Review: German National Team News & Discussion Thread - WC 2014 & Beyond

Thanks for the input.

I'm yet to follow Werner close enough to have any opinion on him. Until then, Volland and Lasogga sound good to me for the 4-2-3-1. Knowing Low, he'd keep tinkering with formations in Euro qualifiers for us to have a better idea as you have said it yourself. I just hope we get to see more of Gundogan and Bender(s), and Reus of course, later this year.

 

Next two years will be a glorified victory tour. If I am not mistaken, There will be 24 teams at Euro 2016. Qualifying will have so much margin for error for a team like Germany. I want to see what kind of out and out striker emerges over next two years.

 

I think we could find a place for Poldi in this lineup (on the bench) if he keeps his form in the next two years. We aren't likely to use every player on the roster anyway, and surely taking him as the 23rd man would help, if he is as important to this team as he seems to be.

 

Basically my point. All 23 never play and you can still live with Podolski if it really came to having to play someone.

 

@Kirsten19
Buddy, have you celebrated Germany winning the world cup????
If the answer is yes, then it means you haven't celebrated enough!!!

Stop all this madness talk! celebrate the dam achievement!!!

 

Yeah, but my guess he'll probably be an assistant coach. I can't think of anyone who has the potential of being a great coach more than Klose, especially when it comes to training strikers.

 

You're a mean mommy.

 

Poldi is the people's hero. He's help to connect and win over the heart of every Brazilian to support Germany. Getting so much love from our Brazilian friends on Instagram

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"Brazil. I will never forget you."




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Their are several reasons to keep Podolski on the team in addition to team unity. First off unlike Klose at age 29 he's still got another cycle in him age wise the only reason he isn't starting for Germany and in Arsenal is because of their depth. While Podolski doesn't fit into Lows system when Germany needs to press for an equalizer or winner he can be a very helpful sub. If not for multiple injuries in the final I personally believe Low would have subbed Podolski in to help achieve these ends.

 

Podolski won the young player of the tournament award over the likes of not only Messi but Ronaldo and Rooney also. Lol how times have changed.

 

That's a great point. I still recall Poldi slapping Ballack..... and other players having to get in the way. Love the guy, but he still has a bit of that in him.

I like Poldi, but imho at this point Schurrle is a similar player who provides more to the team. Both are direct and inject some fire, but Schurrle has more pace and better awareness...... plus he's younger.

Although I don't see a spot on the Nationalelf for Poldi, I think Schweini needs to stay for another 4 years. Even as a bench player, he's a bit of a throwback on a team of technicians. He has heart, steel, and immense leadership characteristics. I see him becomming a mentor to a lot of the younger guys who tend to forget the value of forged steel will-power.

 

And yet he has more World Cup than all of them combined, and has beaten all three of them in some capacity at World Cup level. Oh, to be Poldi, with his World Cup and Young Player award, something none of those other losers can ever get their hands on.

 

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Listen, I'm ready to say goodbye to Poldi on the NT, too, but let's not pretend that any of these guys have an international career that can even compare to Poldi's. Had a great coming out in 2006, was one of Germany's best i 2008, played a great supporting role in 2010 with two goals and still scored in 2012 even when people were calling him off the team. Maybe he's not the better player, but the concept of who's better is just circle jerk fodder that won't count more much when they all look back at their international careers.

 

I feel my comment was misunderstood. Podolski is actually my second favorite player on the German team (or favorite if Klose has retired yet) and I have all the respect for him in the world. The 2006 World Cup was when I first started watching soccer and it's just crazy how much things have changed since then. I just find it sad that while Messi, Ronaldo and Rooney are the stars of their international and club teams Podolski is stuck on the bench for both club and country when back then he was regarded as a better player. However it is great that Podolski has the one thing those guys(most likely) will never get, the World Cup Trophy.

 

Makes sense, but it's an assumption that no one else can provide what he did. Maybe KG and Durm were such players in the making this WC? I'm sure some of the unused substituted have already been tasked this tourney to prepare for that role.

 

We desperately need to build up fullbacks. Lahm is not going to be around forever. in every possible occasion Jung and Durm shoud get playing time.

Here: I called it July 2014.

 

They are options. But they have no experience. The Dortmund guys have some Cl experience but I want each fullback to be 25 yo with preferably 10 y of NT experience.

 

Old joke. 30 years old. 25 years experience on the job. Expression of the fear we go to Russia without a fullback who has played a WC before.

 

I'm so glad we won the WC title under Niersbach and not that arse Zwanziger. I'm already anticipating the big BILD interview with Zwanziger who claims Germany won the WC, because of his work.