France honestly look like the only complete team right now, they're loaded at every position on the field. Germany are weak at fullback without Lahm playing back there (although Höwedes has played ok at LB) and Mertesacker is going to get abused against the top teams with his lack of pace at CB. If Germany moved Lahm back to RB and shifted Boateng inside for Mertesacker I think that would alleviate a lot of their current defensive deficiencies. I still contend the loss of Badstuber was the biggest loss for Germany, he was well on his way to becoming a world class CB before the injuries.
Couple that with his lack of effort and I hope we can earn some corners and free-kicks against the Germans.
With Argentina looming, this really feels like a must win for Nigeria (though in this tournament you never know). Bosnia just needs a draw, though I think they win
thats what they want you to associate it with. far from the truth way more often than you apparently think.
Are you kidding? I feel like Hatch from Victory! standing on the field during pre-game ceremonies in Paris .
Odd tournament. Great games but no clear favorite. The ghana match gave us some good indicators though.
is it just me or is this Bosnia vs. Nigeria game giving anyone a major sense of deja vu from the USA-Algeria match from 2010.... I don' t know, just the color combination, time of day, pitch quality, etc.......
yeah I understand that but France are still the only truly complete team in the field imo. I see very few weaknesses in their team, maybe fullback because of Debuchy and Evra's tendencies to get forward, but even that is a stretch.