German National Football Team Thread (Nationalmannschaft)

Andi Obst · Post #61 » by **Andi Obst** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:17 am

AlexDelta wrote:The DFB home fans have proven that they are the worst of all time. Booing this team? But what was I expecting? They booed the team after they beat Azerbaijan and didn't score 90 goals.

That was ridiculous. German fans seem to expect the NT to win every game by at least 5 goals. If you want to go to the game just to boo the team you might as well stay at home.

Foye · Post #62 » by **Foye** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:46 am

Little Nathan wrote:
AlexDelta wrote:The DFB home fans have proven that they are the worst of all time. Booing this team? But what was I expecting? They booed the team after they beat Azerbaijan and didn't score 90 goals.

That was ridiculous. German fans seem to expect the NT to win every game by at least 5 goals. If you want to go to the game just to boo the team you might as well stay at home.

They are getting the bill for these ridiculous ticket prices for friendly games.

Andi Obst · Post #63 » by **Andi Obst** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:50 am

Foye wrote:
Little Nathan wrote:
AlexDelta wrote:The DFB home fans have proven that they are the worst of all time. Booing this team? But what was I expecting? They booed the team after they beat Azerbaijan and didn't score 90 goals.

That was ridiculous. German fans seem to expect the NT to win every game by at least 5 goals. If you want to go to the game just to boo the team you might as well stay at home.

They are getting the bill for these ridiculous ticket prices for friendly games.

That's not the players' fault, though. If you think the tickets are too expensive, just don't go to the games.

AlexDelta · Post #64 » by **AlexDelta** » Wed May 14, 2014 10:16 am

Little Nathan wrote:
Foye wrote:
Little Nathan wrote:
That was ridiculous. German fans seem to expect the NT to win every game by at least 5 goals. If you want to go to the game just to boo the team you might as well stay at home.

They are getting the bill for these ridiculous ticket prices for friendly games.

That's not the players' fault, though. If you think the tickets are too expensive, just don't go to the games.

This. And it happens all the team, even in qualifiers. The problem is that the majority of people that go to DFB games aren't really soccer fans, but party people. The soccer fans are usually families.

Foye · Post #65 » by **Foye** » Wed May 14, 2014 11:18 am

You guys are obviously right. I would never go to a NT friendly for that reason.

Det the Threat · Post #66 » by **Det the Threat** » Wed May 14, 2014 12:25 pm

Löw will take 27 players into that training camp and changed something.

Leon Goretzka, Marcell Jansen and Max Meyer won't be part and could be called up, if there are injuries.
Also, he send André Hahn back home and took Christoph Kramer(Mönchengladbach) instead.

Kramer's a defensive midfielder were we're having some problems with Khedira just coming back, Bender having injury problems and with Schweinsteiger hurt as well.

cgf · Post #67 » by **cgf** » Thu May 15, 2014 12:28 am

Det the Threat wrote:Löw will take 27 players into that training camp and changed something.

Leon Goretzka, Marcell Jansen and Max Meyer won't be part and could be called up, if there are injuries.
Also, he send André Hahn back home and took Christoph Kramer(Mönchengladbach) instead.

Kramer's a defensive midfielder were we're having some problems with Khedira just coming back, Bender having injury problems and with Schweinsteiger hurt as well.

That's really cool for Kramer. Although he's more of a box to boxer like Khedira or Lars than a true holder like Lahm or Sven, but still really happy for him. Still sucks Jogi left Kruse back, although him getting some rest is clearly needed given the second half of the season he had.

Foye · Post #68 » by **Foye** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:26 am

Lars Bender out.

Khedira not healthy, Lahm needed at RB, Bender out....we are going to rely on Toni Kroos in the DM. Good bye world cup hopes.

Det the Threat · Post #69 » by **Det the Threat** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:45 am

Foye wrote:Lars Bender out.

Khedira not healthy, Lahm needed at RB, Bender out....we are going to rely on Toni Kroos in the DM. Good bye world cup hopes.

