Comments on: Germany 4-0 Australia: Germany excellent, but quality exaggerated by poor Australian tactics

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By: Harshad Inamdar

Harshad Inamdar — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:23:21 +0000

I think the article is spot on. Holger Badstuber is average playing at left back, and he was thoroughly exposed defensively in Bayern Munich’s Champions League match against Manchester United. His attacking capabilities are also suspect, with him rarely trying to get forward and cross the ball to Klose and Gomez against Inter, even when Inter were sitting back and allowing him space to run into on the flank. I do not mean to say that he is a bad player, he’s just not a natural left back and does not offer the width and speed on the flank when needed. All he’s going to do is pass sideways into the centre which won’t help if the opposition is sitting deep. Marcell Jansen would be a better player at left-back. Also, Germany’s centre backs were rarely tested, but they looked shaky at the beginning of the game at the throw-in right up the field, and fast, physical forwards will get the better of them. That said, I’d love to see Germany go atleast to the semi-finals. Maradona is too arrogant, and he’s a cheat, I really don’t want to see his smug face after an Argentina win..

By: Cirdan

Cirdan — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:57:55 +0000

I’ll agree about ‘94-’02, but not about ‘06. That side was great. They needed penalties vs Argentina, but Argentina was one of the best sides in the tournament, easily better than Portugal or even France in my book, and they lost in the last 2 minutes of extra time vs Italy in what was probably the best match of the tournament.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:49:41 +0000

Actually, Klose is quick. I think it was at the beginning of the 2008/2009 season, when I read an article about the Bayern preparation for the season. Back then Klose was the quickest player in the entire Bayern squad.

By: joga

joga — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:57:33 +0000

The red card was too harsh but other than that it was justified. As Germany began dominating they grew increasingly frustrated and vented by complaining and yelling a lot and committing some unnecessary fouls. It’s not professional behavior and doesn’t help you in scoring so they need to step down on that. It’s just risky for player’s health. I think that’s why Cahill got that red card unjustifiably: Guilty by association