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Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
March 21 2013 14:53 GMT
#6521
On March 21 2013 23:26 mavignon wrote:
Why would Wenger want the job? If anything, he would manage France.

Why did Capello want to manage England?

The DFB was searching for successful international managers at the time, and he is a native speaker of German. That's why they asked him; I guess. He obviously wasn't interested though, so you might be right.
Dibella
Profile Joined March 2013
Germany79 Posts
March 21 2013 16:45 GMT
#6522
Klinsmann is a bad coach, but Löw is not really better. He failed 2006, 2008, 2010 and even 2012 (with the best team in the EURO!). I hope he gets fired before the World Cup 2014 - but looks like its not gonna happen. The DFB is just a office full of idiots. They think Semis and Final-Losses are a Success... -_-
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
March 21 2013 16:50 GMT
#6523
Germans had the best team in the euro? xD
I think theres some bias here.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
clementdudu
Profile Joined September 2010
France819 Posts
March 21 2013 17:35 GMT
#6524
On March 22 2013 01:45 Dibella wrote:
Klinsmann is a bad coach, but Löw is not really better. He failed 2006, 2008, 2010 and even 2012 (with the best team in the EURO!). I hope he gets fired before the World Cup 2014 - but looks like its not gonna happen. The DFB is just a office full of idiots. They think Semis and Final-Losses are a Success... -_-

hi.spain
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
March 21 2013 17:55 GMT
#6525
On March 22 2013 01:45 Dibella wrote:
Klinsmann is a bad coach, but Löw is not really better. He failed 2006, 2008, 2010 and even 2012 (with the best team in the EURO!). I hope he gets fired before the World Cup 2014 - but looks like its not gonna happen. The DFB is just a office full of idiots. They think Semis and Final-Losses are a Success... -_-

I think any country in the world bar spain would happily take our recent results. Spain simply has better overall quality of players (as was the case with Italy in 2006, when the most of the german players were rather unexperienced). In 2012, I think very few people in country were actually expecting the Italy to be game more than a warmup before the final (at least I and a lot of football fans I know didn't). So I can't really put the finger on Löw, but imho this still was the first time he really made a mistake when it truely mattered, And if you look at state of our team when he (and Klinsmann) took over in 2004, this is still very acceptable at least. The best team doesn't always win, just look at barcelona recently.

If you think the DFB are idiots, have you ever looked at other football associations? Or other sports associations in general?
Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-21 18:19:32
March 21 2013 18:19 GMT
#6526
This morning, according to reports in the Spanish and Turkish press, Turkish former referee and current sports broadcaster Ahmet Çakar has claimed that UEFA manipulated the recent draws for the Champions League and Europa League, in order to guarantee that big clubs and clubs from the same country would not meet until the semi final stage.

In a broadcast on Turkish television, the ex-referee demonstrated the system that he believes was used to manipulate the draws. He claims that UEFA secretary Gianni Infantino was secretly manipulating a lever, which would cause certain balls in the draw pot to emit a vibration, which the person drawing the balls (which in recent events have included Patrick Kluivert and Steve McManaman) would sense to draw the ‘correct’ balls.


http://provenquality.com/former-turkish-referee-claims-uefa-fixes-champions-league-draws-with-vibrating-balls/

RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6274 Posts
March 21 2013 18:38 GMT
#6527
On March 22 2013 02:55 Mafe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2013 01:45 Dibella wrote:
Klinsmann is a bad coach, but Löw is not really better. He failed 2006, 2008, 2010 and even 2012 (with the best team in the EURO!). I hope he gets fired before the World Cup 2014 - but looks like its not gonna happen. The DFB is just a office full of idiots. They think Semis and Final-Losses are a Success... -_-

I think any country in the world bar spain would happily take our recent results. Spain simply has better overall quality of players (as was the case with Italy in 2006, when the most of the german players were rather unexperienced). In 2012, I think very few people in country were actually expecting the Italy to be game more than a warmup before the final (at least I and a lot of football fans I know didn't). So I can't really put the finger on Löw, but imho this still was the first time he really made a mistake when it truely mattered, And if you look at state of our team when he (and Klinsmann) took over in 2004, this is still very acceptable at least. The best team doesn't always win, just look at barcelona recently.

If you think the DFB are idiots, have you ever looked at other football associations? Or other sports associations in general?


Did Germany really think the game vs Italy was nothing more than a warm up? That strange since Italy was playing well the whole tournament and Italy is almost always a ridiculously tough opponent to break even when they play terrible.
Influ
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany780 Posts
March 21 2013 18:51 GMT
#6528
On March 22 2013 03:38 RvB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2013 02:55 Mafe wrote:
On March 22 2013 01:45 Dibella wrote:
Klinsmann is a bad coach, but Löw is not really better. He failed 2006, 2008, 2010 and even 2012 (with the best team in the EURO!). I hope he gets fired before the World Cup 2014 - but looks like its not gonna happen. The DFB is just a office full of idiots. They think Semis and Final-Losses are a Success... -_-

I think any country in the world bar spain would happily take our recent results. Spain simply has better overall quality of players (as was the case with Italy in 2006, when the most of the german players were rather unexperienced). In 2012, I think very few people in country were actually expecting the Italy to be game more than a warmup before the final (at least I and a lot of football fans I know didn't). So I can't really put the finger on Löw, but imho this still was the first time he really made a mistake when it truely mattered, And if you look at state of our team when he (and Klinsmann) took over in 2004, this is still very acceptable at least. The best team doesn't always win, just look at barcelona recently.

