Yeah, it gives some hope to the lesser teams. Still think the usual suspects will prevail though. Mexico looked a decent side tbf.
Germany will be there or thereabouts, ****ers always are. Argentina, Spain, not sure about Brazil....
... before watching that yesterday i would have agreed fully with you NSIS... but what was apparent yesterday is that many of the Germans look old and tired ... Muller looks older than me ffs (not you ... obviously ) ... but Muller, Khedira, Hummels and even Boateng (the grey hair dye didn't help) looked absolutely knackered ... Mexico's game plan was brilliant in fairness ... but I can now se why the Germans have been struggling in the run up to this World Cup.... Lowe has some big problems to surmount ... and why the **** he left Sane out I don't know ... now seems bonkers ...
People are going on about the Sane thing a lot but they don't watch his rivals and they have plenty of options and pace that can play in there instead of Sane. Mexico played deep which took away the ability of the Germans to run in behind with the pace they have.
Be amazing if they didn’t qualify. Thought the result was more to do with them not taking there chances though. They controlled the game well enough.
Agreed, i thought the Germans looked good on the ball when they were playing about but what they missed was someone with the x factor and defensive disciplined. All of them were so eager to attack they looked so open at the back constantly leaving 3 on 3 and no defence in the world is going to handle that with all that space in behind and the pace of that mexican attack. likewise, they moved the ball well, made decent runs but no one to attack the ball in the middle or who could swivel turn and shoot. I think they'll be alright but they can't be playing that gung ho as the mexicans got through again and again. That midfield of theirs is too slow to recover and Thomas Muller has dropped of a cliff in the past few years in terms of what he was
just wished they had more of the countless counter attacks they had & handed out a proper hammering. By the standards of recent WC's i think it has been pretty decent so far.
They should have changed formation to counter Mexico leaving 3 up top but were arrogant and just thought they'd score.
the lack of cover at the back reminded me of watching us last season when one punt out of defence could leave us wide open.
