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Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:02 pm
by ElHadary
Highly boring game tbh. For as great as the group rounds are, is for as disappointing the playoff rounds are.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:02 pm
by Cellular
mate wrote:Absolutely disappointing effort from France. They had everything needed to compete in this game. Instead, they allowed Germany to play only as much as they needed to.

In a game like this, it's about moments. French players like Benzama, Pogba, and Griesmann failed to take theirs. Worst of all, they showed no fighting spirit after such misses, but despondency.

DeChamps evidently couldn't inspire his team.

Whoever said whimper said it best.

Germany got a pass in this one. Der Mannschaft literally cruised. But I will say this: I don't think they could beat Brazil in a semifinal. Just don't see it.

Cheers, Mate
Mate, please stop sounding like a Naijarian.

The better team won!

Just give them credit...

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [2H} Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:03 pm
by mmeny
ohsee wrote:
skillful wrote:He he with a little bit of more seriousness an Africa team could have won this world cup
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
This is a joke, right?
If it was a joke it would be funny, but the guy is actually serious :(

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:03 pm
by platinum
Easiest game Germany have had in this cup....i wont count the portugal game as pepe and portugal thought they were in brazil to do boxing.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:04 pm
by smartbrother
bret- hart wrote:Shebi I said this French team was overrated. If not for the ref and naïve decisions from Keshi, we would have beaten them
just happy they are out
seeing them play reminds me how keshi squandered this world cup opportunity

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:04 pm
by analyzer
maceo4 wrote:
analyzer wrote:Ok.. making person explain to me how you hardly do much all game and then you start to dey cry when you get knocked out.. I dey refer to Griezmann (sp)..
Wow, he hardly did much? Then what would you say about the rest of the French team? He was one of their brighter spots...
:lol: :lol: for you and platinum.. abeg abeg.. was referring to the WHOLE french team as not doing much and not necessarily Griezmann (sp).. reference to griez was that he was crying..

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [2H} Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:04 pm
by Cellular
smartbrother wrote:
Cellular wrote:Wondering why Deschamps couldn't effect his tactical superiority...
cause he was tactically inferior to Loew.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: The same Loew that Appiah taught a lesson on football...

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:05 pm
by platinum
ElHadary wrote:Highly boring game tbh. For as great as the group rounds are, is for as disappointing the playoff rounds are.
:?: :?: :?:

The round of 16 had exciting games apart from maybe the argentina game.

It's to be expected, much more at stake.....closely matched teams, more tactical awareness and much fewer mistakes.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:05 pm
by mmeny
ElHadary wrote:Highly boring game tbh. For as great as the group rounds are, is for as disappointing the playoff rounds are.
Please do not let anyone hear you..someone will come and tell you it was tactical masterpiece. I am just glad the next game in this grouping will be Brazil/Colombia vs Germany...

I am not surprised it was boring when two European top sides meet it is always some cagey boring game ending in 1-0 or so

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:06 pm
by analyzer
platinum wrote:
ElHadary wrote:Highly boring game tbh. For as great as the group rounds are, is for as disappointing the playoff rounds are.
:?: :?: :?:

The round of 16 had exciting games apart from maybe the argentina game.

It's to be expected, much more at stake.....closely matched teams, more tactical awareness and much fewer mistakes.
Agree.. as stakes get higher, expect a more cagey affair.. Still expected the french to go all in from like 20-25th min.. they just looked like they lacked ideas..

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [2H} Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:06 pm
by ohsee
Cellular wrote:
Cristao II wrote:Not surprised. They required the ref to beat Nigeria.
Tactical superiority...
Ogbuefi, wetin txj do you now? :D

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:06 pm
by txj
A tight, controlled and tactically detailed game, in which nobody wanted to open up, take risks and push the envelope.

Germany had the lead and the onus was on the French to chase the game.

Deschamps would only gamble so much, as has always been his nature.

Was he valid to do this? Depends on your point of view...

Its the aspect of the European game I've never agreed with...

I understand why coaches drop players in favor of team unity. But its still a failure of management.

Argentina sweated to beat the Swiss, in a game a Carlos Tevez coming from the bench would've blown open!

Today the French needed Nasri.

Instead all Deschamps could do was bring in Geroud and Remy...

