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Die Mannschaft dazzles!
GERMANY!!!! ♥___________♥
That was such a DELIGHTFUL game of football! It was so much fun to watch, from start to finish. Germany has really busted out of the starting gate and quieted a lot of the doubters! They're a serious contender for the trophy now, and I could not be more happy. This is why I fell in love with this team - they play football as the "jogo bonito" (beautiful game) which was the motto we used on my high school team. The precise passing, the amount of thought and intelligence that goes into their play, it's just a joy to watch for any true football fan.
My boy Lahm put on a very strong show, which makes me very happy since it was his first WC game as the skipper! It's funny because even though he's a defender, he's almost better on the attack, using his ridiculous speed to get everywhere at once and deliver astonishing material to the strikers. His cross to Klose's head was utterly magnificent! So glad to see him in top form. ♥
Also very very glad that both Poldi and Klose put in goals in the first half - so much talk has gone around about their poor club performances, and rightly so perhaps, but it seems that they both feel energized and comfortable playing on their national squad and just immediately pick it up. It's a bit inexplicable, especially that it's BOTH of them, but I'll take it since I'm a national team fan and don't follow the Bundesliga! (Though I might have to start...)
Schweinsteiger was good and steady in the middle field, a more than able replacement for Ballack. I'm also just ridiculously charmed by him in general. He did seem to end up on the ground a lot - not sure if he was doing some diving, or if Australia was just marking him really close and so he ended up getting challenged more than others? I think the red card against Cahill was atrocious though - very very bad refereeing, and I feel so sorry for Australia that they also lose their star player for the next couple matches. But I heard that Schweini went to Cahill and said he disagreed with the ref, so at least they're being sportsmanlike.
And the new faces are really making a splash already! Much has been made of Özil's performance, which was definitely impressive, creating a lot of opportunities up front and especially one almost-goal. Müller was also phenomenal - his assist to Poldi was GOLDEN. I just loved how everyone was rushing forward, and he turned the momentum around on a dime, catching the defenders all on the wrong foot and perfectly setting up Poldi to SMASH it into the net. SUCH FOOTBALL, MY GOODNESS. *___*
Only weakness is in defense - Australia didn't test it much, but it seemed a bit shaky. Hopefully they'll work on that in the next couple group matches and be ready to take the first serious opponent they run into (which may be Argentina).
For my own memory: Germany 4-0 Australia. Yay!
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN. I want to download it and watch it five more times! (Any ideas as to how I could do that? :D?) I don't waaaanna wait five days for another match! *whine*
Does anyone care about spoilers regarding match outcomes? Is anyone watching delayed for some reason? Just let me know, and I'll keep my spoilery reactions behind a cut from now on. For this one I just couldn't contain myself! Also, if you don't know Germany won yet, let me congratulate you on that large rock you're under!
Oh and does anyone know of any fun World Cup blogs? I found one that's been delighting me endlessly: Dirty Tackle. I'd love to hear of others though! I am fully in the throes of World Cup Fever and need something to feeeeed me other than refreshing FIFA and ESPN and BBC all the time!
To add a bit of visual ~flair to this post, I'd also like to point out that Germans are the MOST ADORABLE CELEBRATORS. My gosh! The long, squishy hugs, the tackling and head rubbing and general fondness is SO SWEET. I know football celebrations are generally homoerotic, but man, the Germans ADORE each other.
Klose says "MY Lahm, not yours. MINE." Completely understandable, given the sdflkjslkjfd BRILLIANCE that was Lahm's cross to him!
But Poldi says, well then Klose, YOU are MINE!! SMIIIISH! Which makes Lahm Poldi's step-child? Or something? IDK THEY ARE JUST ALL SMISHY AND LOVELY.
And in a moment of delightful Schweinski-ness, Schweini runs up and stakes his claim on Poldi. No one would expect aaaany less. :DDD
TEEEEAM.
And if you REALLY don't care about Germany, well, I give you the MOST DELIGHTFUL REF THERE EVER WAS. He PRANCES.
