Shkodran Mustafi (FC Valencia), Antonio Rüdiger (VfB Stuttgart), Sebastian Rudy (1899 Hoffenheim)

Midfield: Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Thomas Müller (Bayern München), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Lukas Podolski (FC Arsenal), André Schürrle (FC Chelsea), Mario Götze (Bayern München)

Strikers: Max Kruse (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Kevin Volland (1899 Hoffenheim)

Source: http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/614994/artikel_loew-laedt-koelns-jonas-hector-ein.html

by VivaStPauli Fri 7 Nov 2014 - 12:59

Okay, now I have to google who Jonas Hector is, but good to see that Lars Bender is back in the mix, also glad to see Kruse back.
Volland I like too, though I don't see why he's being billed as a striker, has much the same role for Hoffenheim as Müller, Reus or Draxler do at their clubs; Podolski is more of a striker IMHO, but that's just me.

Hope we can stop doing the Dortmund, need to get back on track ASAP.

by rwo power Fri 7 Nov 2014 - 15:49

Well, looks like Jogi Löw has a couple more players on his "Do not call-up evar as they have the wrong hair-do / pedigree / area of birth" list...

I really wonder why he doesn't even consider Tony Jantschke from the second best defense in the BL atm who is another "polyvalent" defender...

by Hapless_Hans Tue 11 Nov 2014 - 12:34

BarrileteCosmico wrote:http://giant.gfycat.com/SickDimGreatargus.gif

farfan wrote:muller embarassed the entire germanic population

Hapless_Hans wrote:that freekick routine is probably the answer to the lifelong question "what exactly is it that Hansi Flick does as assistant coach?"

Lumiere_Blanche wrote:may be the falling down was also part of the plan ??

I was all orchestrated. Shocked

http://video.sport1.de/video/thomas-mueller-erklaert-den-freistoss-stolperer__0_lxqsqvuw

(Müller explains that it 'worked' in that Algerian players didn't track his run after that slapstick routine)

Lumiere :bow:

BarrileteCosmico wrote:
To me the most ridiculous thing about this is that they did it at the 87th minute when they were drawing 0-0 in a knock out game It would be much more acceptable to do it if they were winning 5-0.

That's what Löw says in the video - he liked the routine but not the timing when the team decided to pull it off.

On another note, the name "Die Mannschaft" now attempted to be introduced from the top down/outside into German usage via this stupid movie :facepalm:

Most authoritarian infringement on German spoken language habits since the forced introduction and prescription of "Hochdeutsch" in the late 19th century Mad

by VivaStPauli Tue 11 Nov 2014 - 19:46

And what's up with Manni Bender not getting a call?

by rwo power Tue 11 Nov 2014 - 20:08

Maybe Kloppo asked Löw not to call him up as he fears he might get injured again?

by urbaNRoots Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 17:55

Podolski is getting a start Laughing

The plot thickens... suddenly there's a chance for Gibraltar hmm

by Hapless_Hans Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 20:45

LOOOOL Löw with the 3 man defense, Boateng only CB.

Always does what Bayern does with a 6 months delay Proud

by rwo power Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 20:49

Played 10 minutes, no goal yet. Germany definity in decline Sad

The Gibraltar goalie looks not too bad today!

11.) 1:0 - Thomas Müller

by Hapless_Hans Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 21:19

Kroos: "I'm a number 6 now".. and he's already taken to heart the Spanish way of playing that position - everytime an opponent is near just let yourself fall to ground, even against Gibraltar rofl

by farfan Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 21:19

gibraltar has a national team ? :facepalm:

i don't get the point of these micro states ( in this case , not even a state ) having national teams .

they should do what monaco did by focusing on club football and joining the nearest league . they'd be better represented that way .

by Hapless_Hans Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 21:25

I wasn't aware of that either before. Commentator just said they only recently got UEFA to acknowledge them, FIFA hasn't yet...

by rwo power Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 21:35

Apparently the FA of Gibraltar was founed in 1895 (!) and thus is one of the oldest FAs in existence o_O

by rwo power Sat 15 Nov 2014 - 14:34

Manu Neuer won't play in the friendly match with Spain as he has some knee problems and he was sent back to Munich as precaution.

by Hapless_Hans Sun 16 Nov 2014 - 13:12

Let's hope Müller-Wohlfahrt did his other employer a favour and Neuer's knee problems and Boateng's muscular problems are not all too serious Wink

by rwo power Sun 16 Nov 2014 - 13:43

Well, I guess Doc Müller-Wohlfahrt is careful as usual as it wouldn't make sense to risk a serious injury in a friendly match when there are other players who would like a chance to play, too. (When do Roman Weidenfeller or Ron-Robert Zieler get the chance while Manuel Neuer is fit to play, for example?)

by VivaStPauli Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 0:13

Whooo, we are less shit than Spain, whoo!

by VivaStPauli Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 0:15

Also, Bellarabi mightily combines the team-play of 2010 Robben with the deadly finishing of 2011 Fernando Torres.

by rwo power Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 2:03

Ah well, he is only 24 years of age, he can still improve.

by VivaStPauli Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 14:16

He can do his improving at Neverkusen, I don't want that selfish play anywhere near the NT.

by rwo power Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 15:06

Well, the next match of the NT is almost half a year away, so he might indeed improve until then. ^^

by VivaStPauli Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 15:20

Also, Reus will be back, so we won't need him. He'll mostly be benched by Müller anyway since I don't really anticipate Müller moving to center permanently.

by rwo power Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 15:59

Well, it is always good to have options, as nowadays injuries are more common than healthy players...

by VivaStPauli Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 17:13

Yeah I wouldn't mind axing the "Englische Wochen", one match per week already produces enough injuries, add to that the European Cups, that's pretty much enough, we hardly need matchdays in mid-week for no reason on top of that.

F*ck me, I would even be willing to get rid of one 1st league team to have shorter seasons and longer breaks.

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