>>>"Hrvoje" == Hrvoje Niksic schrieb am 10 Jul 1998
22:31:01 +0200:
Hrvoje> football countries in the world. For us, the true highlight
Hrvoje> of the Cup was the victory over Germany, the established
Hrvoje> football super-force.
As a German, I'm always surprised why Germany is thought of being a
soccer super-force. It hasn't been so in the 90ties, despite the win
of the European Cup. I would have betted before the World Cup that
Germany would loose at least in the semi-finals, but more probably in
the quarter-finals. Currently, the team has at least two great
weaknesses: it is much too old and the midfield players are simply not
good enough. Same argument holds for most people playing offense,
J.Klinsman for example is just no longer effective as he has been in
the World Cup 1990. So, no surprise on my side. The best thing of the
World Cup for me have been the interviews with the German coach Berti
Vogts (always good for a laugh) and the comments of Günther Netzer, a
soccer hero of the 70ties.
Holger
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