That was such a DELIGHTFUL game of football! It was so much fun to watch, from start to finish. Germany has really busted out of the starting gate and quieted a lot of the doubters! They're a serious contender for the trophy now, and I could not be more happy. This is why I fell in love with this team - they play football as the "jogo bonito" (beautiful game) which was the motto we used on my high school team. The precise passing, the amount of thought and intelligence that goes into their play, it's just a joy to watch for any true football fan.
My boy Lahm put on a very strong show, which makes me very happy since it was his first WC game as the skipper! It's funny because even though he's a defender, he's almost better on the attack, using his ridiculous speed to get everywhere at once and deliver astonishing material to the strikers. His cross to Klose's head was utterly magnificent! So glad to see him in top form. ♥
Also very very glad that both Poldi and Klose put in goals in the first half - so much talk has gone around about their poor club performances, and rightly so perhaps, but it seems that they both feel energized and comfortable playing on their national squad and just immediately pick it up. It's a bit inexplicable, especially that it's BOTH of them, but I'll take it since I'm a national team fan and don't follow the Bundesliga! (Though I might have to start...)
Schweinsteiger was good and steady in the middle field, a more than able replacement for Ballack. I'm also just ridiculously charmed by him in general. He did seem to end up on the ground a lot - not sure if he was doing some diving, or if Australia was just marking him really close and so he ended up getting challenged more than others? I think the red card against Cahill was atrocious though - very very bad refereeing, and I feel so sorry for Australia that they also lose their star player for the next couple matches. But I heard that Schweini went to Cahill and said he disagreed with the ref, so at least they're being sportsmanlike.
And the new faces are really making a splash already! Much has been made of Özil's performance, which was definitely impressive, creating a lot of opportunities up front and especially one almost-goal. Müller was also phenomenal - his assist to Poldi was GOLDEN. I just loved how everyone was rushing forward, and he turned the momentum around on a dime, catching the defenders all on the wrong foot and perfectly setting up Poldi to SMASH it into the net. SUCH FOOTBALL, MY GOODNESS. *___*
Only weakness is in defense - Australia didn't test it much, but it seemed a bit shaky. Hopefully they'll work on that in the next couple group matches and be ready to take the first serious opponent they run into (which may be Argentina).
For my own memory: Germany 4-0 Australia. Yay!
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN. I want to download it and watch it five more times! (Any ideas as to how I could do that? :D?) I don't waaaanna wait five days for another match! *whine*
Does anyone care about spoilers regarding match outcomes? Is anyone watching delayed for some reason? Just let me know, and I'll keep my spoilery reactions behind a cut from now on. For this one I just couldn't contain myself! Also, if you don't know Germany won yet, let me congratulate you on that large rock you're under!
Oh and does anyone know of any fun World Cup blogs? I found one that's been delighting me endlessly: Dirty Tackle. I'd love to hear of others though! I am fully in the throes of World Cup Fever and need something to feeeeed me other than refreshing FIFA and ESPN and BBC all the time!
To add a bit of visual ~flair to this post, I'd also like to point out that Germans are the MOST ADORABLE CELEBRATORS. My gosh! The long, squishy hugs, the tackling and head rubbing and general fondness is SO SWEET. I know football celebrations are generally homoerotic, but man, the Germans ADORE each other.
Klose says "MY Lahm, not yours. MINE." Completely understandable, given the sdflkjslkjfd BRILLIANCE that was Lahm's cross to him!
But Poldi says, well then Klose, YOU are MINE!! SMIIIISH! Which makes Lahm Poldi's step-child? Or something? IDK THEY ARE JUST ALL SMISHY AND LOVELY.
And in a moment of delightful Schweinski-ness, Schweini runs up and stakes his claim on Poldi. No one would expect aaaany less. :DDD
TEEEEAM.
And if you REALLY don't care about Germany, well, I give you the MOST DELIGHTFUL REF THERE EVER WAS. He PRANCES.
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But it is delightful that despite all the doubtful head shaking going on about this "young, inexperienced German squad" before the game, they came through and played like they had been playing together forever. It was gorgeous! *__*