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re: Way Too Early Thread: Germany in 2016 and 2018
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:29 am to engvol
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:29 am to engvol
Euro 2016 is no sure thing. France is pretty young, the Dutch are still real good, and Italy will always be Italy. Also, crazy stuff happens in the euros do to the smaller field of teams. This is the same tourney Greece and Denmark won in recent memory.
Also, while Germany of course has lots of talent, I'm not sure that they are all that young. Germany only has 10 players in its history to have reached 100 caps, and five of them play for the current team. They have another five players on the roster with over 50 caps. We should see some roster turnover in the next four years.
Also, their best player was arguably Neuer, who plays a pretty reckless style, and I'm not sure how well he'll age. Keepers tend to play pretty late, and Germany always has an awesome keeper, but Neuer just seems different. He comes off his line a ton. Even if he ages normally, his style is the kind that lends itself to letting up a weird goal and getting upset.
Also, while Germany of course has lots of talent, I'm not sure that they are all that young. Germany only has 10 players in its history to have reached 100 caps, and five of them play for the current team. They have another five players on the roster with over 50 caps. We should see some roster turnover in the next four years.
Also, their best player was arguably Neuer, who plays a pretty reckless style, and I'm not sure how well he'll age. Keepers tend to play pretty late, and Germany always has an awesome keeper, but Neuer just seems different. He comes off his line a ton. Even if he ages normally, his style is the kind that lends itself to letting up a weird goal and getting upset.
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:36 am to Baloo
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Also, while Germany of course has lots of talent, I'm not sure that they are all that young. Germany only has 10 players in its history to have reached 100 caps, and five of them play for the current team.
They're like the Spanish team in 2008/2010 (or the US all the time), where they have lots of guys with a ton of caps at a young age. I don't think there will be much turnover in 2016. 2018 can be a different story for Lahm, Schweinsteiger, and Podolski.
But even then, Hummels, Boateng, Mustafi, Ozil, Schurrle, Gotze, Reus, and Gundogan are under 30. Khedira will be 31.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:42 am to Baloo
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Also, crazy stuff happens in the euros do to the smaller field of team
Euro 2016 will feature 24 teams, expanded from the 16 team format previously used.
The group stages will probably be a bit more predictable with more teams.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:30 am to Baloo
It is obviously not cut in stone, but they are deserved favorites. They are losing almost no one. Klose almost surely, Bastian could slow down, and maybe guys like Per and Podolski (who does not really play much for Germany). Minimal roster turnover. They should honestly get better with Reus, Ilkay, and Draxler coming of age.
Germany has loaded keepers besides Neuer. Even if they did not have Neuer, they still likely would won it all. Adler is fantastic. Weidenfeller is an excellent keeper. I love ter Stegen, but he is awful in international play.
Germany has loaded keepers besides Neuer. Even if they did not have Neuer, they still likely would won it all. Adler is fantastic. Weidenfeller is an excellent keeper. I love ter Stegen, but he is awful in international play.
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