AND THE GERMAN JUGGERNAUT ROLLS ON!
UNSTOPPABLE!
Was watching the Germany vs Argentina match last night with Jacob and DVA at Changi Village.
I was rooting for Germany, Jacob was rooting for Argentina, and DVA was rooting for a super goal fest.
In the end, DVA was the most disappointed.
But oh well.
The referee's decisions helped the hosts a lot. Should have been at least one red card for the Germans. There really is a connection between the refereeing and the host nation's progression to the later stages of each World Cup.
And it was a deadly mistake for Jose Pekerman to take off Riquelme for a holding midfielder. He should have at least brought on a striker like Messi! Then Germany would have been in deep shit. Putting defensive midfielders on when you're one nil up sounds like something the Germans would've done, not a joga bonito side like Argentina.
And, its never a wise choice to try to defend against opponents you can't defend against in the first place. I mean look at Germany's superiority in the air, and how the short little Argentianians couldn't cope with the towering Deutsch! (Even though the first goal was by a tall Argentinian defender) It was a blinking double header that sealed the equaliser. Whats the point of bringing on defensive midfielders when the Germans can simply pump high balls and free kicks over them as if they were not there? Might as well bring in more attacking talent and kill the game off ASAP.
Pity about Argentina, they play like Arsenal, and that should be the way to play the World Cup. But I support Germany because I hate that fat slob Maradonna. And Germany has an Arsenal player, whereas Argentina has none. And its not like the Germany in this tournament is like the Germany of the last one; instead of playing boring Chelsea-type soccer, they have a much more interesting style of high-powered attacking football. They have attractive tactics; and though admittedly they are not as fascinating as Argentina, they still look pretty good and are fun enough to watch. Plus, Deutschland is a much cooler country than Argentina.
But who cares?
Once again JENS LEHMAN saved the day!
What a hero!
Good old Jens!
