Monday, June 14, 2010

The Germans at their best

Germany Vs Australia was probably the match of the world cup till now. This has been the first time in this World cup that you saw a ‘favorite team’ play to their potential completely battering the opposition. The football showcased by the Germans was of the highest quality.

The Germans have the knack of peaking at the right time and making a significant impression in the tournament. They usually do not have the favorite’s tag, but always seems to make it to Semi or finals. This time too it may not be very different.

One really good sign is that the team has good mix of youngsters and veterans. The mix though is favoring the youngsters with Lahm being the youngest captain in German history. It was also nice to see the youngsters like Mueller rising to the occasion and making sure that the team did not miss the big name absentee, Ballack.

The team played with tremendous pace and exposed the weaknesses in the aging Australian team. I always believed goals makes the difference, and no wonder that this was the highest scoring match in the world cup so far.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

good stuff bro, yup i switched off the match when the score was 2 - 0 in favor of Germany, didnt know they would crush Australia like this. Looking forward to more analysis of select world cup matches from you :) I watched the late night game Azzurris VS Paraguay, it was a fast paced thriller with a one one score. Football is just going to get more exciting, but the vezuvelas r irritating. When you go to SA, plz buy one and blow into rival fans ears :) hee hee

Unknown said...

The game was a fantastic watch...ur lucky to get a chance to watch them :)