2014 World Cup Final - Germany v Argentina

[rurikbird]

So which one them is giving Blatter the crafty handjob ? probably both .

*vomits*

 

[Ryan]

I thought the keeper should have done better for the goal. He doesn't spread himself at all, he just kinda half flaunts at it with his arms by his side. What the fuck's that about?

Had he really leapt at it and spread himself, Schmeichel-style, he might have saved it.

Nitpicking I know, but it's the World Cup final - players should be at their optimum.

 

[Whaddapie]

Mascher should have won the Golden Ball - He was magnificent.

 

[Ryan]

look at all these awesome players. then think of lambert and bony.

We dicked every side in England last year with guys like Flanagan, Moses, Cissokho, and Mignolet etc playing regularly Skully.

I realise it's cool to be the contrarian, but you're talking ballz.

 

[Frogfish]

The bookies had Messi as favourite before tonight probably in the hope that he was going to rip up the final.
Yeah James or Robben would be the only worthy winners in my book.

You're kidding right ? The only worthy winner in my book is Masherano. He's been superb in every match.

 

[Leo]

You're kidding right ? The only worthy winner in my book is Masherano. He's been superb in every match.

No doubt he was terrific but they never give the golden ball to a defensive minded player.
Cannavaro was head and shoulders above every player at the 06 world cup and they still gave it to Zidane.
Apart from Oliver Kahn in 02 I think they have always gave it to an attacking player maybe I'm wrong though.

 

[peterhague]

No doubt he was terrific but they never give the golden ball to a defensive minded player.
Cannavaro was head and shoulders above every player at the 06 world cup and they still gave it to Zidane.
Apart from Oliver Kahn in 02 I think they have always gave it to an attacking player maybe I'm wrong though.

I think James was better than Mascherano anyway. He was the best player of the tournament.

 

[RolandG]

Mascherano was my player of the tournament. He was heads and shoulders above the rest.

Entered the tournament as a defensive mildfielder who was played at CB for a couple of years and exited as a pass master supreme. Alonso rubbed off onto him.

 

[Aidan O' Neill]

I thought the keeper should have done better for the goal. He doesn't spread himself at all, he just kinda half flaunts at it with his arms by his side. What the fuck's that about?

Had he really leapt at it and spread himself, Schmeichel-style, he might have saved it.

Nitpicking I know, but it's the World Cup final - players should be at their optimum.

Yep. I was saying this yesterday too. It's not that he necessarily should've saved it, but he could've made a better effort at it. He went down very quickly to his near post. If he had stayed up and spread himself he would've had a great chance to save it. As good a goal as it was, i wasn't a worldie of a strike that was unsavable.

 

[Markeh]

I can't believe how fit and strong Germany looked over the tournament. Being a European team in South America made it all the more impressive.

I guess their preparation had a lot to do with that:

It can be safely assumed that the 900 residents of the remote Brazilian fishing village of Santo Andre will never forget this World Cup. The nearest venue might be 386 miles up the coast in Salvador and they are fully 682 miles from Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium but, for the past five weeks, they have felt a greater stake in this tournament than just about any other community in Brazil.

Why? Because while teams such as England simply checked themselves into a hotel in Rio – and then faced a daily battle through traffic for training – Santo Andre was hand-picked by the German Football Federation (DFB) for what is a unique team base.
Indeed, with its picturesque beach and nature reserve, Santo Andre was hand-picked for the construction of an entire holiday resort. It was largely the brainchild of Christian Hirmer, a businessman who works in the Munich fashion industry, and is also a friend of Germany’s general manager, Oliver Bierhoff. Hirmer conceived a project that would combine building a sporting environment to maximise every conceivable ‘marginal gain’ with a facility that will flourish long after the World Cup is a costly memory.

With the final looming, it is hard to argue against either element of Hirmer’s bold pre-tournament claim that “the top team will have the best training camp”. The German players have also been echoing that sentiment almost daily as they have gathered momentum through the competition.

“This village has been a major factor in building up the special team spirit in the group today,” said left-back Benedikt Höwedes. Joachim Löw, who has coached Germany to the semi-finals or better in five straight tournaments, agrees. “It’s a brilliant concept – it has been a very good idea to base ourselves in a resort rather than a hotel,” he said.

What is now called Campo Bahia had never been inhabited before the German team arrived in Brazil, and the future plan is for it to open to the public as a luxury holiday village. The construction cost has been met by private investors rather than the DFB, although Bierhoff is understood to have had input into aspects of the design.

The beachside grounds span 15,000 square metres and, within that area, there are 14 two-storey villas comprising 64 residential units. Each villa is housing up to six players of the 23-man squad as well as members of a 39-strong backroom staff. Within Campo Bahia, there is also an outdoor swimming pool, a spa, a lounge and dining area, a fitness centre, communal lounges and an auditorium for team meetings. Carefully selected German-Brazilian art hangs from the walls.

The DFB also shipped 23 tons of luggage and equipment for Germany’s stay in Brazil, including mountain bikes, billiards and table-tennis tables and even dartboards. A media centre and a floodlit Fifa-regulation football pitch, complete with an accompanying facility for goalkeeper training, were also constructed within walking distance.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Yep. I was saying this yesterday too. It's not that he necessarily should've saved it, but he could've made a better effort at it. He went down very quickly to his near post. If he had stayed up and spread himself he would've had a great chance to save it. As good a goal as it was, i wasn't a worldie of a strike that was unsavable.

He he come out the way Hart normally comes out (the way he tried to save Suarez's 2nd for example), he may have even got a foot/hand on it. Ryan and you are spot on ... Could have been a better effort

 

[Skullflower]

We dicked every side in England last year with guys like Flanagan, Moses, Cissokho, and Mignolet etc playing regularly Skully.

I realise it's cool to be the contrarian, but you're talking ballz.

we had suarez

 

[gkmacca]

It's Blatter servicing both of them. Apparently he also fingered Vanessa Feltz whilst doing his post-match press conference, just for the thrill of it. Vanessa will be complaining about this, probably at some point in the spring of 2026.

 

[RolandG]

we had suarez

Most of the time

 

[Skullflower]

Most of the time

basically all the time. we scraped a few narrow wins at the start of the season without him.

 

[RolandG]

basically all the time. we scraped a few narrow wins at the start of the season without him.

But win we did. We also finished the previous season without him and won a few too.

 

[Markeh]

Spoiler

ha, final and semi pictures of Gotze

*added spoiler just incase it's not safe for some peoples workplaces