Why Germany will win Euro 2008

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=496749&root=euro2008&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1&cc=4716

If the injured players get fit and get a run of games over the next few months, the German squad will be twice as fresh as any other in Europe. That will give them a huge advantage over the others, as well as already having a pseudo-home crowd.

it's a big disadvantage for Germany

Poldi , Schweini, Metze and Co are all subs now

and there is little chance of this changing

key players like Frings, Boro and Schneider could easily travel to Austria with rusty limbs as well

now Gomez and Kuranyi are out injured

all the next Mannschaft preparation games will be played with makeshift teams

just think of the German C-team that defeated England at Wembley

curiously, nowadays, we have a sufficiently strong system and bench to arsewhip England at home with our C-string, possibly even G-string (the U-19)

but this might not work against Italy in the Semis

it's looking bleak, and some people would think we were doomed, but somewhow I just think our worst is still too good for others' best

wahre G

Yup a lot of people are expecting Germany to win the next euro.

It's strange the differences of point of view about footie between some countries!

i'm sure in France no one really rates Germany.I'm even almost sure people there rate more England than Germany.

Perso i'd say it will be close between top teams like germany,France,Italy and maybe Portugal.Wait and see

explain yourself, arnaud

after 2006 and the following qualifying campaign, why is Germany rated so lowly in France

and why do you believe that France has a decent chance of winning in Austria when your team had so many problems at the qualifying stage and has hardly impressed for a long time

36-0tto wrote:explain yourself, arnaud

after 2006 and the following qualifying campaign, why is Germany rated so lowly in France

and why do you believe that France has a decent chance of winning in Austria when your team had so many problems at the qualifying stage and has hardly impressed for a long time

I believe nothing Otto mate!

I'm just surprised to see how in the english medias (what the f@ck the know about football ?!?!) Germany is so highly rated at the moment.

I'm just saying there,in paris,medias talk more about Italy or France than Germany to win the euro.

Otto my friend..i'm not even kidding! Germany is the new "chouchou" of the english medias! i even expect some englishmen to support you next summer.Good luck

I think "la France sans ZZ" will not go that far

wahre G

still , be a nice country and defeat Italy in the group stage

they are our boogey team in Europe

we quite like playing France and holland

Arnaud loves Catherine wrote:

36-0tto wrote:explain yourself, arnaud

after 2006 and the following qualifying campaign, why is Germany rated so lowly in France

and why do you believe that France has a decent chance of winning in Austria when your team had so many problems at the qualifying stage and has hardly impressed for a long time

I believe nothing Otto mate!

I'm just surprised to see how in the english medias (what the f@ck the know about football ?!?!) Germany is so highly rated at the moment.

I'm just saying there,in paris,medias talk more about Italy or France than Germany to win the euro.

Otto my friend..i'm not even kidding! Germany is the new "chouchou" of the english medias! i even expect some englishmen to support you next summer.Good luck

It seems a miracle that you are able to read, digest and opine about English Media, when you can hardly even speak the language.

Amazing really. Kudos to you

stop it, bernd

Arnaud writes excellent English

it's a foreign language to most of us

then again: you have mastered it rather better than the other foreigners on here

Don Fabio wrote:

It seems a miracle that you are able to read, digest and opine about English Media, when you can hardly even speak the language.

You might be right, but don't forget there's a big difference between active and passive knowledge of a language (understanding it versus constructing your own sentences)....

Yeah, that was a bit over the top Herr Bernd. Arnaud isn't right on this one though – the article is after all written by a German for an American site.

36-0tto wrote:stop it, bernd

Arnaud writes excellent English

it's a foreign language to most of us

then again: you have mastered it rather better than the other foreigners on here

I respect his attempts to write in English wholeheartedly. I really do.

However, unlike you, who have lived in the UK and clearly have a 100percent grasp of the language aswell as the culture,

irrespective of whether I agree with your oft shameless criticism, at least it has a modicum of foundation.

Arnaud, on the otherhand, has none of these, thus it is harder to take such throw away comments seriously.

By the way, he does have a point though - France are still the more dangerous side of the two; better players, a team who reached the final on your backyard despite having a numpty as a manager,

but crucially the difference is two fold:

France have more experience, and are also tougher. And they are realistically the only side in Europe who can beat the Italians.

I expect Germany to come 3rd, again, to these two.

Chins

We'll need some pretty monstrous avatar bets sorting...

Allez les rouges wrote:We'll need some pretty monstrous avatar bets sorting...

Always happy to oblige. I'm on a roll at losing these Avatar bets with you lot, hell lets make it 3 out of 3

36-0tto wrote:stop it, bernd

Arnaud writes excellent English

it's a foreign language to most of us

then again: you have mastered it rather better than the other foreigners on here

Why the hell is there so much hatred on me ??? am i responsable if England wasn't good enough to qualify for the euro with some WC players according to their medias.i even rememeber Bilc,the Croatia coach talking out the arrogance of the english medias.

