good news about dzeko i was really worried hed leave
"Hey, mr. Dzeko. I can offer you money, women and a good house in Manchester. You interested?"
"No mr. blue man. I am not interested."
"Lots of money. 1m£ range."
"Not interested."
"Alrighty, 1.5£, last offer"
"Aaah, yeah but I have always wanted to be trained by the great Roberto Mancini. Besides your side seems like a nice side with lots of good friendships..."
"At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the cheques."Have you ever seen Dirty Harry Guns and money are best diplomacy
Bill Shankly
"Not badly, considering I was seated between Jesus Christ and Napoleon"
David Lloyd George was pleased with his performance at Versailles.
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It means Fighting Pig or War Boar.
It was originally the nickname for Schalke legend Marc Wilmots, but when he quit Asamoah took over the honorable title.
Always liked him. Always in the mids and has quite a few goals behind his name.
First it looked like Kiessling would be send home.I dunno why Beck is being omitted. I would've axed Mario Gomez
Ohhh ok, yeah Asamoah is quite a fighter in midfield
I like Kiessling. Isn't he like the top scoring German player in the 2009-2010 Bundesliga?
Gomez just sucks
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Hes a striker but fights across the field.
Yeah throwing Kiessling out would be nuts, but Gomez is theoretic world class. He even scored many goals this mid-season when Bayern played without Robben and Gomez got to start allot of games. That he is this quite with his reserve-role as a big star also speaks for him.I like Kiessling. Isn't he like the top scoring German player in the 2009-2010 Bundesliga?
Gomez just sucks
Maybe he will excel now for the DFB as well. He certainly must feel motivated to prove all wrong.
Indeed, but he's lately been out of form. Olic is clearly superior.
Probably Jogi will use a 4-5-1 formation. Neuer(GK) - Boateng(LB) - Mertesacker(CB) - Friedrich(CB) - Lahm(RB) - Schweini(CDM) - Khedira(CDM) - Kroos(RM) - Marin(LM) - Ozil(CAM) - Kiessling/Cacau(ST)
So only 1 striker will probably be used, unless the CAM position would be changed to a Supporting Striker position
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Its more because Olic fits the role better when Ribery and Robben play the sides. Van Gaal wanted a more versatile striker for that position to make the game less static and therefore create space on the flanks, and it just happened Olic played it very well when he got the chance. Gomez never got out for sucking as a "deep striker" himself. Its the same problem Ibrahimovic has at Barca btw.
As for your team: I think Podolski and Klose will start. When looking at the stats both reign above everyone else what DFB goals are concerned, each about a 1/2 goal per match for about 120 games counting both players caps together, thus 1 goal per match guaranteed when both play. Those stats don't lie even when they have hard times at their team, it wouldn't be the first time, like 06 with Poldi at Bayern.
That are Pele, Van Nistelrooy, Ronaldo kind of stats and its hard for Löw to just brush that aside.
Also I think Marin will have a reserve role, which I don't agree on, but Löw never seemed to have all to much symphaty for Marin despite his excellent performances. He could really disturb the defense though when coming in the 70th minute and steamrolling on tired opponents. I think Löw will play 4-4-2.
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o yea if he didnt these games would just serve to injure our players. definatly an excellent shot today from lahm and i def agree with u. I expected bosnia to be a challenge and that proved true. they just have nothing short of an immaculate and organized offense. poldi did decent today too
o btw my stream really started crapping out like the last 20 min of the game. what brought about those 2 pks?
(changing out of my klose jersey to my Lahm one )
LOL I never knew Dzeko was Bosnian until I saw him on the scoresheet
Didn't see the game, but I am happy with the result even if there were 2 penalties.
LOL Italy lost against Mexico LOL
Spain a narrow 1-0 against S.Korea.
I think Germany have a good chance of winning this
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LOL I never knew Marin was Bosnian born.
Actually the main reason for all these test-games are funds for the DFB and the other national associations.
One would figure the last test-games before a WC would be like a general-repetition but I cant say to have seen a clear pattern with Löw, more so since this was the first of the last with Bayern players.
He started out with Klose and Poldi, but I think he might just turn to Cacau seeing the game. I cant say...
They said it last game and how some Bosnian players are pissed at Marin for picking Germany. Also guys like Ibisevic, Salihovic and Misimovic have a German background. Sehad Salihovic from Berlin Neuköln said he never had anything to do with Bosnia until he started playing for the national-team. On one hand its sad so much Aussländer still pick the other nationality on another its good they can stay in tough with that nation.
Also some BL news: Arnautovic, a great talented striker from Twente, but who couldn't make it this year at Inter will play for Werder next year.
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And eliminate who?
A Defensive Midfielder(Bargfrede/Borowski, I don't really think Frings would be excluded from a Werder line-up)??
Ozil? Would Schaaf play him on the wings instead of the CAM position and adapt a 4-4-2? or maybe a 4-3-3?
Damn I'm itching for next season
but first the WC
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