Argentina 1 Germany 1
Unbelievable! The Germans did look out of their depth when matched with superior Argentinian technical skills. The Argentinian domination on the midfield did not translate to victory and the tactical decision made to bring in certain substitutes may have been a strategic blunder ultimately. In any case, the unrelenting German perseverance eventually paid dividends. German self-belief was strong in the face of continual Argentinian assault.
Lehmann had not exactly been a rock at the heart of the Arsenal defence at times but he had been a good stopper and this World Cup demonstrated his ability all too well.
Klinnsman had taken a German team which was not expected to progress far to unimagined heights. And he made them play very attractive football.
Now, they will meet the wily Italians and I think it will be a mouthwatering prospect.
Go Italy!
4 comments:
The German machines are always good at penalty by comparison to the unpredictable South American.
Good on Germany.
d;-)
That's very true.
I wonder if England practised penalties this time. They were usually abysmal at them.
England is also highly unpredictable at penalty and as they are weakest team now I bet they are going to break so many people's heart when it comes to penalty.
d;-)
P/s: but they might just have a slight edge over Portugal this time. Not a lot but slight.
They did break people's hearts again! They obviously didn't practise!
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