He has read that some english medias claimed no croatian players could play for the english national team...

I was just saying that now english medias seem to rate highly Germany.

French Media >> Rest of Europe, hands down

L'Equipe magazine asked this question: 'What was the best European game ever?' Many European journalists voted, and the winner was...

Ajax Amsterdam - Bayern München 4-0
(Arie Haan 53', 70' - Gerrie Mühren 67' - Johan Cruyff 89')
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
07 March, 1973

Don Fabio wrote:

Allez les rouges wrote:We'll need some pretty monstrous avatar bets sorting...

Always happy to oblige. I'm on a roll at losing these Avatar bets with you lot, hell lets make it 3 out of 3

What ones have you lost other than the August game at Wembley?

and then the FAZ had a poll in October 2007

"Who is the most useless mod in the history of global modding"

99.9% of all Germans said

RAI

Arnaud loves Catherine wrote:

36-0tto wrote:stop it, bernd

Arnaud writes excellent English

it's a foreign language to most of us

then again: you have mastered it rather better than the other foreigners on here

Why the hell is there so much hatred on me ??? am i responsable if England wasn't good enough to qualify for the euro with some WC players according to their medias.i even rememeber Bilc,the Croatia coach talking out the arrogance of the english medias.

He has read that some english medias claimed no croatian players could play for the english national team...

I was just saying that now english medias seem to rate highly Germany.

Its not hatred young Arnaud. Just amusement that one such as yourself can be so knowledgeable when you don't even reside in the country

johan neeskens wrote:French Media >> Rest of Europe, hands down

L'Equipe magazine asked this question: 'What was the best European game ever?' Many European journalists voted, and the winner was...

Ajax Amsterdam - Bayern München 4-0
(Arie Haan 53', 70' - Gerrie Mühren 67' - Johan Cruyff 89')
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
07 March, 1973

No Neeskens mate...I don't rate french medias too.

i just rate highly about footie the great Puro and Pierre,sometimes LRD.Some pundits could only dream to have their knowledge.

Allez les rouges wrote:

Don Fabio wrote:

Allez les rouges wrote:We'll need some pretty monstrous avatar bets sorting...

Always happy to oblige. I'm on a roll at losing these Avatar bets with you lot, hell lets make it 3 out of 3

What ones have you lost other than the August game at Wembley?

The under 17's one aswell

If I had to choose to win the JEWRO 2008 without a confrontation with Germany..or to beat Germany and get knocked out a round after it. I would prefer the second option!

Don Fabio wrote:

Arnaud loves Catherine wrote:

36-0tto wrote:stop it, bernd

Arnaud writes excellent English

it's a foreign language to most of us

then again: you have mastered it rather better than the other foreigners on here

Why the hell is there so much hatred on me ??? am i responsable if England wasn't good enough to qualify for the euro with some WC players according to their medias.i even rememeber Bilc,the Croatia coach talking out the arrogance of the english medias.

He has read that some english medias claimed no croatian players could play for the english national team...

I was just saying that now english medias seem to rate highly Germany.

Its not hatred young Arnaud. Just amusement that one such as yourself can be so knowledgeable when you don't even reside in the country

Have no idea why i teach you that mate but it's a true story.Listen

You don't have to be english to speak english.At school in France you can learn the language

You don't have to be english to be a steaker.You can find steakers everywhere in the world.

You don't have to be an englishman to know the english medias.Just take a computer.Then use the internet and read articles from BBC sports or sky sports.

Don't call me "young".I'm not young nor small.I'm 25yo.have a job.Some money,found my future wife and am beautiful.Deal with it

36-0tto wrote:and then the FAZ had a poll in October 2007

"Who is the most useless mod in the history of global modding"

99.9% of all Germans said

RAI

This was a "genuine lol".

Chins

Oh yeah bernd, that was to me too! But it just involved you having to keep up the Rammstein homosexuality a wee while longer

36-0tto wrote:and then the FAZ had a poll in October 2007

"Who is the most useless mod in the history of global modding"

99.9% of all Germans said

RAI

So 0,1 % of the German population is a Jew!!

Fey wrote:If I had to choose to win the JEWRO 2008 without a confrontation with Germany..or to beat Germany and get knocked out a round after it. I would prefer the second option!

100% :chins:

Euro04 was a pretty good succes because of that . Or should the honour be giving to Latvia?

johan neeskens wrote:French Media >> Rest of Europe, hands down

L'Equipe magazine asked this question: 'What was the best European game ever?' Many European journalists voted, and the winner was...

Ajax Amsterdam - Bayern München 4-0
(Arie Haan 53', 70' - Gerrie Mühren 67' - Johan Cruyff 89')
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
07 March, 1973

Arie Haan > any German

W to the G