buster. 5,194 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, Franc Ergs said: I'd buy the football shirt 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,194 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Germans are too deliberate and slow in build-up,...not dynamic enough. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, buster. said: I have a Yugoslavia shirt from the London Olympics (20s, I think). Looking back, Yugoslavia should have probably been more successful than they were. Edited June 17, 2018 by Gonzo79 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,630 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Like I wrote elsewhere, Mexico are a very impressive side, tactically. Their fluidity is brilliant to see, switching from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3, to 3-3-1-3. They got it spot-on today. Germany weren't bad, albeit they were slow, but Mexico had them sussed tactically; they just couldn't play. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,194 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Rousseau said: Like I wrote elsewhere, Mexico are a very impressive side, tactically. Their fluidity is brilliant to see, switching from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3, to 3-3-1-3. They got it spot-on today. Germany weren't bad, albeit they were slow, but Mexico had them sussed tactically; they just couldn't play. The Germans were relatively poor IMO. They had a lot of the ball but didn't really look like penetrating at any stage. Mexico wanted it more and gt what they deserved. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rousseau 10,630 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 minute ago, buster. said: The Germans were relatively poor IMO. They had a lot of the ball but didn't really look like penetrating at any stage. Mexico wanted it more and gt what they deserved. They weren't great, but I think they were made to look poor by a Mexico side that (a) wanted it more, as you said, and (b) were tactically superior. Germany did what they always do -- at least recently -- which works: possession-football, high-fullbacks, fluid front 3/4 looking to run in-behind. Mexico nullified them tactically: outnumbered them by switching between a back-3 and back-4. Kroos, Ozil and Muller were marked out the game, and their runners in-behind were covered with their back-3. They were also really brave in the counter, leaving 2/3 players up the field -- especially for corners! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,194 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Just now, Rousseau said: They weren't great, but I think they were made to look poor by a Mexico side that (a) wanted it more, as you said, and (b) were tactically superior. Germany did what they always do -- at least recently -- which works: possession-football, high-fullbacks, fluid front 3/4 looking to run in-behind. Mexico nullified them tactically: outnumbered them by switching between a back-3 and back-4. Kroos, Ozil and Muller were marked out the game, and their runners in-behind were covered with their back-3. They were also really brave in the counter, leaving 2/3 players up the field -- especially for corners! We'll see how Germany react but the reports of them struggling coming into this tournament make sense. Mexico should have scored three before HT, they got to the last third very well but lacked quality with the final pass/decision. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,194 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Possibility of a Germany v Brazil confrontation in the last 16 now becomes a real possibility. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,042 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Good to see the Germans get it up them , they don't limit up them ,well done Mexico 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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