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [2H} Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:06 pm
by skillful
ohsee wrote:
skillful wrote:He he with a little bit of more seriousness an Africa team could have won this world cup
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
This is a joke, right?
I am so serious even with our grade b team we still held our own.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [2H} Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:06 pm
by smartbrother
Cellular wrote:
smartbrother wrote:
Cellular wrote:Wondering why Deschamps couldn't effect his tactical superiority...
cause he was tactically inferior to Loew.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: The same Loew that Appiah taught a lesson on football...

THe same Loew that is about to leadi his team into the world cup semifinal a week after appiah landed back in kumasi

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [2H} Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:06 pm
by GREENWHITEGREEN
Cellular wrote:
txj wrote:You have to wonder at Deschamps..

The onus was on him to chase the game. Played cagey almost the entire game
I guess he was waiting for an injury to impact his tactical knowledge... :roll: :roll:

No ref. No injury. No African opposition to rob. Tactical reaction impaired.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:06 pm
by Bigpokey24
I just hit forth worth. Pogba dey this match

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [2H} Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:07 pm
by asabe
smartbrother wrote:
Cellular wrote:Wondering why Deschamps couldn't effect his tactical superiority...
cause he was tactically inferior to Loew.
The German team is tactically very good and flexible. You have to really beat them to knock them out. If for example, France took the lead the German would have mounted more of a challenge, and created chances.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:07 pm
by platinum
analyzer wrote:
maceo4 wrote:
analyzer wrote:Ok.. making person explain to me how you hardly do much all game and then you start to dey cry when you get knocked out.. I dey refer to Griezmann (sp)..
Wow, he hardly did much? Then what would you say about the rest of the French team? He was one of their brighter spots...
:lol: :lol: for you and platinum.. abeg abeg.. was referring to the WHOLE french team as not doing much and not necessarily Griezmann (sp).. reference to griez was that he was crying..

analyzer, but the bobo tried now....on that french squad, who else try pass am today? if you give everything and lose, the emotions come flowing like that. Poor pikin, i feel for am.

They need to blame their coach. Funny, deschamps used to show the same ineptness at marseille when push came to shove.

Germany won without leaving gear 3.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:09 pm
by oloye
Knew they were sissies...

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:09 pm
by smartbrother
oloye wrote:Knew they were sissies...
what does that make nigerua

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:11 pm
by platinum
txj wrote:A tight, controlled and tactically detailed game, in which nobody wanted to open up, take risks and push the envelope.

Germany had the lead and the onus was on the French to chase the game.

Deschamps would only gamble so much, as has always been his nature.

Was he valid to do this? Depends on your point of view...

Its the aspect of the European game I've never agreed with...

I understand why coaches drop players in favor of team unity. But its still a failure of management.

Argentina sweated to beat the Swiss, in a game a Carlos Tevez coming from the bench would've blown open!

Today the French needed Nasri.

Instead all Deschamps could do was bring in Geroud and Remy...

Deschamps was overly cautious, he did same versus Nigeria. I noted that during the game. It's same issue he had at Marseille. I think if he opened up, he'd have been in trouble, the Germans have the sort of players who know how to use space, forget their lack of pace, they let the ball work.

I wouldn't put this on the absence of Nasri. More the absence of Ribery. Nasri is notorious for disappearing too and when you add his bad spirit, not worth it.

Even with what he had, he could have been tactically more daring. He clammed up today big time.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:11 pm
by ElHadary
mmeny wrote:
ElHadary wrote:Highly boring game tbh. For as great as the group rounds are, is for as disappointing the playoff rounds are.
Please do not let anyone hear you..someone will come and tell you it was tactical masterpiece. I am just glad the next game in this grouping will be Brazil/Colombia vs Germany...

I am not surprised it was boring when two European top sides meet it is always some cagey boring game ending in 1-0 or so
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

Nostradamus Mr. mmeny :p

Yes it was boring, sorry much of the game was simply played in the midfield and not on either end. It was BORING. I was NOT entertained much unlike the group stages when both teams simply wanted to go at it. "High stakes" okay fine high stakes, but no team played as tenaciously as they did in the group stage. More cautious usually equates to more boring.

Re: FRANCE VS GERMANY (0-1) [FT] Hummels

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:11 pm
by Ekorian
The cheating team is gone. :clap: :clap:

Where is Coach Obahiagbon who bet that France is winning it all? :lol: :lol:

Bookie don cup your dollar :mrgreen: