The International Football Thread

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

Watching Germany is so boring. We are much better than anyone except Spain and Italy. We win against everyone and only lose against them and occasionally Brazil and France. This team might be very good but it lacks any exciting players with some extraordinary attitudes like pace and strength which would give us another dimension. I always hope we will get hammered just for Löw to recognize that sth has to change. in the 90s and early 00s we did not have a team of that technical niveau but we had leaders, fighters and exceptional athletes that might sometimes fail against estland but on the other on a good day could beat the best sides in the world to actually win titles.

[juko 19]

Watching Germany is so boring. We are much better than anyone except Spain and Italy. We win against everyone and only lose against them and occasionally Brazil and France. This team might be very good but it lacks any exciting players with some extraordinary attitudes like pace and strength which would give us another dimension. I always hope we will get hammered just for Löw to recognize that sth has to change. in the 90s and early 00s we did not have a team of that technical niveau but we had leaders, fighters and exceptional athletes that might sometimes fail against estland but on the other on a good day could beat the best sides in the world to actually win titles.

lol in belgium it's worse . we have never had a good team since the semi final in 1986

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Watching Germany is so boring. We are much better than anyone except Spain and Italy. We win against everyone and only lose against them and occasionally Brazil and France. This team might be very good but it lacks any exciting players with some extraordinary attitudes like pace and strength which would give us another dimension. I always hope we will get hammered just for Löw to recognize that sth has to change. in the 90s and early 00s we did not have a team of that technical niveau but we had leaders, fighters and exceptional athletes that might sometimes fail against estland but on the other on a good day could beat the best sides in the world to actually win titles.

Back to the old 1-0...

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

lol in belgium it's worse . we have never had a good team since the semi final in 1986

well both have not won any title since 96 and that is about the time i started watching football. My parents could celebrate 2 world and euro cups in a time Germany had amazing players with Beckenbauer, Müller, Matthäus. Today we got Draxler, Götze, Özil, Müller , Schweinsteiger all about the same, spineless yes-men who will never stand up in a critical situation. This team is so good it will always come close but so weak it will never win anything which is really frustrating. you belgians at least got some exciting individuals like Hazard, KDB, Lukaku, Fellaini, Benteke, all very different from each other and great characters, Germany is like having the same guy 11 times.

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

Back to the old 1-0...

Don't care I want a title.

[Mundaka 243]

For those interested to see some belgian chelsea players in action:

Line-up Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Van Buyten, Vermaelen, Vertonghen, Witsel, Dembele, Fellaini, De Bruyne, Hazard & Benteke

in an hour vs macedonia

lukaku as sub

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

Nice to see Big Michael Ballack as expert in German television, even though they treated him so badly.

[Peppi85 110]

lol in belgium it's worse . we have never had a good team since the semi final in 1986

errr? Team in 1990 was even better than 1986, just didnt make it as far (cause off David platt )

[Peppi85 110]

well both have not won any title since 96 and that is about the time i started watching football. My parents could celebrate 2 world and euro cups in a time Germany had amazing players with Beckenbauer, Müller, Matthäus. Today we got Draxler, Götze, Özil, Müller , Schweinsteiger all about the same, spineless yes-men who will never stand up in a critical situation. This team is so good it will always come close but so weak it will never win anything which is really frustrating. you belgians at least got some exciting individuals like Hazard, KDB, Lukaku, Fellaini, Benteke, all very different from each other and great characters, Germany is like having the same guy 11 times.

Lahm, Kroos, Reus, Neuer/Ter Stegen, I rate very highly aswell!

you're being to pessimistic!

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

OMG our standards used to win us championships, nowadays I can kick better freekicks adn corners than Schweinsteiger.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

3-3

[juko 19]

errr? Team in 1990 was even better than 1986, just didnt make it as far (cause off David platt )

1990 2012

[Santiago. 1,500]

Valdes, Arbeloa, Pique, Ramos, Alba, Iniesta, Busquets, Cazorla, Cesc, Villa, Silva,

Don't know why Silva gets picked over Pedro, who's been immense. Poor man's Juan Mata.

[Peppi85 110]

1990 2012

& in 2002 we could've beaten Brasil if it wasnt for that stupid referee 'Prendergast'...

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Lampard starting?

Edit: He is starting, and as Captain!

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Lampard starting?

Yeah. Cole on the bench which I'm happy about (so is Sturridge). Oxlade-Chamberlin starting which I don't get even with Walcott starting. It shouldn't matter because they should beat San Marino easily, but Oxlade-Chamberlin's position on the squad has not been deserved. He's been poor this season.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Courtois bossing already

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Any normal link for the Belgium game?