Germany vs Portugal Semifinals

Skybird · 07-08-06, 03:55 PM

So the German team won 3:1, and it was a deserved victory. The "world champion of hearts" said farewell with the party the fans had hoped for. They played 7 of 7 possible matches, won 6 and lost 1 - seen that way the looser of tomorrow's final will not have played any different.

They played a new style of German football, aggressive, with many goals being scored, plenty of young players, and even the second garde today was enough to outplay the Portugese. There is immense potential in this team, and the future surely will be theirs if they manage to keep up the spirit and developement we have seen in these weeks.

It possibly also was the farewell of Oliver Khan, a great goalie and one of the best in his field ever.

What remains is memories of a great party Germany had seen, presenting itself as a perfect organizer and a far warmer and relaxed host than many poeple and many guests had thought possible before. So both the team and the country have acchieved more than was to be expected. What hopefully also will remain is that after a new, but peaceful and very relaxed national pride has been born here - that many would have thought unthinkable in Germany - it will not be forgotten, but stay alive to some good degree, because a nation that has no positive identity, also has no future in the long run.

The credits must (symbolically) go in the main to Franz Beckenbauer as head of the organizing commitee, and Jürgen Klinsmann who has managed to bring a complete new spirit into the national team, started new tactics and training methods and has enforced some very drastic changes in the organization of the surrounding administrative structures arround the national team.

Couldn't have become much better for us, all in all.

07-08-06, 03:55 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Germany vs Portugal Semifinals So the German team won 3:1, and it was a deserved victory. The "world champion of hearts" said farewell with the party the fans had hoped for. They played 7 of 7 possible matches, won 6 and lost 1 - seen that way the looser of tomorrow's final will not have played any different. They played a new style of German football, aggressive, with many goals being scored, plenty of young players, and even the second garde today was enough to outplay the Portugese. There is immense potential in this team, and the future surely will be theirs if they manage to keep up the spirit and developement we have seen in these weeks. It possibly also was the farewell of Oliver Khan, a great goalie and one of the best in his field ever. What remains is memories of a great party Germany had seen, presenting itself as a perfect organizer and a far warmer and relaxed host than many poeple and many guests had thought possible before. So both the team and the country have acchieved more than was to be expected. What hopefully also will remain is that after a new, but peaceful and very relaxed national pride has been born here - that many would have thought unthinkable in Germany - it will not be forgotten, but stay alive to some good degree, because a nation that has no positive identity, also has no future in the long run. The credits must (symbolically) go in the main to Franz Beckenbauer as head of the organizing commitee, and Jürgen Klinsmann who has managed to bring a complete new spirit into the national team, started new tactics and training methods and has enforced some very drastic changes in the organization of the surrounding administrative structures arround the national team. Couldn't have become much better for us, all in all. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.