I know it's a bit early for this but I placed my first bet last week and will add to it regularly.
Since Germany beat England 4-1 in the last WC I've spent many hours in pubs "explaining" to people why they were wrong about Germany winning the WC 2010 and then explaining again why they couldn't win Euro 2012.
Their argument in 2010 was; "Wow Germany were brilliant against England and in Ozil and Khedeira they have the midfielders to compete against Spain".......my argument was that although Ozil and Kheidera were very good they weren't as good as Iniesta, Xavi, et al and also that no team with Mertesacker in it could win the world cup.
In 2012 the argument was that Ozil and Kheidera were 2 years older, more experienced and ready for Spain this time................I still maintained that although they had more experience the simple fact is that they're not as good as they Spanish equivalents.
I thought it was blindingly obvious and I won handsomely on Spain in both tournaments.
My track record on the WC is decent, I have picked the right winners in 3 of the last 6 world cups; West Germany 1990 (6/1), Brazil 1994 (7/2) and Spain 2010 (4/1) and, much earlier than usual, I'm ready to call the winners of 2014 world cup as...................Germany.
I have been so impressed with their midfielders in recent months Goetze, Kroos, Reus, Schweinsteigger, Muller, Gundewan, Bender (these guys ARE the real deal, much more so than Ozil and Khediera) and they could get 3 or 4 injuries amongst these players and still field an unbelievable midfield.
With Badstuber, Hummels, Lahm, Neuer etc thay are more than decent in defence. Little bit limited up front with Gomez, Pololski and the ageing Klose but the attacking midfielders will cover any weaknesses up front.
Currently the odds are..................
Brazil 7/2
Argentiina 5/1
Spain 5/1
Germany 6/1
England, Belgium, Holland all about 20/1-25/1
I have stuck £340 on Germany to win £2,100 and will add to this regularly. I reckon Germany's price will be no more than 9/2 by the time the tournament starts.
Since Germany beat England 4-1 in the last WC I've spent many hours in pubs "explaining" to people why they were wrong about Germany winning the WC 2010 and then explaining again why they couldn't win Euro 2012.
Their argument in 2010 was; "Wow Germany were brilliant against England and in Ozil and Khedeira they have the midfielders to compete against Spain".......my argument was that although Ozil and Kheidera were very good they weren't as good as Iniesta, Xavi, et al and also that no team with Mertesacker in it could win the world cup.
In 2012 the argument was that Ozil and Kheidera were 2 years older, more experienced and ready for Spain this time................I still maintained that although they had more experience the simple fact is that they're not as good as they Spanish equivalents.
I thought it was blindingly obvious and I won handsomely on Spain in both tournaments.
My track record on the WC is decent, I have picked the right winners in 3 of the last 6 world cups; West Germany 1990 (6/1), Brazil 1994 (7/2) and Spain 2010 (4/1) and, much earlier than usual, I'm ready to call the winners of 2014 world cup as...................Germany.
I have been so impressed with their midfielders in recent months Goetze, Kroos, Reus, Schweinsteigger, Muller, Gundewan, Bender (these guys ARE the real deal, much more so than Ozil and Khediera) and they could get 3 or 4 injuries amongst these players and still field an unbelievable midfield.
With Badstuber, Hummels, Lahm, Neuer etc thay are more than decent in defence. Little bit limited up front with Gomez, Pololski and the ageing Klose but the attacking midfielders will cover any weaknesses up front.
Currently the odds are..................
Brazil 7/2
Argentiina 5/1
Spain 5/1
Germany 6/1
England, Belgium, Holland all about 20/1-25/1
I have stuck £340 on Germany to win £2,100 and will add to this regularly. I reckon Germany's price will be no more than 9/2 by the time the tournament starts.
