German NT - World Cup 2014 - Pre tournament and squad selection

Löw on Lahm: Decision if midfield or fullback will be made during camp and the test games.

Sounds like Lahm goes then with a certain spot into the tourney.

 

As if that was ever in doubt?!

 

Well Löw could play the "I dont know yet where Lahm is going to play game" before every game.

 

Zieler, Durm, Schweinsteiger, Jansen, Goretzka, Hahn, Khedira, Meyer should be favourite for the chop

 

No I mean that it was never in doubt that lahm's spot is certain.

 

But I don't understand a thing. Ter-Stegen it's called for Poland and he isn't in the 30?

 

He's filling in for the goalkeepers who will be missing due to the Pokal Finale

 

True since Germany will only be left with Bender as Dm.

 

Or the goal Neuer gave up against CR7 in Muenchen?

 

Remember Klose went in 2002 instead of Martin Max who was the joint Torjaeger that year and had been having very good seasons prior to that. Same with Neuville.

There is a chance Loew is thinking that Volland might have a break out. Frankly, I think playing him against the US will give that sieve of a back line the US has many, many fits.

 

How is Kevin Kuranyi doing these days?

 

Huh? What are you talking about?

During the timeframe from 2001-2010, in which both players were on the team, Klose scored more and had a better strike rate than Ballack. The data from fussballdaten.de is below and is pretty clear.

Hate Klose if you like, but there is no disputing his numbers. He clearly delivered in WM years. You want to argue he failed in EM years? Ok, perhaps. But there is no denying that in the past three WMs, it has been Klose who has helped the team. Clearly the team did not rely on Ballack for scoring.

 

-----------Mueller

---Gotze----Reus----Volland

----------Piggy--Kroos

---Durm--Hummel-Boateng-Lahm

Reus seems to play better in the middle and Mueller can exchange position with volland a lot during a match.

 

Bitte nicht Boateng. His epic fails the last several key games should keep him on the bench for a while IMHO.

Can't mark, too slow, lousy temper and big ego. Would rather have "Meatsacker" in the middle.

 

Hoffenheim coach Gisdol

"Kevin Volland can play central ,right and left , he is flexible. not many players can do that "






Maybe he doesn't know Kevin Grosskreutz

 

Volland is a good wildcard. He is more versatile than Kruse and although I feel bad for Kruse, if the decision was between these two, I would have picked Volland as well.

 

You said the NT relied on Ballack. I simply pointed out that Klose put up numbers expected of a forward in a WM year. That's all. No shit there, just simple facts.

Your exact words were...

I merely pointed out exactly what Klose has done since then, that Ballack was not relied on to score because Klose and others clearly did and that -- while Max and a few others were better options in 2002 -- Klose was not exactly chopped liver in 2002.

 

Before somebody else does it:

Id like to take all the credit in advance for KV. Just in case Kevin wins us that damn thing.