It’s just three days to go until Germany take on Portugal in L’viv, and there’s time for at least a couple more pre-tournament posts before we finally get going with the real stuff. I will be keeping myself busy during
We’re almost there…
Germany v Israel: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
After Saturday’s failed experiment in Basel, yesterday’s final pre-tournament friendly in Leipzig against Israel could best be described as a workmanlike effort against obdurate opposition – a victory without frills.
Build-up in Basel
So, the Euros are fast approaching, and the first of the pre-tournament friendlies is upon us. With Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw needing to trim his preliminary squad of twenty-seven down to the final twenty-three, the time has come for some of
One could call it Ossification…
The recent announcement of the squad shortlist for next month’s Euro 2012 finals got me thinking about one of the many facts and stats features on the main site – Ossis v Wessis, a short analysis of the number of
Pick four from twenty-seven: The Preliminary Euro 2012 Squad
With just over a month remaining until the big kick-off in Poland and the Ukraine, the preliminary group of twenty-seven players have been named by Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw.
Germany v France: Kicker Ratings
It’s a little bit late, but here are the player ratings for last week’s match in Bremen from the folks at Kicker Online. As usual when there has been a poor team performance the scores vary wildly, with Kicker agreeing
Blamage in Bremen
So, here we are with the first match of 2012 – doesn’t time fly. It’s a slightly damp evening in the northern city of Bremen, where the Nationalmannschaft are taking on neighbours France and hope to secure their first win
Sliced, diced, and grilled.
After what has been an interesting 2011 which has seen the completion of a successful European Championship qualification campaign and the development of a team that is looking good enough to win the tournament, the year comes to an end
Kicker’s Ratings and Latest News
Kicker Online’s ratings for the game against the Ukraine were published today, and make for some interesting comparisons to those posted by myself and Bild. While Bild and I disagreed on most things but selected the same Man of the
Ukraine v Germany post-match review and ratings
On the face of things, pulling the score back to 3-3 having been 3-1 down at half-time is no mean achievement. However this only tells half the story on an evening that saw an unnecessarily exciting encounter shaped wholly by
Ein Karneval in Kiew
It’s 11.11.11, and time for the report on the friendly international against the Ukraine in Kyiv. I have managed to find a fairly decent stream in Ukrainian on a channel called Inter (Інтер). It is working pretty well at the
Latest News from Kyiv
Time for an update on the latest team news, and what – according to Kicker at least – looks like something approaching an experimental line-up by Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw. Having initially been left behind at the team hotel, Mario Gómez