Germany

England V Germany at football is like England Australia in cricket. And it nearly was, if Australia could have got a third goal against Serbia and England one more against Slovenia. But it’s the old enemy again, England’s dithering in an easy group meaning qualification in second place and so we now have to beat Germany, Argentina, Spain and Brazil to be world champions. This Mexico 86 all over again. The fact we scored just two goals in the group suggest one is the most we can hope for against Germany. If we get one early we will have to go for the second and not sit back and concede like we ... more

During the Euro 2000, there is a comment in a media either in radio or paper, saying that the present Germany team is the worst one in 20 years. I think everybody will agree with that. From winning World Cup in 1990, and Euro 96, they went back with nothing this time. They came last in the group matches, lost to England after 34 years record of not losing to them. As if this is not worse enough, they even got beaten by a Portugal second team!! The fact is, the last time Germany won the Euro 96, they rely very much on veteran experienced players like Klinsman. Now that all those players retired ... more

The German national Team will come back. After this horrible Euro 2000 the Germans have taken consequence. They sacked the coach and brought Rudi Voeller. He did not lose a game since he is coach. He nearly replaced half of the players who where too old for the young players from there first division. They will have great chances to win the next world Cup. They are training hard to reach that and I think they will win it. Many of you might think that Daum will get national coach soon. Wrong. After this Drug affair they dicided that Voeller will stay till 2004 which is great for the German ... more

Germany have failed to impress both the media and general public alike in recent times. They performed poorly in Euro 2000 and had to rely on veteran footballers such as Mattheus to try and compete on the international level. Their recent weakness was exploited by England in that recent competition. However, despite this, I do believe that a lot of the criticism directed at Germany has been exagerrated. A team of Germany's calibre does not go sour overnight, and as the performances of Hamann and Ziege in the premier League show, they do have talented players. What they lack is confidence and ... more

This was unbeleivable... The Germans were but a shadow of themselves. What has allways characterised their team throughout the various tournaments was their collective effort, their attitude and their winning mentality. However, the current squad is lazy (or could it be - just too old?), incompetent, talentless, and clearly lacking in spirit. In short, they were an insult to the game of football and every football fan; especially a German football fan. If they do not improve dramatically over the next couple of years, they will remain a third-rate team for years to come. Pathetic... ... more