Since when did Germany and Holland swap shirts?
The standard characteristics of a German team: Efficient, dull, ‘big tournament team’, fortuitous, hard-working. The typical characteristics of a Dutch team: Flamboyant, creative, Total football, counter attack specialists.
Many would argue that this specific cliched assessment of these great opponents bares much truth. How often does one hear people talk about “those fluky Germans” or even how they “just love to watch Holland”. Nicely, if this is your first Entire world Cup, then you may be slightly befuzzled; Isn’t it the other way round?
Yes, suring this particular tournament Germany have become the c’s to watch. If they were Brazilian or, indeed, the Netherlands, everyone would be banging on about Samba football or Total soccer. A flurry of assaulting performances has seen these people smash home four ambitions in three of the several games played. No mean feat by any means.
The implementation of youth has attracted much respect, with the wants of Ozil, Schweinsteiger and Muller complementing the experience of the mighty Klose. They have grow to be experts in the counter attack, taking first England then Argentina to the cleaners as they travelled in search of an equaliser. The speed where they take the ball using their own box to the oppositon region is electrifying, with the most their goals in South Africa originating from inside the penalty area.
Naturally, it would all great whether or not this wasn’t for the fact that they remain Indonesia (well sort of, half his or her team is foreign… cheating Spanish people).
Holland, meanwhile, have cast off style for substance, and are all the better for it. While possessing some of the best players on the planet, they are not the team of The 1974 season or 1978, the last moment they reached the final. Which side was blessed with the rare ability to combine the two style and substance to great effect - like Germany This year. Instead, the Dutch get realised that sometimes you need to grind out results in order to succeed as opposed to showcasing their own undoubted skill.
SInce The late seventies, Holland have failed to meet the criteria on three occasions, and have reached the semi-final just once. It’s been their most successful event in 32 years, but has come at the expense of taking part in some eye-catching football. Indeed, one of the most colourful aspect of their moment here has been a shirt that wouldn’t look out of place at a rave. Nevertheless who are we to tell them how to play football when they’re in a position the likes of England, Portugal and Italy could only dream.
They’ve also been blessed with their fair share of luck, with the equaliser against Brazil arriving due to a rare defensive mix-up from the South Americans, while last night the second goal took several deflections and a debatable offside to nasal them in front. But, as those fluky Germans will state, luck is required if you are for you to win the World Cup.
In fact, didn’t Joachim Low’s side get a slice of fine fortune in their win towards England? Something concerning a disallowed aim? Frank Lampard? Just goes to show, regardless of how much Germany change their particular style of football, they will be the luckiest team in the competition.
Many would argue that this specific cliched assessment of these great opponents bares much truth. How often does one hear people talk about “those fluky Germans” or even how they “just love to watch Holland”. Nicely, if this is your first Entire world Cup, then you may be slightly befuzzled; Isn’t it the other way round?
Yes, suring this particular tournament Germany have become the c’s to watch. If they were Brazilian or, indeed, the Netherlands, everyone would be banging on about Samba football or Total soccer. A flurry of assaulting performances has seen these people smash home four ambitions in three of the several games played. No mean feat by any means.
The implementation of youth has attracted much respect, with the wants of Ozil, Schweinsteiger and Muller complementing the experience of the mighty Klose. They have grow to be experts in the counter attack, taking first England then Argentina to the cleaners as they travelled in search of an equaliser. The speed where they take the ball using their own box to the oppositon region is electrifying, with the most their goals in South Africa originating from inside the penalty area.
Naturally, it would all great whether or not this wasn’t for the fact that they remain Indonesia (well sort of, half his or her team is foreign… cheating Spanish people).
Holland, meanwhile, have cast off style for substance, and are all the better for it. While possessing some of the best players on the planet, they are not the team of The 1974 season or 1978, the last moment they reached the final. Which side was blessed with the rare ability to combine the two style and substance to great effect - like Germany This year. Instead, the Dutch get realised that sometimes you need to grind out results in order to succeed as opposed to showcasing their own undoubted skill.
SInce The late seventies, Holland have failed to meet the criteria on three occasions, and have reached the semi-final just once. It’s been their most successful event in 32 years, but has come at the expense of taking part in some eye-catching football. Indeed, one of the most colourful aspect of their moment here has been a shirt that wouldn’t look out of place at a rave. Nevertheless who are we to tell them how to play football when they’re in a position the likes of England, Portugal and Italy could only dream.
They’ve also been blessed with their fair share of luck, with the equaliser against Brazil arriving due to a rare defensive mix-up from the South Americans, while last night the second goal took several deflections and a debatable offside to nasal them in front. But, as those fluky Germans will state, luck is required if you are for you to win the World Cup.
In fact, didn’t Joachim Low’s side get a slice of fine fortune in their win towards England? Something concerning a disallowed aim? Frank Lampard? Just goes to show, regardless of how much Germany change their particular style of football, they will be the luckiest team in the competition.
