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airmark:
Okocha made jejune analysis? Ajakaja40 has come again o. What of Patrice Evra's, Roy Keane's and Neville's?

Is their analysis not jejune? I'm supposed to take analysis of Neville who almost relegated Valencia serious? Or Roy Keane who can't get a look in from League 2 sides

Let them go and learn to evaluate talent first before they can pass verdict on CL and WC winners like BoaTANK

Neuer - Bayern.
Leno - Arsenal
Ter Stegen - Barcelona

But Germany have a dearth of quality keepers. Gospel according to our resident oponu airmark

airmark:
Use your brain. No coach will take a defender that was coming back from a recurring knee injury, into a competition like world cup, when he has good replacements on ground. Every country can't have dearth of quality keepers and CBs like Germany.

If you have played pro football before or close to pro footballers, you will know metatarsal injury can be easily managed than a knee injury. You are one stubborn ignoramus.

But Scolari took Ronaldo to the World Cup on the back of a 1+ year knee injury. I don't know when you intend on having sense honestly. Since Tite arrived Luiz had ceased to be an integral member of the squad

Your statement of Germany lacking quality keepers and CBs clearly show that your skull is empty

Mugu. That's how you were making excuses for Belotti the other time. You are a clown for comparing Luiz to a player who had been out for 9 months

airmark:
Argue with Okocha, tell him you are more knowledgeable than him. Tell him you are a soccer god in Bariga.

Okocha : ”Boateng, today, was one of those players that was trying to overplay. He is a defender, his first job is to defend.

”Today, he was always out of position, and left Rüdiger to deal with everything that the Swedish attack threw at them, so I was disappointed with his performance today and he capped it all with a red card.

”He was struggling to get himself in a good position and there was no need for that tackle. If you stand in the right position, you don’t need to get into tackles like that.”

What is my business with Okocha? Or why are you farting through your mouth

Boateng did not cost Germany a goal and actually prevented one so what am I supposed to do with his jejune analysis

chic2pimp:
Our forwards were incredibly wasteful. Kane and Vardy won't miss the chances presented to our Forward line.

Nah one poor Side, one average side and one good side.

Panama and Tunisia are the kind of games previous England sides would have struggled to get a draw in. They'll live to regret it if they don't give it a good go at this worldcup.

Loool na today una begin dey hype England. Oo npe.

You can't compare Tunisia and Panama to Mexico and Sweden bruv. The jury is still out on England so make una just dey cautious

airmark:
He was always not at the right position at the right time. Like Okocha said, he should defend and not be playing like a midfielder leaving his position, spraying useless passes. Stay where you should stay. I know it would fly over your head, watch Sweden's goal and see where mumu Boathand was.

Of course he was not at the right position at the right time. That is why he blocked that shot that would have led to a Second goal for Sweden.

Of course Boateng is rent-a-ghost that would play his position and appear at Rudiger's as well. Your nonsensical analysis always flies over my head tbh

airmark:
Severity of injuries differ. Luiz had a Knee injury, not a flu or shoulder pain.

What are you saying Mr Man? Neuer and Neymar's injury na flu or what are you yarning sef?

chic2pimp:
Exactly why England needs to take the remaining games by the scruff of neck and fear no one. Italy as bad as we've been over the last year were the better side over the 2 legs. England especially with the Likes of Vardy and Kane would have won that tie. The less said about the Netherlands the better and France nah Hot and Cold team.

The worldcup is as open as it has ever been. England won't get a better chance.

Italy was so better they didn't score in 180 mins of football.

That's 3 quality teams Sweden beat so you know they are not for play

Lol anyway na Panama and Tunisia dey kuku give una mouth. Carry on! The same Harry Kane and Vardy were not there when England lost to Iceland?

airmark:
Stop spitting rubbish. He had an injury raven season, no coach will take that gamble.

Stop regurgitating what your apari mentor chewed about a non-existing 'exile'. Maybe yours will be that Luiz didn't play for Brazil for 2yrs.

What is this one saying? What did Joachim Loew take? We are talking of a player that missed an entire season yet you are chatting megedefegede.

Wasn't Neymar out since February even going to the World Cup without being a 100%

Why are you ashamed to tell us the last time Luiz played for Brazil?

airmark:
Read below. The kind of debacle carried out by Boathand, was second to none in the history of World cup. I didn't write it.

Debacle that didn't lead to a goal for the opposition or a World Cup exit. Those dangbana people were watching the back of their TV's

Debacle is leading your nation to a 7-1 loss in your own country at a World Cup semifinal

airmark:
You are the comedian here. You wack at it.

Otondo when was the last time Luiz played for the Selecao? As if he had not been on exile before then. If he was important he would have been called like Loew called Neuer despite being out for 9 months

airmark:
That's your opinion. Those that know football more than you, know he is a time bomb. That's why Fifa never put him in best XI of any year or World cup best XI, unlike other star players he won laurels with in Bayern and German national team.

