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U21: Germany 4-1 Cyprus
View CommentsGermany’s U21 team had been the subject of a bit of a power struggle between Matthias Sammer and Jogi Löw, with Löw eventually installing his preferred coach Rainer Adrion. The following qualification campaign was a complete mess though, with Germany missing out on this year’s Euros and next year’s Olympics.
Time for Adrion to finally backup his good reputation he earned as Stuttgart U23 coach, with a fresh Euro campaign, that kicked off against Cyprus in Karlsruhe. The Bundesliga current love affair with youth meant that 16 of the 19 players Adrion called up are already more or less established players at their clubs.
Cyprus certainly isn’t a benchmark, but especially in the first half, Germany played with a lot of ambition, while stringing together some fine passing moves. Schalke’s Lewis Holtby and Julian Draxler with a good performance in particular. One goal and one assist also isn’t such a bad debut for a 17 year old.
I’ll ignore the comedy quasi own-goal for the moment, hoping that such a lapse of concentration won’t happen in closer matches against stronger opposition.
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Comments(0)4-1-4-1 accommodates Germany’s attacking options and underlines Germany’s defensive weaknesses. If Jogi Löw considers 4-1-4-1 his formation of choice for next year’s Euros, then he has a lot of work to do, to get the balance between offense and defense right. It’s perfect for high scoring friendlies and against smaller teams though. The last three games of the national team ... [read more]
Five Conclusions from Germany 6-2 Austria
Comments(0)That goal by Götze and the following shot of Löw with the crowd in the background sums it all up. But here are some quick post match thoughts nonetheless.
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New Kit and the Squad for the Upcoming Euro Qualifiers
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Is it OK to win a major tournament wearing this? Or should we pass and hand Euro 2012 to a better dressed nation?
And here is how the German squad for the upcoming Euro qualifiers will look like:
Goal: Manuel Neuer (Bayern München), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96)
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5 Conclusions: Germany 3-2 Brazil
Comments(0)No in-depth review, just a few take aways for a quick post match discussion, starting by stating the obvious.
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U21: Germany 4-1 Cyprus
Comments(0)Germany’s U21 team had been the subject of a bit of a power struggle between Matthias Sammer and Jogi Löw, with Löw eventually installing his preferred coach Rainer Adrion. The following qualification campaign was a complete mess though, with Germany missing out on this year’s Euros and next year’s Olympics.
Time for Adrion to finally backup his good reputation he ... [read more]
WWC: Germany 4-2 France
Comments(0)By guest blogger Clarissa
In the final game of the group stages, Germany beat France by four goals to two. It was the best showing of the German women’s national team to date.
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