["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Klinsmann nominated his squad today, but also the players,
who have to keep fit till the end of the World Cup.
From this squad he can choose players,
if someone gets injured at the World Cup.
Sad guys, no holidays for you:

goalkeeper: Robert Enke (Hannover 96)
defense: Manuel Friedrich (FSV Mainz 05), Patrick Owomoyela (SV Werder Bremen)
midfield: Fabian Ernst (FC Schalke 04), Paul Freier (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forward: Kevin Kuranyi (FC Schalke 04)

[Bayerntone]

Freier, Owomoyela and M Friedrich are as good as the first team, if not better.

Hanke, and Kuranyi, well, personally I prefer Kuranyi but he sucks himself by getting into a prolonged spell of poor form. Damn!

[The Old Lady Hertha]

Kuranyi>Hanke
Boateng/Trochowski/Scholl> Ernst

Other than that...i'm ok with it.

[Psychosis hsv]

may be i dont understand the rules if metzelder gets injured after poland's game, will it be still legal for him to be replaced?

[The Old Lady Hertha]

Name thread changed.

@Psychosis: Only if a player gets injured in the next weeks...he cannot be replaced once WC starts.

[ForeverRed]

Originally Posted by The Old Lady Hertha

Kuranyi>Hanke
Boateng/Trochowski/Scholl> Ernst

Other than that...i'm ok with it.

I agree with your second assesment of Ernst but not the first. Although I can't really say anything about Kuranyi's goal scoring record for the NT, which is quite good, he just doesn't striker me as a player who can have an impact and be an actual threat to a team....he is a player that relies too much on the rest of the team or simple circumstance.

Off topic, did you know that Steve Nash (Suns) is a big football fan, especially Tottenham, and plays quite well.

[The Old Lady Hertha]

Kuranyi has great positioning. He's not exceptional in any area of course. But he seems to get to the right place. I've said in a thread before that he can't create jack shit for himself, but he gets into positions so that other people can set him up. Hanke is not experienced enough for that. Kuranyi knows where to be when the gk spills the ball, or the defense makes a mistake. That can be as great a weapon as a midfielder with a cannon shot (i.e. Hitzlsperger).

He's not as good as Klose at doing that, but if Klose gets hurt, I can't imagine a better replacement than Kuranyi IMHO.

As for Steve Nash, he plays football. Didn't know he was a Spurs fan. Oh well, he can't always be right.

[ForeverRed]

Originally Posted by The Old Lady Hertha

Kuranyi has great positioning. He's not exceptional in any area of course. But he seems to get to the right place. I've said in a thread before that he can't create jack shit for himself, but he gets into positions so that other people can set him up. Hanke is not experienced enough for that. Kuranyi knows where to be when the gk spills the ball, or the defense makes a mistake. That can be as great a weapon as a midfielder with a cannon shot (i.e. Hitzlsperger).

He's not as good as Klose at doing that, but if Klose gets hurt, I can't imagine a better replacement than Kuranyi IMHO.

As for Steve Nash, he plays football. Didn't know he was a Spurs fan. Oh well, he can't always be right.

Yes, as a matter of fact, Nowitsky and him always get together to watch games. Nash's father played professionally and I think Nash had a tryout as well.

[SirManchester]

[The Beautiful Frame]

Originally Posted by The Old Lady Hertha

Name thread changed.

@Psychosis: Only if a player gets injured in the next weeks...he cannot be replaced once WC starts.

I'm not sure, but I think injured goalkeepers can be replaced even after the tournament starts.