Comments on: Euro 2008 Countdown: Group B – German efficiency to lead the way

By: Soccer

Soccer — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:01:20 +0000

Damn It looks like that I might have lost my cheeky 10′er on greece already just after 1 game.

By: Fateh

Fateh — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:50:52 +0000

Poland is a good team, we say that euro 2004. But i think croatia have got too much going from them this summer. Barring the loss of eduardo, croatian players have had an excellent season and confidence will be high after thrashing england.
I think miroslav klose is a fantastic striker, but I’ve got to admit I don’t see why everyone was so fussed about podolski.In 2006 all he scored were simple tap-ins it was klose who did all the hard work, podolski never showed an exceptional piece of skill. The two seasons after that hes failed miserably. I’ve seen many bundesliga matches but he seems to be nothing special. There was just this once when a read a review of bayern munich’s uefa cup match against some team where he supposedly preformed very well other than that i havnt heard anything about him and i try to keep track of all bayern munich matches
I’m surpised noone’s mentioned them, i think its going to be a big summer for Mario Gomez and especially Bastien Schweinstiger. Schweinstiger has so far been okay and shown fleeting glimpses of his talent, i think the time is ripe for him to unleash his awesome potential. Mario Gomez has had a fantastic season and he seems a great striker too. Being linked to Chelsea and Milan shows his class. I think he has a big role to play too.

By: Craig Smithson

Craig Smithson — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:06:07 +0000

Ahmed thanks for clearing that one up for me! Austria are the co-hosts but Austria and Poland are both taking part in their first European Championships. I admit reading it again it does look like I am saying Poland are co-hosts!
Also good spot GT Germany scored 19 goals in their two games against San Marino not one as you rightly pointed out – 13-0 away and 6-0 in Germany!
Mike interesting backing Poland. Personally I think they struggle away from home and I just cannot see them getting through. However I would tip them to do well in four years when the tournament is on their home soil.

By: Tuga

Tuga — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:04:12 +0000

Don’t rule out Poland, they’ll battle Croatia for the 2nd place. They were competitive in the qualifying round enough to finish ahead of Portugal and had good teamwork. Keep an eye on Smolarek.

Also I wouldn’t call Podolski has prolific, he only scored 5 goals this season (Bundesliga) and he was lucky in 2006.

By: GT

GT — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:55:42 +0000

Germany didn’t score 19 goals against San Marino, they scored 13.

By: pinki

pinki — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:42:16 +0000

ahahaha

By: Australian Soccer

Australian Soccer — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:50:32 +0000

I think I will put a cheeky 10′er on Greece again. You never know.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:41:45 +0000

It’s not big deal, wasn’t trying to be a pain in the ass.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:25:56 +0000

Mike – I saw that too – he means only Austria, although the sentence might be interpreted as calling Poland a co-host.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:25:39 +0000

Actually, Austria and Switzerland, not Poland, are co-hosts. Either way, I think the Poles slip past Croatia for second in this group, though I predict Germany, Poland and Croatia all nab 5 points in the group stage, with Germany and Poland getting through on goal differential.
http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/2008/05/euro-2008-group-b-preview-poland.html