German arrogance!

[Hugo Rune]

'Germany's front three of Mario Gomez, Thomas Mueller and Lukas Podolski have been given the night off by coach Joachim Loew '

I wonder if they are as good as they think they are? They are not going to break down Greek's 10 man backline that easily!

 

[vegster]

I'm pretty sure they are on the bench if not in the team, the Squareheads are unlikely to leave anything to chance.

 

[Triggaaar]

I would love it, love it, if
etc etc

 

[patchamalbion]

it would be brilliant to see this back fire and have a potential semi-final against Greece

 

[severnside gull]

Unfortunately the replacements are more than a little useful

 

[Captain Sensible]

Im watching it on ZDF HD.
Germans saying he picked the right attacking team. Pudolski and Mueller do more defensive jobs where as Lowe wants to unlock the Greeks with pace and movement. I think they are right. Using their squad's strength rather than sticking to what won them matches before.

I would love an upset though.

 

[Max Paper]

Gomez and Muller in my dream team ffs

 

[Icy Gull]

I think I heard Klinsmann say that minumum expectation is the Final. Arrogant? Of course but with total justification imo

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Come on you Greeks.

England vs Greece in the semis. Germany humbled by the poverty stricken tax dodgers.

Priceless.

 

[sparkie]

No point in having a tournament without a match v Germany. Hope to meet them if we get to the semis.

 

[TheBlueAndWhiteStrips]

Marco Reus scored 18 goals in 32 appearances with 8 assists last season. He signed Borussia Dortmund in Jan. Fast, and has a few tricks. I think they hope he will unlock the Greeks tough defence. So maybe not arrogance.

Little video of him first goal at 1:40

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[Sompting_Seagull]

Makes me realise England have no chance even if they do get through past the Ity's

just noticed NSC thinks realise is spelt wrong, does that mean I've got yank spelling or has NSC? Hang about now its saying it spelled not spelt

 

[amexee]

Please please let the greeks win!

Going to do some silly £2 bets on them to win.

Just £20 in total on some silly scores

Will be funny if they win!

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Reus would get into the starting XI of any other side in the tournament, apart from Spain.

 

[Husty]

Makes me realise England have no chance even if they do get through past the Ity's

just noticed NSC thinks realise is spelt wrong, does that mean I've got yank spelling or has NSC? Hang about now its saying it spelled not spelt

Pretty sure it's your browser that handles spell checking and they are all American English by defualt, I think there's an option somewhere to change it, or an add-on or something?

 

[Turkey]

Reus and Schurrle are very, very good, more exciting than Muller and Podolski. Everyone knows about Klose. It's a tactical choice, Reus and Schurrle are more likely to create and do something than Muller/Podolski who are better on the counter with space to move into. No different to England Picking Carroll.

 

[Max Paper]

The Germans have an exceptional squad you can't argue with that

 

[Stat Brother]

Greece have this one in the bag.

Other than all the possession, shots, clear cut chances and disallowed goals, the Germans are showing nothing.

 

[Chris_Highwind]

There's 6 days till the semi final.... it isn't because they are being rested, Klose is playing instead of Gomez because he's more mobile than Gomez and his link up play with Ozil is very good. The front 3 are hardly inexperienced either, 144 caps between them

 

[chucky1973]

have we ever had a German play for us?