Before wrapping up the whole tournament again, factoring in the final as Nick suggested in the comments, it’s time for me to collect a few more thoughts on the final itself. Feel free to share your own analysis in the comments.
1. All is well that ends well. Well, at least the comprehensive and dominant victory [...]

Passing accuracy was still lacking, especially in the first half, but we didn’t expect that to magically change in a couple of days. Predictably England enjoyed the majority of possession. Corner kicks still caused trouble. None of that mattered in the end as Germany’s U21 won the final against England 4-0 – scoring as many [...]

Well, it’s not time to wrap up the whole tournament yet, but at least everything that happened since the opening match against Spain. In short: Germany made it to the final (against England) after beating Finland (2-0), drawing England (1-1) and beating Italy (1-0). Following the good performance against Spain it wasn’t a completely [...]

Sport Bild has reported that Kevin-Prince Boateng (22 Berlin) has opted to play for Ghana in the future. The nephew of legendary Germany striker Helmut Rahn stated that there is no negative reason for his decision, but he believes that there is no chance for him to play for the national setup anymore.
I am [...]

The video speaks for itself, but I must say our U21 would give our senior team a run for their money. I honestly have not seen a German defense so well organized since 1996. There will be at long last no more Huth or Westermann (who in my mind is squarely at fault for [...]

This blog’s coverage of German youth teams consists of a sum total of one post. The one about this year’s U17 Euro victory. We could have written another one about last year’s U19 Euro victory, I guess.
So we are admittedly looking like glory hunting youth football bloggers, who only ever wake up every other major [...]

The last match of the year is approaching and the squad lists for U21 and senior level have just been released:
U21 (vs Italy, 18.11.2008 in Osnabrück)
Goalkeepers: Florian Fromlowitz (Hannover 96), Manuel Neuer (Schalke), Tobias Sippel (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
Defenders: Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim), Jerome Boateng (Hamburger SV), Sebastian Boenisch (Werder Bremen), Niko Bungert (FSV Mainz 05), [...]