He is a disgrace to Germany. Manchester united legends will physically attack Mou, if he tries to bring him to Manchester.

Boathand wins world best player award? I will run to the nearest mall nak..ed.

The Greatest manager in the history of your rubbish EPL voted him in the Euro Team of the the Tournament

A disgrace to Germany that won CL and World Cup. I wonder what we would call Luiz that captained Brazil to 7-1

Luiz has improved so much he is at home biting his nails while Boateng is at his 3rd world cup.

Airmark na real comedian walahi

chic2pimp:
Hahaha ....Nah there is something about this England team I like. Previous England teams would have struggled against Panama today but not this current side. They scaled through without getting out of Gear One. Also None of the Pre tournament favourites have been impressive. If the Swiss and Sweden can cause Brazil and Germany problems, England have nothing to fear really.

This Sweden wey una dey downgrade beat France, Netherlands and even una Italy over the last year and a half

Just wait till England jam better team

Odunharry:
Now I get. Raumdeutr second. Haters of &
English players.

Kane to Bayern though

Who no go take Kane at the moment. He's 5 years younger than Lewandowski

raumdeuter:
I wont play Gndogan as DM, He needs a real DM behind him like Rudy, Khedira should have been the guy but his headless chicken runs and him thinking he is a play maker is the problem. For me Rudy Kroos is a must n+ an additional CM either Gundogan or Goretzka

The only reason I will play Gomez is because its South Korea and his physicality might be useful against the Asians. Muller on the wings is not effective as he cannot whipe a cross so he has to be behind the striker ot just sit on the bench. Werners pace can be useful. He reminds me of a younger Suarez without the cannibalism, And even Suarez plays off a bigger striker till he was mature

I think you can get away with playing without a traditional DM against Korea. Prime Khedira was a beast and better than Gundogan or Goretzka in NT colors but that Khedira is dead and gone.

Tough to see Loew going to Goretzka barring injuries.

If I would start Gomez it would be because of his smart link up play and intelligent movement in the box and not necessarily his physicality. Those Koreans no need isan. Mueller can interchange with the likes of Reus and Werner so his playing on the wing might not be a death blow

raumdeuter:
Low should play 2 CMs and not depend on his CBs to carry the ball forward. Most times German players are all in the opponent box or around and waiting for the CBs to do the ball moving into attack. In the course of play you will then see Boateng so far forward into the opponents half. That should be the job of CM

I think we have to also consider the opposition who choose to sit back and not come forward. Though this has to be done in moderation

Some of the spaces left behind was just suicidal. However both know why the CMs are not carrying the ball forward. The most dominant CM is a sideways pass merchant.

Maybe a full back or the DM stays behind when the two CBs are advancing

raumdeuter:
Kroos is typically lazy or lackadaisical and in Madrid he has workhorses like Modric and Casemiro slaving for him

Well he had 128 passes yesterday. Since there is no alternative na to find German Modric and Casemiro to surround am

Odunharry:
It's too early bro.

You don't know I'm being sarcastic?

dubylhover:
You're quite right, one has to feel for loew,cos the trio of ozil Muller and draxler have been useless this World Cup... Mullers woes started from euros, if loew cant find a formation where Muller is closer to the box, then it's useless playing him on d flanks cos he can't do shoot there... Gundogan disappointed me yesterday, was too casual.. But this Germany are not playing like a team that can even reach the semis... I hope Loew does something fast...
The absence of bastain can't b overemphasized

Na him go price bad market because I don't see how anyone who watched Khedira, Oezil and Draxler during the season would make them bonafide starters. I see the need to rely on guys with experience in the World Cup but you can't get away with starting 4-5 players who are bang off form against any decent side.

This Sweden beat France and knocked out Italy in qualifying so to be fair it's a very difficult group, aside Group D no other group is as tough as this one. Maybe the boys were a tad overconfident. For me it's one round at a time. Every game from here on is a Final so there's no point thinking about semis

England for World Cup!!!!

Lol England and Belgium are now World Cup favorites

Jeez is this the Panama that kept USA out of the World Cup? This is a crying disgrace

An 18 point turnaround in 2 weeks without a DNF for Hamilton is a remarkable achievement. At least we would not hear the usual excuses from himself and his fans when things don't go his way.