If you think the DFB are idiots, have you ever looked at other football associations? Or other sports associations in general?


Did Germany really think the game vs Italy was nothing more than a warm up? That strange since Italy was playing well the whole tournament and Italy is almost always a ridiculously tough opponent to break even when they play terrible.


No, of course not but I think most saw us as favorites and in my opinion rightfully so. This game was influenced a lot by a tactical experiment that failed.
mavignon
Profile Joined November 2010
France369 Posts
March 21 2013 19:42 GMT
#6529
On March 21 2013 23:53 Maenander wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 21 2013 23:26 mavignon wrote:
Why would Wenger want the job? If anything, he would manage France.

Why did Capello want to manage England?


Because they paid him an absurd amount of money.

Wenger has the perfect job at Arsenal, I doubt he is going to leave on his own. And hopefully he would want to coach France after that, he's the only high profile French manager left.

And yeah, he is getting asked every two years (at least by journalists) if he wants to coach France, so... dibs :D
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-21 20:44:41
March 21 2013 20:03 GMT
#6530
Brasil 1x0 Italia
Brasil 2x0 Italia
Brasil 2x1 Italia :|
Brasil 2x2 Italia :/
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
March 21 2013 20:12 GMT
#6531
On March 22 2013 03:19 Too_MuchZerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
This morning, according to reports in the Spanish and Turkish press, Turkish former referee and current sports broadcaster Ahmet Çakar has claimed that UEFA manipulated the recent draws for the Champions League and Europa League, in order to guarantee that big clubs and clubs from the same country would not meet until the semi final stage.

In a broadcast on Turkish television, the ex-referee demonstrated the system that he believes was used to manipulate the draws. He claims that UEFA secretary Gianni Infantino was secretly manipulating a lever, which would cause certain balls in the draw pot to emit a vibration, which the person drawing the balls (which in recent events have included Patrick Kluivert and Steve McManaman) would sense to draw the ‘correct’ balls.


http://provenquality.com/former-turkish-referee-claims-uefa-fixes-champions-league-draws-with-vibrating-balls/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqlkO0jgM6g


I don't think it's true, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was. With that much money at stake anything is possible unfortunately.
Influ
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany780 Posts
March 21 2013 20:48 GMT
#6532
On March 22 2013 05:03 fabiano wrote:
Brasil 1x0 Italia
Brasil 2x0 Italia
Brasil 2x1 Italia :|
Brasil 2x2 Italia :/


Talking about Italy vs Germany 2012, this Balotelli goal brings up bad memories >.<
It's amazing how dangerous he is from this distance...
mavignon
Profile Joined November 2010
France369 Posts
March 21 2013 20:54 GMT
#6533
I am looking at the lineups. Quick questions: David Luiz over Thiago Silva? Neymar playmaker? Is Ronnie having any playing time?
clementdudu
Profile Joined September 2010
France819 Posts
March 21 2013 20:54 GMT
#6534
as amazing as the level of play in this game is,its still a friendly ;/
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18637 Posts
March 21 2013 21:00 GMT
#6535
On March 22 2013 05:54 clementdudu wrote:
as amazing as the level of play in this game is,its still a friendly ;/


I know people dont like friendlies because the level of play is low, but why complain when both teams give their best as in this game? o.O
clementdudu
Profile Joined September 2010
France819 Posts
March 21 2013 21:03 GMT
#6536
On March 22 2013 06:00 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2013 05:54 clementdudu wrote:
as amazing as the level of play in this game is,its still a friendly ;/


I know people dont like friendlies because the level of play is low, but why complain when both teams give their best as in this game? o.O

i watch professional sport for the competition,i play football with my friends for fun.
have this game played in a world cup,and ill be sweating,biting my nails and seating on the edge of my seat.
right now im lying in bed with dota as a second stream
alwaysfeeling
Profile Joined July 2012
Netherlands55 Posts
March 21 2013 21:51 GMT
#6537
On March 22 2013 06:03 clementdudu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2013 06:00 sharkie wrote:
On March 22 2013 05:54 clementdudu wrote:
as amazing as the level of play in this game is,its still a friendly ;/


I know people dont like friendlies because the level of play is low, but why complain when both teams give their best as in this game? o.O

i watch professional sport for the competition,i play football with my friends for fun.
have this game played in a world cup,and ill be sweating,biting my nails and seating on the edge of my seat.
right now im lying in bed with dota as a second stream

cool story bro.
i always lie
Craze
Profile Joined July 2010
United States561 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-21 22:00:56
March 21 2013 22:00 GMT
#6538
Yea... Friendlies only bother me when neither team shows the ambition to go for the win, or try something great. Any game that is a good example of the beautiful game is a good watch, whether its a friendly or the WC final.
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-22 00:12:55
March 22 2013 00:01 GMT
#6539
nah I totally disagree. A game which doesn't matter is a bore fest no matter how good the play. You can never be sure the defence has given it their best and the players have put all their skills and passion into it. Plus there is so much less pressure. It's the pressure that makes the moment. Stepping up to take a penalty or getting through one on one with the keeps.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
March 22 2013 08:42 GMT
#6540
On March 22 2013 05:54 clementdudu wrote:
as amazing as the level of play in this game is,its still a friendly ;/


You do realize these are not friendlies for Brazil right? They have qualified as hosts for the world cup in 2014 as they are the home nation. All they can play are "friendlies" hence they are playing vs good teams. England Italy Russia are their last 3 games, which are good tests.
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