Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier Klose, Poldi, Gomez, Jansen and Schweini should return to the squad. Seeing Portugal's recent results we have no chance to avoid being top seeded next year. Our Euro group's gonna be fecking tough
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558177&page=3 Read at the bottom of this page and it has details on seedings for those interested. I also have another thought : These games should be considered as part of Euro 2008 itself as they pose a totally different test to the tournament. A tough test. The other day portugal drew 1-1 in armenia. Hostile away small grounds, with not the best conditioned pitches etc...I reckon some qualifying games are easily as tough as some tournament games.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier I think (or at least hope) we'll see this starting XI: ------------------------ENKE------------------------- -------------METZELDER-----MERTESACKER----------- -LAHM----------------------------------------JANSEN- ---------------------HITZLSPERGER------------------- -SCHNEIDER-----------------------------TROCHOWSKI- --------------------SCHWEINSTEIGER----------------- -------------------KLOSE----------------------------- ------------------------------KURANYI---------------- This is assuming Ballack, Frings, Lehmann and Borowski are still out. On another note, Italy is the only tough thing about that projected group for us. I'd rather be in that one than with Holland, France and the Czechs.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier Playing Wales at the Millenium stadium will not be a walkover. I guess they are likely to play quite defensively, waiting for counterattacks. Don't let loose on me, but I hope we will win this one so that we can afford a draw in Dublin. I'd like to see the boys in green get the second qualifying spot, so they will need all the points they can get.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier why???? KumarS, I think schneider would have been much more suited to the role right behind the strikers.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier 2 yellow cards=one-game suspension. Lahm at DM again then. How about this one, also possible Germany Holland/Portugal France/Italy Spain
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier Hmmm...so what is the injury list right now. From the last game : Ballack Frings borowski klose gomez podolski neuville schlaudraff schweinsteiger jansen khedira fritz kehl Also missing now are lehmann and schneider. Who will be back for this game? Will khedira be back? Is kehl injured again?
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier Gomez played for Stuttgart, even scored a goal. He should be back in the squad, even if he might not be able to play 90 minutes. Having Frings back would be very important - is that possible/likely? Lahm did a great job replacing him though.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier frings and borowski are both mid-september according to the bremen board. I think that we will see lahm and hitzelsperger in the middle, with schweinsteiger and hilbert on the sides. Klose will drop deep often, and kuranyi will play striker. Pander should stay in defence.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier How about we play both Pander on Jansen on the left side? Pander's set pieces are a brillant weapon, I'd like to keep him in the team. Jansen looks the better defender of the two, start him at LB. Schweini can play next to Lahm in CM. Whatever, as long as we don't have to see those scubs Odonkor and Trochowski again I'm happy.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier To be fair, trochowski has skill on the ball so he should be given more chances. Odonkor can piss off. He was total rubbish against england. Yes pander on the left of midfield wouldn't be a bad idea. With the bayern duo in the middle and hitzelsperger as well in the midfield. Klose can drop deep as he has creative instincts. When is ballack meant to be fit anyway?
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier Didn't Loew recently mention that Ballack would be in the squad against wales?
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier According to Spiegel online, Löw said that Frings will miss the match and that Ballack is very doubtful.
Frings will be out for sure Ballack is doubful but if he returns this week for Chelsea Low could play him I'm happy Klose, Gomez, Poldi, Schweini are coming back Are you sure Jansen has already played and is fit ? Think Low will continue to play Lahm in the holding role in midfield if Frings and Ballack are both unavailable is Low going to communicate the squad list on friday ?
I have no doubts about winning this game even with all these missing players. All the young players will keep looking to prove themselves and impress Loew. That plus the fact that our team spirit is at a great high at the moment. And I would gladly welcome the group of death next summer. To be the best you have to beat the best and I dont think there is one team in the world that that we, at full strength, couldn't beat. Overconfident? Maybe..but I believe in this team more than anything.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier the smiley above does not appropriately convey the disgust that I feel right now. But sadly bigsoccer doesn't have anything stronger. How do you hope wish for a draw against an inferior opponent just so they can qualify. Are you half irish?
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier Maybe he doesn't want to see the Czechs in the tourney.
I think this will be a tough game for the more inexperienced players as the stadium is a very intimidating place. But they can overcome it. Yeah, I think that other teams are more afraid of facing germany than germany facing any other team. I mean, look at germany putting out a second/third string team and winning 2-1 at wembley, while italy...lost 3-1 in hungary. We're going pretty smoothly at the moment. I don't care what group we're in. The tougher the better as that makes the knockout phases easier with all of them out of the way.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier Disgust??? I just happen to like Ireland and the Irish, but I'm also quite down-to-earth or even pessimistic about their chances to get the second spot, so I wouldn't be devastated if we only managed to get a draw in Dublin, that's all.
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier I have nothing against them. The final paper I'm soon starting to work on is about Irish history, and my next holiday will be in Ireland as well. So there's no dislike of the Czechs for my part, just sympathy for Ireland.
I absolutely cannot understand this attitude. At least as long as the German team isn't definitely qualified...
Re: Germany v/s Wales September 8th Euro2008 Qualifier These are not reasons why I like Ireland, if that's why you are confused. They merely serve to illustrate that I'm really interested in everything Irish.