The Mercs have gotten their upgrade and it shows in their superiority over the rest. Today's race is theirs to lose but let's see if Seb can work magic

I also really liked Kroos's post match comments. This is how pissed off he should be for the rest of the tournament and he should play with fire in his belly. Whether we like it or not he is the only untouchable in that German midfield

We are also waiting for Messi to win anything. Even Copa America with only 12 teams participating

Whether he's on the bench for the entire tournament sef e no matter

raumdeuter:
Lowers teams are smarter nowadays and they just keep it tight at the back and counter, It has been a similar experience for almost all top teams at this world cup

One thing is we need to keep it solid

Back 4
we need a DM, And I hope Rudys broken nose heals fast. In front of Rudy we have Gundogan Kroos or Goretzka

In attack Werner cannot play as a 9 yet, he needs to play off a big man like Gomez or Lewandoski like he does at Leipzig where he plays off Poulsen or Augustin

Draxler needs to retire but I dunno why Low loves him

Back 4
Rudy
Kroos Gundogan/Goretzka
Reus--Werner
-----Gomez

Is Gundogan disciplined enough to play DM? I'd take my chances with Rudy. I doubt Goretzka would start barring injuries

I wasn't impressed by Gomez so I probably wouldn't start him. He needs chances put on a plate for him and there's no guarantee he would score them as he showed yesterday

I'd still go with a front 3 of Reus-Mueller-Werner. All 3 interchangeable during the course of the match.

I'd also consider a Gundogan-Kroos-Rudy midfield with Gundogan and Rudy forming the double pivot. Kroos's lazy passes are less liable to hurt the team from the #10 position

dubylhover:
Despite the fact that kroos had a hand in Sweden goal and misplaced a few passes doesn't mean he didn't try enough from open play... I think towards the last 15 minutes, he started giving more adventurous passes, both the change of playing he switched to reus which he miscued and that golden pass to Gomez which he just had to direct his header,but no, he headed it straight at Olsen...even when they were pressing for the winner, there were many times kroos increased the tempo of his passing for a quick 1 2,but his teammates would dull the attack.. I was even angry with gundogan, his drive that he's known for was not seen, he was just playing safe and giving normal side passes...
I think it's time loew finds a way to start Brandt,draxler should be dropped from the starting lineup..

Since I started supporting Germany 2002,this is the most unbalanced team they have produced at a major tournament,no shield for the defense at all, the fullbacks just attack without caution thereby exposing the defense... Loew should find a player to strike that balance and shield that defense.. They really miss schweinsteiger

Like you said he only started being creative with the game almost up. He did very little in the first 60 mins of the game, it took the mobility of guys like Werner and Reus to unlock Sweden for the first goal.

Gundogan did precious little and ironically Julian Brandt who came on in the 86th was more productive than he was.

The problem is Loew is playing favorites! His favorites are letting him down and it has turned his tactics and formation upside down. Why are the fullbacks bombing forward? Cos the likes of Oezil, Draxler and Mueller are not doing their jobs! The question now is how does he bench all 3 without looking stewpid? And that's not even mentioning Khedira who is supposed to shield the defense

Schweini is sorely missed. He was a big tournament player who could do it all in that midfield. A midfield General

I'm ok with Brandt off the bench but Loew shouldn't wait that late to bring him on

Sommyroy10:
on the contrary, I think Messi deserved it. Muller had a strong case considering Germany were champions and performed consistently. My opinion. Come to think of it, if Ronaldo played the way Messi played, took Portugal to the final and lost, he would have probably won it and am sure there wont be any fuss from your side.

Lol I wouldn't try to change your mind on who you believed was the deserved winner but Mueller scored more goals and provided more assists for the team that actually won the tournament. For me Messi was the fourth best player at best

There would be fuss if I didn't think Ronaldo deserved it. I was one of those that was up in arms when Ronaldo won WPOTY in 2013 same way I didn't believe Messi deserved the WPOTY in 2010. I'm not partial

raumdeuter:
Every defender is good for an occasional red card, He was one of the best defenders on the field before that red card

He needs to cut it out though. That foul was completely unnecessary

birdman:
Spurs have been winning so long, they think they are the celtics. Or knicks. Or lakers. If they handle this kawhi situation wrong, they may find themselves bottom feeders in the west for a long time. Lets see how classy an organization can be if it misses the post season.

If they cant get lebron, i think its time for pops to call it a night. The man paid his dues. Time to rest and enjoy his accolades

That's my issue. I think they are being overtly emotional rather than look to teams that can give them the best assets regardless of their conference.

They are a small market team and the allure to the team is Pop. Once he leaves it would be even tougher to draw quality FA, so on one hand I can see why they want to hold on to their MVP candidate and former DPOY. On the other hand you're risking a player who could bide his time and leave for nothing next summer! and you have no guarantee he would even be productive this year as he might not be fully recovered

Let's see if they get LeNomad. That might extend Pop's career for a few years

LordAdamX:
Don't mind him!

I mean it was clear as day that Messi didn't deserve the Golden Ball over Muller. Part of the many st*pid decisions made by the Messi-obsessed Blatter's FIFA.

-Lord

Na Adidas parapo, paddy paddy wayo wayo arrangee ni

Sommyroy10:
Among those three, only Mueller had a strong case. The two played fantastic tho.

Well at least you can admit that Messi probably didn't deserve the Golden Ball that year

afrodoc2:
Caniggia was the best Argentine player in Italia 90 not Maradona.

Don't mind chic2pimp. Even though that Argentine team was arguably the worst World cup finalist you would ever see it was clear from the collection of dross that Caniggia was the best Argentina offered