I hope not.

Anyways, I guess that Christoph Kramer now has a real chance to make the final roster given that the're only two real central midfielders left in Schweinsteiger and Khedira. And one of them has hardly played for the last six months while the other one's always nagging some injuries.

Also, I'm curious to see the fitness of Manuel Neuer, given that the officials don't really answer questions about that and with ter Stegen now officially being named as the possible replacement.

Foye · Post #70 » by **Foye** » Fri May 23, 2014 10:03 am

Safe to say we will not have a chance to win the WC right now.
Half of the team is injured or not fit. Even if they were, though, there is still Jogi to screw up.

No_20 · Post #71 » by **No_20** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:10 pm

You miss that Messi/Ronaldo/Iniesta type of World Class player.

Post #72 » by **ATL Boy** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:18 pm

ugh, I hate that Lars is gonna be out. Was Sven called up into the training camp or is he not gonna be ready for the World Cup either?

Captain_Obvious · Post #73 » by **Captain_Obvious** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:39 pm

No_20 wrote:You miss that Messi/Ronaldo/Iniesta type of World Class player.

I concur. But I'm hoping for a coming out party of Götze. That Bayern/Pep system is not for him.

Maybe we should just go with Hummels as DM at this point.

ardee · Post #74 » by **ardee** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:49 pm

No_20 wrote:You miss that Messi/Ronaldo/Iniesta type of World Class player.

Marco Reus! How is he not world class, he's definitely better than Iniesta at this point and the best player in the Bundesliga (pretty clearly imo).

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ardee · Post #75 » by **ardee** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:50 pm

Curious, how do German fans rank the top players on the team? Reus and Lahm 1/2 for sure?

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Ted Lasso · Post #76 » by **Ted Lasso** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:49 pm

Captain_Obvious wrote:Maybe we should just go with Hummels as DM at this point.

If Khedira won't be ready, just go with Lahm. There are other options at right-back.

Captain_Obvious · Post #77 » by **Captain_Obvious** » Fri May 23, 2014 6:08 pm

Ted Lasso wrote:
Captain_Obvious wrote:Maybe we should just go with Hummels as DM at this point.

If Khedira won't be ready, just go with Lahm. There are other options at right-back.

Like who? We have nobody good left back and right - beside Lahm. Yuck, Höwedes and Jansen? Please no...

Ted Lasso · Post #78 » by **Ted Lasso** » Fri May 23, 2014 6:15 pm

Captain_Obvious wrote:
Ted Lasso wrote:
Captain_Obvious wrote:Maybe we should just go with Hummels as DM at this point.

If Khedira won't be ready, just go with Lahm. There are other options at right-back.

Like who? We have nobody good left back and right - beside Lahm. Yuck, Höwedes and Jansen? Please no...

Yuck indeed, at those two. But i'd rather play Grosskreutz or Boateng at right-back than have to rely on the Schweinsteiger & Kroos partnership in midfield.

Left-back is a whole other problem. There isn't one option i'd be comfortable with there. I'm looking forward to the final 23 for some clarity.

Foye · Post #79 » by **Foye** » Fri May 23, 2014 7:16 pm

Ted Lasso wrote:
Captain_Obvious wrote:Maybe we should just go with Hummels as DM at this point.

If Khedira won't be ready, just go with Lahm. There are other options at right-back.

Lahm is also not healthy at the moment. Just like Schweinsteiger. Gotta hope that both are back & 100%.

cgf · Post #80 » by **cgf** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:09 pm

Captain_Obvious wrote:
Ted Lasso wrote:
Captain_Obvious wrote:Maybe we should just go with Hummels as DM at this point.

If Khedira won't be ready, just go with Lahm. There are other options at right-back.

Like who? We have nobody good left back and right - beside Lahm. Yuck, Höwedes and Jansen? Please no...

Jantschke, Jung, Grosskreutz and durm just don't exist in your world?