Bayern players on international duty [R]

[FCBerken]

i think it is time for a thread like this. if one like this already exists, then i am sorry and the mods can close it. now with all the qualification matches coming up, i think there will be a lot to discuss.

i have seen the germany-ireland match this weekend.
lahm: the usual confident performance, very secure. good game from him. he played on the right side on saturday and kept damien duff under control very well.

schweini: made some mistakes, but a solid performance overall. was involved in some of germany's best chances. he made the assists for klose's dangerous header in the forst half and poldi's in the second half. also hit the post after a freekick.

poldi: very good match. had quite a few opportunities, but was often a bit unlucky. scored the only goal. although it was a deflection, he definatly deserved it. he worked very hard and with some luck could have scored another goal.

i also heard that owen made a good game (against andorra:D :rolleyes: ), but i didnt hear anything about the other players. anyone know how lucio, karimi, sagnol, etc.. played?

[ForeverRed]

i think it is time for a thread like this. if one like this already exists, then i am sorry and the mods can close it. now with all the qualification matches coming up, i think there will be a lot to discuss.

i have seen the germany-ireland match this weekend.
lahm: the usual confident performance, very secure. good game from him. he played on the right side on saturday and kept damien duff under control very well.

schweini: made some mistakes, but a solid performance overall. was involved in some of germany's best chances. he made the assists for klose's dangerous header in the forst half and poldi's in the second half. also hit the post after a freekick.

poldi: very good match. had quite a few opportunities, but was often a bit unlucky. scored the only goal. although it was a deflection, he definatly deserved it. he worked very hard and with some luck could have scored another goal.

i also heard that owen made a good game (against andorra:D :rolleyes: ), but i didnt hear anything about the other players. anyone know how lucio, karimi, sagnol, etc.. played?

Yea, Owen had another MOTM performance for England. Lucio was the captain against Argentina yesterday and was very very solid. The new Brasil team coached by Dunga is looking very balanced.

[Macedonian]

Yea, Owen had another MOTM performance for England.

This Wednesday the England NT will visit my country for a qualification match with my country,Macedonia.The price is a bit high for our standards(40 euros)but this is the match of the season for us,so we have to be there.Owen is in the starting line-up,so I will keep an eye on him,although I hope my beloved country wins;)

[BMGuy]

i watched live the match Brazil vs Argentina, Lucio wore the captain band, 1st time i think. He was the best player in defense for Brazil, really solid, didn't give Tevez a single chance.:D

[Gantade]

Lucio is definitely one of the best defenders out there~....he is purely solid and strong...

what he did in Bayern just amazed me...love Lucio a lot~ :)

[Macedonian]

i watched live the match Brazil vs Argentina, Lucio wore the captain band, 1st time i think.

It was his second time with the armband,the first one was with Norway;)

[MUTU310]

It was his second time with the armband,the first one was with Norway;)

Not a nice captaincy debut for him then ;)

[FCBerken]

rensing and ottl played today in germany's 5-1 victory over romania in the U21 euro qualifying. ottl got subbed in after abou 65 minutes.

[FCBerken]

germany beat san marino 13-0. 2 goals by schweini, 4 by poldi. lahm played 90 minutes, just like the other two.
i think van buyten scored the winning goal for belgium against armenia i think.

[Dead Fingers]

Soccernet have Poldi getting 5

Lukas Podolski (11)
Lukas Podolski (28)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (30)
Michael Ballack (35)
Lukas Podolski (43)
Miroslav Klose (45)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (47)
Lukas Podolski (64)
Thomas Hitzlsperger (66)
Thomas Hitzlsperger (72)
Lukas Podolski (72)
Manuel Friedrich (87)
Bernd Schneider (pen 90)

[SirManchester]

soccernet is wrong, as usual. Klose got two.

[Dead Fingers]

soccernet is wrong, as usual. Klose got two.

ok...from kicker


0:1 Podolski (12., Kopfball, Vorarbeit B. Schneider)
0:2 Schweinsteiger (29., Rechtsschuss, Jansen)
0:3 Klose (30., Linksschuss, Frings)
0:4 Ballack (35., Rechtsschuss, Schweinsteiger)
0:5 Podolski (43., Linksschuss, B. Schneider)
0:6 Klose (45., Rechtsschuss)
0:7 Schweinsteiger (47., ind. Freistoß, Rechtsschuss)
0:8 Podolski (64., Rechtsschuss, Odonkor)
0:9 Hitzlsperger (66., Linksschuss, B. Schneider)
0:10 Podolski (71., Linksschuss, Jansen)
0:11 Hitzlsperger (73., Linksschuss, Schweinsteiger)
0:12 M. Friedrich (87., Kopfball, Jansen)
0:13 B. Schneider (90., Handelfmeter, Rechtsschuss)


better

[ForeverRed]

How sweet it is :D

20 goals in 25 games for Poldi....freaking phenomenal. .and Schweiny's record ain't that bad either..

Now if only we can get them to do this with their club

[Dr.Phil]

Podolski is on fire

[The Old Lady Hertha]

How sweet it is :D

20 goals in 25 games for Poldi....freaking phenomenal. .and Schweiny's record ain't that bad either..

Now if only we can get them to do this with their club

Actually its 35 caps, 20 goals. Most impressive record nonetheless, he's also scored against Brasil, Australia, Mexico in Confederations Cup, 2X against Sweden...! Congrats Lukas!

[The Old Lady Hertha]

This Wednesday the England NT will visit my country for a qualification match with my country,Macedonia.The price is a bit high for our standards(40 euros)but this is the match of the season for us,so we have to be there.Owen is in the starting line-up,so I will keep an eye on him,although I hope my beloved country wins;)

Unlucky mate, the stick got to ya, don't worry, we'll make it up for you in the Merseyside Derby :cool:

[ForeverRed]

Unlucky mate, the stick got to ya, don't worry, we'll make it up for you in the Merseyside Derby :cool:


Not if Crouch has anything to say about it :D

[Dead Fingers]

Ok...someone had to mention Crouch. :p

[The Old Lady Hertha]

Good strike by stick btw...not too bad.

Still a gobshite tho. :p

[MyTZeus]

Believe it or not, I sat through Korea v. Iran. Iran lucky to draw 1-1, although they could have won 2-1 if Karimi hadn't whiffed on an absolute sitter inside the 6. A ball was squared to him, all alone in the 6. He had nearly half the goal width to aim for, and he almost missed the ball entirely. An utter embarrassment to cap a thoroughly crap performance. I have NO confidence in Karimi to do anything to help us in any way, shape or form.

As the English fans like to say: GET RID.