World Cup 2010 Semi-Final Day Two
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From: Mehdi on 8 Jul 2010 16:36 > Subject : Re: World Cup 2010 Semi-Final Day Two > From : andyforssberg(a)yahoo.com > I agree with your Germany's assessment. In my opinion, the young > Germans choked miserably. Their passing was awful for most of the > match and gifted possession to the Spaniards time and time again. An > inferior Italian team did a much better job against Spain in 2008. > It was a letdown for me as I had high hopes for the Germans. I don't think it was the players who choked, it was the coach. Trochowski's selection flew in the face of the aggressive, attacking approach adopted in the previous games. Schweinsteiger sat too deep because Lowe was afraid of a counter to their counter attack when there was no need. Spain's midfield is one paced. -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml
From: Chagney Hunt on 8 Jul 2010 16:40 On Jul 8, 4:36 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > > Subject : Re: World Cup 2010 Semi-Final Day Two > > From : andyforssb...(a)yahoo.com > > > I agree with your Germany's assessment. In my opinion, the young > > Germans choked miserably. Their passing was awful for most of the > > match and gifted possession to the Spaniards time and time again. An > > inferior Italian team did a much better job against Spain in 2008. > > It was a letdown for me as I had high hopes for the Germans. > > I don't think it was the players who choked, it was the coach. > Trochowski's selection flew in the face of the aggressive, attacking > approach adopted in the previous games. Schweinsteiger sat too deep > because Lowe was afraid of a counter to their counter attack when there > was no need. Spain's midfield is one paced. Quick -- how does Spain score the majority of their goals?
From: Insane Ranter on 8 Jul 2010 16:41 On Jul 8, 4:40 pm, Chagney Hunt <ess...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 8, 4:36 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > > > > Subject : Re: World Cup 2010 Semi-Final Day Two > > > From : andyforssb...(a)yahoo.com > > > > I agree with your Germany's assessment. In my opinion, the young > > > Germans choked miserably. Their passing was awful for most of the > > > match and gifted possession to the Spaniards time and time again. An > > > inferior Italian team did a much better job against Spain in 2008. > > > It was a letdown for me as I had high hopes for the Germans. > > > I don't think it was the players who choked, it was the coach. > > Trochowski's selection flew in the face of the aggressive, attacking > > approach adopted in the previous games. Schweinsteiger sat too deep > > because Lowe was afraid of a counter to their counter attack when there > > was no need. Spain's midfield is one paced. > > Quick -- how does Spain score the majority of their goals? With their foot?
From: forssberg on 8 Jul 2010 21:01 On Jul 8, 4:36 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > > Subject : Re: World Cup 2010 Semi-Final Day Two > > From : andyforssb...(a)yahoo.com > > > I agree with your Germany's assessment. In my opinion, the young > > Germans choked miserably. Their passing was awful for most of the > > match and gifted possession to the Spaniards time and time again. An > > inferior Italian team did a much better job against Spain in 2008. > > It was a letdown for me as I had high hopes for the Germans. > > I don't think it was the players who choked, it was the coach. > Trochowski's selection flew in the face of the aggressive, attacking > approach adopted in the previous games. Schweinsteiger sat too deep > because Lowe was afraid of a counter to their counter attack when there > was no need. Spain's midfield is one paced. > > --http://soccer-europe.com > Rss feed :http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml That's a good point. I was also wondering during the match on Trochowski's selection. Cacau would have done better than Trochowski, but was injured. Low also seemed to have lost confidence in Marin. Anyway, I base my "choking" judgment on the fact that Germany's midfielders missed more than a few passes when they weren't being pressed. I find it hard to explain otherwise.
From: Chagney Hunt on 8 Jul 2010 21:04
On Jul 8, 4:41 pm, Insane Ranter <log...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 8, 4:40 pm, Chagney Hunt <ess...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jul 8, 4:36 pm, Mehdi <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > > > > > Subject : Re: World Cup 2010 Semi-Final Day Two > > > > From : andyforssb...(a)yahoo.com > > > > > I agree with your Germany's assessment. In my opinion, the young > > > > Germans choked miserably. Their passing was awful for most of the > > > > match and gifted possession to the Spaniards time and time again.. An > > > > inferior Italian team did a much better job against Spain in 2008. > > > > It was a letdown for me as I had high hopes for the Germans. > > > > I don't think it was the players who choked, it was the coach. > > > Trochowski's selection flew in the face of the aggressive, attacking > > > approach adopted in the previous games. Schweinsteiger sat too deep > > > because Lowe was afraid of a counter to their counter attack when there > > > was no need. Spain's midfield is one paced. > > > Quick -- how does Spain score the majority of their goals? > > With their foot? So did everyone else, even Norwegians. Try again. |